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Lexicon :: Strong's G2281 - thalassa

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θάλασσα
Transliteration
thalassa (Key)
Pronunciation
thal'-as-sah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably prolonged from ἅλς (G251)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Trench's Synonyms: xiii. θάλασσα, πέλαγος.

Strong’s Definitions

θάλασσα thálassa, thal'-as-sah; probably prolonged from G251; the sea (genitive case or specially):—sea.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 92x

The KJV translates Strong's G2281 in the following manner: sea (92x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 92x
The KJV translates Strong's G2281 in the following manner: sea (92x).

  1. the sea

    1. used of the sea in general

    2. used specifically of the Mediterranean Sea or the Red Sea

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θάλασσα thálassa, thal'-as-sah; probably prolonged from G251; the sea (genitive case or specially):—sea.
STRONGS G2281:
θάλασσα (cf. Buttmann, 7), θαλάσσης, ἡ (akin to ἅλς (better, allied to ταράσσω etc., from its tossing; cf. Vanicek, p. 303); the Sept. for יָם) (from Homer down), the sea; (on its distinction from πέλαγος see the latter word);
a. universally: Matthew 23:15; Mark 11:23; Luke 17:2, 6; Luke 21:25; Romans 9:27; 2 Corinthians 11:26; Hebrews 11:12; James 1:6; Jude 1:13; Revelation 7:1-3, etc.; ἐργάζεσθαι τήν θαλασσην (see ἐργάζομαι, 2 a.), Revelation 18:17; τό πέλαγος τῆς θαλάσσης (see πέλαγος, a.), Matthew 18:6; joined with γῆ and οὐρανός it forms a periphrasis for the whole world, Acts 4:24; Acts 14:15; Revelation 5:13; Revelation 10:6 (L WH brackets); Revelation 14:7 (Haggai 2:7; Psalm 145:6 (Ps. 146:6); 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: Revelation 4:6; Revelation 15:2.
b. specifically used (even without the article, cf. Winers Grammar, 121 (115); Buttmann, § 124, 8b.) of the Mediterranean Sea: Acts 10:6, 32; Acts 17:14; of the Red Sea (see ἐρυθρός), ἡ ἐρυθρᾷ θάλασσα, Acts 7:36; 1 Corinthians 10:1; Hebrews 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 יָם (e. g. Numbers 34:11), by Matthew, Mark, and John (nowhere by Luke) of the Lake of Γεννησαρέτ (which see): ἡ θάλασσα τῆς Γαλιλαίας, Matthew 4:18; Matthew 15:29; Mark 1:16; Mark 7:31 (similarly Lake Constance,derBodensee, is called mare Suebicum, the Suabian Sea); τῆς Τιβεριάδος, John 21:1; τῆς Γαλιλαίας τῆς Τιβεριάδος (on which twofold genitive cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 3 N. 3; (Buttmann, 400 (343))), John 6:1; more frequently simply ἡ θάλασσα: Matthew 4:15, 18; Matthew 8:24, 26f, 32; Matthew 13:1, etc.; Mark 2:13; Mark 3:7; Mark 4:1, 39; Mark 5:13, etc.; John 6:16-19, 22, 25; John 21:7. Cf. Furrer in Schenkel ii. 322ff; (see Γεννησαρέτ).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
34:11
Psalms
145:6; 146:6
Haggai
2:7
Matthew
4:15; 4:18; 4:18; 8:24; 8:26; 8:32; 13:1; 15:29; 18:6; 23:15
Mark
1:16; 2:13; 3:7; 4:1; 4:39; 5:13; 7:31; 11:23
Luke
17:2; 17:6; 21:25
John
6:1; 6:16; 6:17; 6:18; 6:19; 6:22; 6:25; 21:1; 21:7
Acts
4:24; 7:36; 10:6; 10:32; 14:15; 17:14
Romans
9:27
1 Corinthians
10:1
2 Corinthians
11:26
Hebrews
11:12; 11:29
James
1:6
Jude
1:13
Revelation
4:6; 5:13; 7:1; 7:2; 7:3; 10:6; 14:7; 15:2; 18:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2281 matches the Greek θάλασσα (thalassa),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in 'Act' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:24 - οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἦραν φωνὴν πρὸς τὸν θεὸν καὶ εἶπαν δέσποτα σὺ ὁ ποιήσας τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν G2281 καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:36 - οὗτος ἐξήγαγεν αὐτοὺς ποιήσας τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ καὶ ἐν Ἐρυθρᾷ Θαλάσσῃ G2281 καὶ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἔτη τεσσεράκοντα

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:6 - οὗτος ξενίζεται παρά τινι Σίμωνι βυρσεῖ ᾧ ἐστιν οἰκία παρὰ θάλασσαν G2281

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:32 - πέμψον οὖν εἰς Ἰόππην καὶ μετακάλεσαι Σίμωνα ὃς ἐπικαλεῖται Πέτρος οὗτος ξενίζεται ἐν οἰκίᾳ Σίμωνος βυρσέως παρὰ θάλασσαν G2281

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:15 - καὶ λέγοντες ἄνδρες τί ταῦτα ποιεῖτε καὶ ἡμεῖς ὁμοιοπαθεῖς ἐσμεν ὑμῖν ἄνθρωποι εὐαγγελιζόμενοι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τούτων τῶν ματαίων ἐπιστρέφειν ἐπὶ θεὸν ζῶντα ὃς ἐποίησεν τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν G2281 καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:14 - εὐθέως δὲ τότε τὸν Παῦλον ἐξαπέστειλαν οἱ ἀδελφοὶ πορεύεσθαι ἕως ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν G2281 ὑπέμεινάν τε ὅ τε Σιλᾶς καὶ ὁ Τιμόθεος ἐκεῖ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:30 - τῶν δὲ ναυτῶν ζητούντων φυγεῖν ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου καὶ χαλασάντων τὴν σκάφην εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν G2281 προφάσει ὡς ἐκ πρῴρης ἀγκύρας μελλόντων ἐκτείνειν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:38 - κορεσθέντες δὲ τροφῆς ἐκούφιζον τὸ πλοῖον ἐκβαλλόμενοι τὸν σῖτον εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν G2281

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:40 - καὶ τὰς ἀγκύρας περιελόντες εἴων εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν G2281 ἅμα ἀνέντες τὰς ζευκτηρίας τῶν πηδαλίων καὶ ἐπάραντες τὸν ἀρτέμωνα τῇ πνεούσῃ κατεῖχον εἰς τὸν αἰγιαλόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:4 - ὡς δὲ εἶδον οἱ βάρβαροι κρεμάμενον τὸ θηρίον ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἔλεγον πάντως φονεύς ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος ὃν διασωθέντα ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης G2281 ἡ δίκη ζῆν οὐκ εἴασεν
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