Easton's Bible Dictionary: Ghost
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An old Saxon word equivalent to soul or spirit. It is the translation of the Hebrew nephesh_ and the Greek _pneuma, both meaning "breath," "life," "spirit," the "living principle" (
Job 11:20
;
Jeremiah 15:9
;
Matthew 27:50
;
John 19:30
). The expression "to give up the ghost" means to die (
Lamentations 1:19
;
Genesis 25:17
;
35:29
;
49:33
;
Job 3:11
). (see
HOLY GHOST
.)
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