In the context of the Bible, "airs" can refer to the atmosphere, the breath of life, or the spiritual realm. The term is not explicitly used in the Berean Standard Bible , but the concept is woven throughout Scripture, often symbolizing life, divine presence, or spiritual influence.

Atmosphere and Creation

The Bible begins with the creation narrative, where God forms the heavens and the earth. The atmosphere, or the "expanse," is mentioned in Genesis 1:6-8 : "And God said, 'Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.' So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so. God called the expanse 'sky.' And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day." Here, the "expanse" or "sky" can be understood as the air or atmosphere that envelops the earth, a vital component of God's creation.

Breath of Life

The air is also closely associated with the breath of life, a divine gift from God. In Genesis 2:7 , it is written, "Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being." This breath, which animates humanity, signifies the life-giving power of God, distinguishing humans from other forms of creation.

Spiritual Symbolism

In a spiritual sense, air can symbolize the Holy Spirit, who is often depicted as wind or breath. In John 3:8 , Jesus explains the work of the Spirit: "The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit." The movement of air, like the Spirit, is mysterious and powerful, illustrating the unseen yet transformative work of God in the lives of believers.

Divine Presence and Judgment

The air is also a medium through which God's presence and judgment are revealed. In 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 , the return of Christ is described: "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord." Here, the air becomes the meeting place between the divine and the redeemed, a space of ultimate reconciliation and fulfillment of God's promises.

Spiritual Warfare

The air is also depicted as a battleground for spiritual warfare. Ephesians 2:2 refers to the "ruler of the power of the air," a title for Satan, indicating his temporary influence over the earthly realm: "in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience." This passage highlights the spiritual conflict that takes place in the unseen realms, where believers are called to stand firm in their faith.

In summary, while the term "airs" is not directly used in the Berean Standard Bible, its conceptual presence is significant throughout Scripture, representing the physical atmosphere, the breath of life, the Holy Spirit, divine presence, and the realm of spiritual warfare.213. alazon -- vagabond, hence an impostor, boaster
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Footnites
... [8]It was not an uncommon practice on the Continent (say from 1540 to 1840), to
print books of hymns to be sung to the current secular airs; and the names or ...
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See Note
... Is all their portion, and they ask no more. Soon o'er their heads blithe April
airs shall sing,. ... Till every pulse beat true to airs divine,. ...
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Hymns of Wales.
... Peculiar interest, however, attaches to Welsh hymns, even apart from the airs which
accompany them, and a general idea of Welsh music may be gathered from the ...
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Pastor in Parish (I. ).
... That is a bracing atmosphere: "Fresh airs and heavenly odours breathe around
The throne of grace;". and those airs can quicken the ...
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Introduction.
... Unrhythmical singing could not always hold its own; and when polyphonic music came
into public favor, secular airs gradually found their way into the choirs. ...
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The Sweetness of Tears
... In this rigid atmosphere of his home, the student from Carthage, with his free,
fashionable airs, must have caused a painful astonishment. ...
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Beside the Still Waters.
... What airs from heaven must have blown about that lowly roof, filling all who dwelt
beneath it with a noble simplicity of content with their own lot, and one ...
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section i.
... I am no Plant that will not prosper out of a Garden. All places, all airs, make
unto me one Countrey; I am in England every where, and under any Meridian. ...
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Composition and Style
... emotions. In sacred canticles, some airs are for elating the heart into raptures,
others to restore the mind to its former tranquillity. ...
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The Nativity
... Vainly the sun in all its power invades; Where warbled airs of sprightly birds
resound,. Whose verdure lives while Winter scowls around; ...
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Airs (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Airs (1 Occurrence). 2 Corinthians 11:20 For you
tolerate it, if any one enslaves you, lives at your expense ...
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Expense (7 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 11:20 For you tolerate it, if any one enslaves you, lives at your
expense, makes off with your property, gives himself airs, or strikes you on ...
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Exploits (8 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 11:20 For you tolerate it, if any one enslaves you, lives at your
expense, makes off with your property, gives himself airs, or strikes you on ...
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Enslaves (2 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 11:20 For you tolerate it, if any one enslaves you, lives at your
expense, makes off with your property, gives himself airs, or strikes you on ...
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Pride (277 Occurrences)
... self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty,
wealth, rank, etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve ...
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Proudly (23 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In a proud manner; with lofty airs or mien;
haughtily; arrogantly; boastfully. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Airing (1 Occurrence)

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Airus

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Airy (1 Occurrence)
... 8. (a.) Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly
grand. 9. (a.) Having the light and aerial tints true to nature. ...
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Air (74 Occurrences)
... 14. (n.) An artificial or affected manner; show of pride or vanity;
haughtiness; as, it is said of a person, he puts on airs. 15. ...
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