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Berean Literal Bible, 4:
"is" is in italic.
Koine Greek allowed for implied verbs. This phrase is typically translated as "God is Spirit." The definite article (ὁ, "the") before Θεός (Theos, "God") suggested that God was the subject, and Πνεῦμα (Pneuma, "Spirit") was the predicate nominative. The verb to be ἐστίν was not explicitly present. The structure of the sentence implies it. This was a common feature of Greek grammar, where the verb to be could be omitted when the meaning was clear from the context.
