Spirit: (Heb. ruah; Gr. pneuma), properly wind or breath.1. In
(2 Thessalonians 2:8) it means "breath,"
2. in
(Ecclesiastes 8:8) the vital principle in man.
3. It also denotes the rational, immortal soul by which man is
distinguished
(Acts 7:59; 1 Corinthians 5:5; 6:20; 7:34)
4. the soul in its separate state
(Hebrews 12:23)
5. an apparition
(Job 4:15; Luke 24:37,39)
6. an angel
(Hebrews 1:14)
7. a demon
(Luke 4:36; 10:20)
8. This word is used also metaphorically as denoting a tendency
(Zechariah 12:10; Luke 13:11)
9. In
(Romans 1:4; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Corinthians 3:17; 1 Peter 3:18) it designates the divine
nature.
