πνεῦμα [40 verses](noun sg neut nom) "Spirit" is pneuma, which means "blast," "wind," "breath," "the breath of life," "divine inspiration," "a spiritual or immaterial being," and "the spirit" of a man. -- The word translated as "spirit" primarily means "breath," "wind," a "non-material being," and "blast." It also means the "breath of life," from which we get to "spirit" and "spiritual." It also means the "breath of life," from which we get to "spirit" and "spiritual." Like "spirit" in English, it can also mean "attitude" or "motivation.'   See this article.