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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 91 times in 82 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 4:15–Act 27:38)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:15 - “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:18 - As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:24 - Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:26 - He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:27 - The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:32 - He said to them, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:1 - That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:47 - “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:25 - Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:26 - When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:29 - Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:27 - “But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:6 - “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:21 - Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:15 - “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:16 - As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:13 - Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:7 - Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:1 - Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:39 - He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:41 - They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:1 - They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:13 - He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:21 - When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:47 - Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:48 - He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:49 - but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:31 - Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:42 - “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:23 - “Truly[fn] I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:2 - It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:6 - He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:25 - “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:1 - Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias),

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:16 - When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:17 - where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:18 - A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:19 - When they had rowed about three or four miles,[fn] they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were frightened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:22 - The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples, but that they had gone away alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:25 - When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:1 - Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee.[fn] It happened this way:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:7 - Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:24 - When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:36 - He led them out of Egypt and performed wonders and signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea and for forty years in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:6 - He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:32 - Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, who lives by the sea.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:15 - “Friends, why are you doing this? We too are only human, like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and everything in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:14 - The believers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed at Berea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:30 - In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:38 - When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

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