Bible Dictionaries
Ghost
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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 .) Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Ghost'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/g/ghost.html. 1897.