https://www.onelook.com/?w=pneuma&ls=a
For example, Merriam-Webster has ˈnü-mə for pneuma. Other works give comparable ways of pronouncing the word.
However, when it comes to the Greek, William Mounce writes:
Remember, in Greek there are no silent consonants, so the pi is pronounced; unlike in English where, for example, the "p" is not pronounced in the word, "pneumatic."
See https://www.billmounce.com/greekvocabulary/%CF%80%CE%BD%CE%B5%E1%BF%A6%CE%BC%CE%B1
Either way, I'm not going to castigate or flog anyone who pronounces pneuma without the labial voiceless plosive.
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