Pneuma | Greek Mnemonics

Bill Mounce’s Basics of Biblical Greek Vocabulary Cards (2nd Edition):

16. pneuma (πνεῦμα, -ματος, τό): spirit; Spirit; wind, breath, inner life 

Mnemonics / Memory Aids:

A.) English words with the same root: pneumatic, pneumonia, pneumatology 

B.) To remember "Pneum," imagine a powerful gust of wind filling a pair of lungs, symbolizing the essence of life. Mnemonic Device: "Pneum fills the room with breath and spirit.” (Wordpandit) 

C.) Pneumatic = air powered 

D.) “a pneumatic drill” uses air pressure to drive the drill bit. (Merrill Pearlman, “Fun with mnemonics”) 

E.) Pneumonia is a breathing condition. Associate breathing with breath, breath as a type of wind, breath as life, breath as spirit of life. (tg) 

F.) PNEUMonia in my SPIRIT takes my BREATH away. (LaurelB) 

G.) Pa knew Ma since 1939 when they met on the set of “Gone With The Wind”. 

H.) Pneuma-tology is a word about the Holy ‘Spirit’. (Danny Zacharias, FlashGreek Lite)

I.) Pneumatology is the study of the Holy Spirit. (Tanner Huss)

J.) Pneumatology is the study of spiritual beings. (Bill Mounce) 

K.) I knew it in my spirit! (Bill Mounce)

L.) The pneuma, holy, points the way— The Spirit guides us when we pray. (ChatGPT) 

M.) The dove came down with gentle flight, The pneuma—God's own Spirit—bright. (ChatGPT) 

N.) The Holy Spirit, Pneuma from above, Descends with power, filling us with love. (Google Gemini)