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Pneuma instances in the Gospels

Gender and the article "the". The following table is provided as a reference table to the second (i.e. instance) table.

"The"
Case Abbr. Masculine

Neuter

Nominative - subject of the sentence nom τό
Accusative - direct object acc τόν τό
Genitive - of, from the gen τοῦ τοῦ
Dative - in, to, by the dat τῷ τῷ

Gospel instances of pneuma. There are 102 instances of pneuma in Matthew (19), Mark (23), Luke (36) and John (24). Since our focus is on those instances that relate to the spirit of God, all the ones that speak of "unclean" spirits are grayed out and largely ignored.

Verse Sense Case-Gender of "the" Case of pneuma Concordant Literal Text
Matthew        
Mat. 1:18 holy —no article pneumatos (gen) ...she was found pregnant by holy spirit
Mat. 1:20 holy —no article pneumatos (gen) ...being generated in her is of holy spirit
Mat. 3:11 holy —no article pneumati (dat) He will be baptizing you in holy spirit and fire
Mat. 3:16 holy τό (acc-neuter) ["descending"; M or N] pneuma (acc) ...He perceived the spirit of God descending as if a dove
Mat. 4:1 pneuma τοῦ (gen-neuter) pneumatos (gen) ...led up into the wilderness by the spirit
Mat. 5:3 pneuma —no article pneumati (dat) Happy, in spirit, are the poor
Mat. 8:16 unclean   pneumata (acc-pl) ...and He cast out the spirits with a word
Mat. 10:1 unclean   pneumatōn (gen-pl) ...He gives them authority over unclean spirits
Mat. 10:20 holy τό (nom-neuter) pneuma (nom) ...but the spirit of your Father is speaking in you
Mat. 12:18 holy τό (acc-neuter) pneuma (acc) I shall be placing My spirit on Him
Mat. 12:28 holy —no article pneumati (dat) Now if, by the spirit of God [en pneumati theos]
Mat. 12:31 holy τοῦ (gen-neuter) pneumatos (gen) ...yet the blasphemy of the spirit shall not be pardoned
Mat. 12:32 holy τοῦ (gen-neuter) pneumatos (gen) ...whoever may be saying aught against the holy spirit
Mat. 12:43 unclean   pneuma (nom) ...whenever the unclean spirit
Mat. 12:45 unclean   pneumata (acc-pl) ...taking along with itself seven other spirits
Mat 22:43 pneuma —no article pneumati (dat) How, then, is David, in spirit, calling Him Lord
Mat. 26:41 pneuma τό (nom-neuter) pneuma (nom) The spirit, indeed, is eager; yet the flesh is infirm
Mat. 27:50 pneuma τό (acc-neuter) pneuma (acc) ...crying with a loud voice, lets out the spirit
Mat 28:19 holy τοῦ (gen-neuter) pneumatos (gen) into the name ... of the holy spirit
Mark

     
Mark 1:8 holy —no article pneumati (dat) ...yet He shall be baptizing you in holy spirit
Mark 1:10 pneuma τό (acc-neuter) pneuma (acc) ...and the spirit, as a dove
Mark 1:12 pneuma τό (nom-neuter) ["drove out"; M or N] pneuma (nom) And straightway the spirit drove out
Mark 1:23 unclean   pneumati (dat) ...a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit
Mark 1:26 unclean   pneuma (nom) ...the unclean spirit, shouting with a loud voice
Mark 1:27 unclean   pneumasi (dat-pl) ...for with authority the unclean spirits also
Mark 2:8 pneuma τῷ (dat-neuter) pneumati (dat) And straightway Jesus, recognizing in His spirit
Mark 3:11 unclean   pneumata (nom-pl) And the unclean spirits
Mark 3:29 holy τό (acc-neuter) pneuma (acc) ...blaspheming against the holy spirit
Mark 3:30 unclean   pneuma (acc) ...An unclean spirit has he
Mark 5:2 unclean   pneumati (dat) ...a man out of the tombs, with an unclean spirit
Mark 5:8 unclean   pneuma (voc) ...Come out, unclean spirit
Mark 5:13 unclean   pneumata (nom-pl) ...the unclean spirits entered into the hogs
Mark 6:7 unclean   pneumatōn (gen-pl) gave them authority over the unclean spirits
Mark 7:25 unclean   pneuma (acc) ...whose little daughter had an unclean spirit
Mark 8:12 pneuma τῷ (dat-neuter) pneumati (dat) And sighing in His spirit
Mark 9:17 unclean   pneuma (acc) ...having a dumb spirit
Mark 9:20 unclean   pneuma (nom) ...the spirit straightway violently convulses him
Mark 9:25 unclean   pneumati (dat) ...rebukes the unclean spirit
Mark 9:25 unclean   pneuma (voc) Dumb and deaf-mute spirit
Mark 12:36 holy τῷ (dat-neuter) pneumati (dat) ...David, said, in the holy spirit
Mark 13:11 holy τό (nom-neuter) pneuma (nom) ...it is not you who are speaking, but the holy spirit
Mark 14:38 pneuma τό (nom-neuter) pneuma (nom) The spirit indeed is eager, yet the flesh is infirm.
Mark 15:39 exe-pneusen "breathes his last" exepneusen crying thus, He expires
Luke        
Luke 1:15 holy —no article pneumatos (gen) ...with holy spirit shall he be filled
Luke 1:17 pneuma —no article pneumati (dat) ...in the spirit and power of Elijah
Luke 1:35 holy —no article ["coming"; M or N] pneuma (nom) Holy spirit shall be coming on you
Luke 1:41 holy —no article pneumatos (gen) ...and Elizabeth is filled with holy spirit
Luke 1:47 pneuma τό (nom-neuter) pneuma (nom) And my spirit ["the spirit of me"] exults
Luke 1:67 holy —no article pneumatos (gen) And Zechariah, his father, is filled with holy spirit
Luke 1:80 pneuma —no article pneumati (dat) Now the little boy grows up and was staunch in spirit
Luke 2:25 holy —no article pneuma (nom) Simeon ... and holy spirit was on him
Luke 2:26 holy τοῦ (gen-neuter) pneumatos (gen) And he was apprised by the holy spirit
Luke 2:27 pneuma τῷ (dat-neuter) pneumati (dat) And he came, in the spirit, into the sanctuary
Luke 3:16 holy —no article pneumati (dat) He will be baptizing you in holy spirit and fire
Luke 3:22 holy τό (acc-neuter)
pneuma (acc) and the holy spirit descends on Him
Luke 4:1 holy —no article pneumati (gen) Now Jesus, full of holy spirit
Luke 4:1 pneuma τῷ (dat-neuter) pneumatos (dat) ...was led in the spirit in the wilderness
Luke 4:14 pneuma τοῦ (gen-neuter) pneumatos (gen) And Jesus returns, in the power of the spirit
Luke 4:18 holy —no article pneuma (nom) The spirit of the Lord is on Me
Luke 4:33 unclean   pneuma (acc) ...a man having the spirit of an unclean demon
Luke 4:36 unclean   pneumasin (dat-pl) ...with authority ... is He enjoining the unclean spirits
Luke 6:18 unclean   pneumatōn (gen-pl) and who are annoyed by unclean spirits, were cured
Luke 7:21 unclean   pneumatōn (gen-pl) He cures many of ... wicked spirits
Luke 8:2 unclean   pneumatōn (gen-pl) ...cured of wicked spirits and infirmities
Luke 8:29 unclean   pneumati (dat) For He charged the unclean spirit...
Luke 8:55 pneuma τό (nom-neuter) pneuma (nom) And back turns her spirit, and she rose instantly.
Luke 9:39 unclean   pneuma (nom) ...a spirit is getting him
Luke 9:42 unclean   pneumati (dat) Yet Jesus rebukes the unclean spirit
Luke 10:20 unclean   pneumata (nom) that the spirits are subject to you
Luke 10:21 holy τῷ (dat-neuter) pneumati (dat) In this hour He exults in the holy spirit and said
Luke 11:13 holy —no article pneuma (acc) ...be giving holy spirit to those requesting Him!
Luke 11:24 unclean   pneuma (nom) Whenever the unclean spirit
Luke 11:26 unclean   pneumata (acc) ...seven other spirits more wicked than itself
Luke 12:10 holy τό (acc-neuter) pneuma (acc) ...who blasphemes against the holy spirit
Luke 12:12 holy τό (nom-neuter) ["teaching"; M or N] pneuma (nom) for the holy spirit will be teaching you in the same hour
Luke 13:11 unclean   pneuma (acc) ...a woman having a spirit of infirmity eighteen years
Luke 23:46 pneuma τό (acc-neuter) pneuma (acc) Father, into Thy hands am I committing My spirit
Luke 23:46 exe-pneusen "breathes his last" exepneusen Now, saying this, He expires
Luke 24:37 pneuma —no article pneuma (acc) ...they supposed they are beholding a spirit
Luke 24:39 pneuma —no article pneuma (nom) ...for a spirit has not flesh and bones
John

     
John 1:32 pneuma τό (acc-neuter) ["descending"; M or N] pneuma (acc) I have gazed upon the spirit, descending as a dove
John 1:33 pneuma τό (acc-neuter) pneuma (acc) ...the spirit descending and remaining on Him
John 1:33 holy —no article pneumati (dat) This is He Who is baptizing in holy spirit
John 3:5 pneuma —no article pneumatos (gen) ...begotten of water and of spirit
John 3:6 pneuma τοῦ (gen-neuter) pneumatos (gen) ...begotten by the spirit is spirit
John 3:6 pneuma —no article pneuma (nom) ...begotten by the spirit is spirit
John 3:8 wind τό (nom-neuter) pneuma (nom) The pneuma [spirit or wind] is blowing where it wills
John 3:8 pneuma τοῦ (gen-neuter) pneumatos (gen) ...begotten from the spirit
John 3:34 pneuma τό (acc-neuter) pneuma (acc) ...for God is not giving the spirit by measure
John 4:23 pneuma —no article pneumati (dat) ...will be worshiping the Father in spirit and truth
John 4:24 pneuma —no article pneuma (nom) God is spirit
John 4:24 pneuma —no article pneumati (dat) ...must be worshiping in spirit and truth
John 6:63 pneuma τό (nom-neuter) ["is"; M or N] pneuma (nom) The Spirit is that which is vivifying
John 6:63 pneuma —no article pneuma (nom) ...which I have spoken to you are spirit and are life
John 7:39 pneuma τοῦ (gen-neuter) pneumatos (gen) Now this He said concerning the spirit
John 7:39 pneuma —no article pneuma (nom) For not as yet was holy spirit given
John 11:33 pneuma —no article pneumati (dat) He was deeply moved in spirit
John 13:21 pneuma —no article pneumati (dat) Jesus was troubled in spirit
John 14:17 other τό (acc-neuter) pneuma (acc) the spirit of truth
John 14:26 holy τό (nom-neuter) pneuma (nom) Now the parakletos, the holy spirit
John 15:26 other τό (nom-neuter) pneuma (nom) the spirit of truth
John 16:13 other τό (nom-neuter) pneuma (nom) the spirit of truth
John 19:30 pneuma τό (acc-neuter) pneuma (acc) And reclining His head, He gives up the spirit
John 20:22 holy —no article pneuma (acc) He exhales and is saying to them, "Get holy spirit!

Baptizing you "in holy spirit." The baptism of Jesus is found in all four gospels and read as follows (in the literal English translation of the Greek):

  1. Matthew 3:11: For I, indeed, am baptizing you in water for repentance, yet He Who is coming after me is stronger than I, Whose sandals I am not competent to bear. He will be baptizing you in holy spirit and fire,
  2. Mark 1:8: I, indeed, baptize you in water, yet He shall be baptizing you in holy spirit.
  3. Luke 3:16: John answers, saying to all, "I, indeed, in water am baptizing you. Yet coming is One stronger than I, the thong of Whose sandals I am not competent to loose. He will be baptizing you in holy spirit and fire.
  4. John 1:33: And I was not aware of Him, but He Who sends me to be baptizing in water, That One said to me, 'On Whomever you may be perceiving the spirit descending and remaining on Him, This is He Who is baptizing in holy spirit.'

Most modern English translations translate the Greek phrase "in holy spirit" to "with the Holy Spirit" which changes the meaning. They also do this with the phrase "baptizing you in water" to "with water" at the beginning of the verse. Given that some religions baptize by immersion and others by sprinkling, the translation and meaning of the literal Greek phrase, "baptizing you in water," should have importance. If the Greek is understood to mean immersion (i.e. you are "in" the water, not sprinkled by it), then the parallel phrase "in holy spirit" takes on similar meaning—that is, the baptism of the Holy Spirit is immersion "in holy spirit." It signifies the instrument, but it also expresses the surrounding influence or element in which the baptism takes place. Thus, when baptized "in holy spirit", one is surrounded by, influenced by, immersed in holy spirit. This corresponds to John the Baptist's baptism "in water." In the baptism of water one is not "sprinkled" with water, but one is immersed in the element of water. One takes a "deep dive" so to speak. You will note that all four gospels are in agreement.