θάλασσα thalassa · G2281
sea
θάλασσα, -ης, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for יָם ; ] ; the sea: Mat.23:15, Mrk.11:23, Luk.21:25, Rom.9:27, Heb.11:12, Jas.1:6, Ju 13, Rev.7:1, al.; τὸ πέλαγος τῆς θ. (see Tr., ut infr.), Mat.18:6; ὁ οὐρανὸς κ. ἡ γῆ κ. ἡ θ., of the whole world, Act.4:24, al. (Hag.2:7); θ. ὑαλίνη, Rev.4:6 15:2; of the Mediterranean, Act.10:6, 32 17:14; of the Red Sea, ἐρυθρὰ θ., Act.7:36, 1Co.10:1-2, Heb.11:20; of an inland lake (as Heb. יָם), θ. τ. Γαλιλαίας, Mat.4:18 15:29, Mrk.1:16 7:31; τ. Τιβεριάδος, Jhn.21:1; τ. Γ. τ. T., Jhn.6:1; of the same, simply ἡ θ., Mat.4:15, Mrk.2:13, al ; SYN.: πέλαγος, the vast expanse of open water"; θ., "the sea as contrasted with the land" (Tr., Syn., xiii) (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
θάλασσα [θᾰ], ; Attic dialectθᾰλᾰμ-ττα [] (but θάλασσα 22.236 [], ἡ: —sea, []: frequently of the Mediterranean sea, ἥδε ἡ θ. []; ἡ παρ᾽ ἡμῖν θ. []; ἡ ἐντὸς καὶ κ. ἡ. λεγομένη θ. []; ἡ ἔσω θ. []; ἡ ἔξω θ., of the Ocean, []; ἡ Ἀτλαντικὴ θ. []; ἡ μεγάλη θ. []; of a salt lake, []; κατὰ θάλασσαν by sea, opposed to πεζῇ, []; opposed to κατὰ γῆς, []; κατά τε γῆν καὶ κατὰ θ. []; τῆς θ. ἀνθεκτέα ἐστί one must engage in maritime affairs, []; οἱ περὶ τὴν θ. sea-faring men, [] a sea of troubles, []; ὁ Κρὴς …
Where it's used 90 times
Matthew 4:15 · Matthew 4:18 · Matthew 8:24 · Matthew 8:26 · Matthew 8:27 · Matthew 8:32 · Matthew 13:1 · Matthew 13:47 · Matthew 14:25 · Matthew 14:26 · Matthew 15:29 · Matthew 17:27 · Matthew 18:6 · Matthew 21:21 · Matthew 23:15 · Mark 1:16 · Mark 2:13 · Mark 3:7 · Mark 4:1 · Mark 4:39 · Mark 4:41 · Mark 5:1 · Mark 5:13 · Mark 5:21 · Mark 6:47 · Mark 6:48 · Mark 6:49 · Mark 7:31 · Mark 9:42 · Mark 11:23 · Luke 17:2 · Luke 17:6 · Luke 21:25 · John 6:1 · John 6:16 · John 6:17 · John 6:18 · John 6:19 · John 6:22 · John 6:25 · John 21:1 · John 21:7 · Acts 4:24 · Acts 7:36 · Acts 10:6 · Acts 10:32 · Acts 14:15 · Acts 17:14 · Acts 27:30 · Acts 27:38 · Acts 27:40 · Acts 28:4 · Romans 9:27 · 1 Corinthians 10:1 · 1 Corinthians 10:2 · 2 Corinthians 11:26 · Hebrews 11:12 · Hebrews 11:29 · James 1:6 · Jude 1:13 … and 30 more
Source: TBESG G2281; TFLSJ G2281
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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