Strong's Lexicon
G2281 — θάλασσα
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2281 |
|---|---|
| Word: | θάλασσα |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | probably prolonged from G251 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 91 |
| Transliteration: | thalassa |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | thal'-as-sah |
| Meaning: | 1. the sea {(genitive case or specially)} |
| KJV Renderings: | sea |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
θάλασσα (cf. Buttmann, 7), θαλάσσης, ἡ (akin to ἅλς (better, allied to ταράσσω etc., from its tossing; cf. Vanicek, p. 303); the Sept. for éÈí) (from Homer down), the sea; (on its distinction from πέλαγος see the latter word);
a. universally: Mat 23:15; Mar 11:23; Luk 17:2; Luk 17:6; Luk 21:25; Rom 9:27; 2Co 11:26; Heb 11:12; Jas 1:6; Jud 1:13; Rev 7:1-3, etc.; ἐργάζεσθαι τήν θαλασσην (see ἐργάζομαι, 2 a.), Rev 18:17; τό πέλαγος τῆς θαλάσσης (see πέλαγος, a.), Mat 18:6; joined with γῆ and οὐρανός it forms a periphrasis for the whole world, Act 4:24; Act 14:15; Rev 5:13; Rev 10:6 (L WH brackets); (Hag 2:7; Psa 145:6 (); Josephus, Antiquities 4, 3, 2; (contra Apion 2, 10, 1)); among the visions of the Apocalypse a glassy sea or sea of glass is spoken of; but what the writer symbolized by this is not quite clear: Rev 4:6; Rev 15:2.
b. specifically used (even without the article, cf. Winers Grammar, 121 (115); Buttmann, § 124, 8b.) of the Mediterranean Sea: Act 10:6; Act 10:32; Act 17:14; of the Red Sea (see ἐρυθρός), ἡ ἐρυθρᾷ θάλασσα, Act 7:36; 1Co 10:1; Heb 11:29. By a usage foreign to native Greek writings (cf. Aristotle, meteor. 1, 13, p. 351a, 8 ἡ ὑπό τόν Καυκασον λίμνη ἥν καλοῦσιν οἱ ἐκεῖ θαλατταν, and Hesychius defines λίμνη: ἡ θάλασσα καί ὁ ὠκεανός) employed like the Hebrew ιΘν (e. g. Num 34:11), by Matthew, Mark, and John (nowhere by Luke) of the Lake of Γεννησαρέτ (which see): ἡ θάλασσα τῆς Γαλιλαίας, Mat 4:18; Mat 15:29; Mar 1:16; Mar 7:31 (similarly Lake Constance,derBodensee, is called mare Suebicum, the Suabian Sea); τῆς Τιβεριάδος, Joh 21:1; τῆς Γαλιλαίας τῆς Τιβεριάδος (on which twofold genitive cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 3 N. 3; (Buttmann, 400 (343))), Joh 6:1; more frequently simply ἡ θάλασσα: Mat 4:15; Mat 4:18; Matthew 8:24, 26f, 32; Mat 13:1, etc.; Mar 2:13; Mar 3:7; Mar 4:1; Mar 4:39; Mar 5:13, etc.; Joh 6:16-19; Joh 6:22; Joh 6:25; Joh 21:7. Cf. Furrer in Schenkel ii. 322ff; (see Γεννησαρέτ).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
θάλασσα (sea)
Matthew 4:15
- KJV: The land of Zabulon and the land of Nephthalim the way of the sea beyond Jordan Galilee of the Gentiles
- GK: γη Ζαβουλών και γη Νεφθαλείμ οδόν θαλάσσης πέραν του Ιορδάνου Γαλιλαία των εθνών
Matthew 4:18
- KJV: And Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee saw two brethren Simon called Peter and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea for they were fishers
- GK: περιπατών δε ο Ιησούς παρά την θάλασσαν της Γαλιλαίας είδε δυο αδελφούς Σίμωνα τον λεγόμενον Πέτρον και Ανδρέαν τον αδελφόν αυτού βάλλοντας αμφίβληστρον εις την θάλασσαν ήσαν γαρ αλιείς
Matthew 8:24
- KJV: And behold there arose a great tempest in the sea insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves but he was asleep
- GK: και ιδού σεισμός μέγας εγένετο εν τη θαλάσση ώστε το πλοίον καλύπτεσθαι υπό των κυμάτων αυτός δε εκάθευδε
Matthew 8:26
- KJV: And he saith unto them Why are ye fearful O ye of little faith Then he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea and there was a great calm
- GK: και λέγει αυτοίς τι δειλοί εστε ολιγόπιστοι τότε εγερθείς επετίμησε τοις ανέμοις και τη θαλάσση και εγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη
Matthew 8:27
- KJV: But the men marvelled saying What manner of man is this that even the winds and the sea obey him
- GK: οι δε άνθρωποι εθαύμασαν λέγοντες ποταπός εστιν ούτος ότι και οι άνεμοι και η θάλασσα υπακούουσιν αυτώ
Matthew 8:32
- KJV: And he said unto them Go And when they were come out they went into the herd of swine and behold the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea and perished in the waters
- GK: και είπεν αυτοίς υπάγετε οι δε εξελθόντες απήλθον εις την αγέλην των χοίρων και ιδού ώρμησε πάσα η αγέλη των χοίρων κατά του κρημνού εις την θάλασσαν και απέθανον εν τοις ύδασιν
Matthew 13:1
- KJV: The same day went Jesus out of the house and sat by the sea side
- GK: εν δε τη ημέρα εκείνη εξελθών ο Ιησούς από της οικίας εκάθητο παρά την θάλασσαν
Matthew 13:47
- KJV: Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net that was cast into the sea and gathered of every kind
- GK: πάλιν ομοία εστίν η βασιλεία των ουρανών σαγήνη βληθείση εις την θάλασσαν και εκ παντός γένους συναγαγούση
Matthew 14:24
- KJV: But the ship was now in the midst of the sea tossed with waves for the wind was contrary
- GK: το δε πλοίον ήδη μέσον της θαλάσσης ην βασανιζόμενον υπό των κυμάτων ην γαρ εναντίος ο άνεμος
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