"to breathe; to blow, as the wind, Mt. 7:25, 27"
Definition and meaning
to breathe; to blow, as the wind, Mt. 7:25, 27
In the original Greek the word is written: πνέω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of pneo (G4154) across the King James Bible.
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
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Common questions
Strong's G4154 (pneo) is a Greek word that means: to breathe; to blow, as the wind, Mt. 7:25, 27 It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word pneo (G4154) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4154 is pneo, a Greek word defined as: to breathe; to blow, as the wind, Mt. 7:25, 27. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pneo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.