Strong G2281θάλασσα

sea

Transliteration
thalassa
Pronunciation
thal'-as-sah
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

Probably prolonged from G251; the sea (generally or specifically): - sea.

Detailed definition

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)

In the Bible

Strong G2281 appears in 83 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • sea79
  • side5
  • the2

First verses

  1. Matthew 4:15
    The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
  2. Matthew 4:18
    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.
  3. Matthew 8:24
    And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
  4. Matthew 8:26
    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.
  5. Matthew 8:27
    But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
  6. Matthew 8:32
    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.
  7. Matthew 13:1
    The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
  8. Matthew 13:47
    Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
  9. Matthew 14:24
    But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
  10. Matthew 14:25
    And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
  11. Matthew 14:26
    And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
  12. Matthew 15:29
    And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
  13. Matthew 17:27
    Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
  14. Matthew 18:6
    But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
  15. Matthew 21:21
    Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
  16. Matthew 23:15
    Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
  17. Mark 1:16
    Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
  18. Mark 2:13
    And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
  19. Mark 3:7
    But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,
  20. Mark 4:1
    And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
θάλασσα [θᾰ],
Attic dialectθᾰλᾰμ-ττα [Refs (“IG” 12.57)] (but θάλασσα 22.236 [Refs 4th c.BC+ ((4th c.BC)))], ἡ: —sea, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.294, etc.)]: frequently of the Mediterranean sea, ἥδε ἡ θ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.1, 185, 4.39, etc.)]; ἡ παρ᾽ ἡμῖν θ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 113a; ἡ θ. ἡ καθ᾽ ἡμᾶς 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.3.9)]; ἡ ἐντὸς καὶ κ. ἡ. λεγομένη θ. [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 2.5.18)]; ἡ ἔσω θ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Mundo” 393b29)]; ἡ ἔξω θ., of the Ocean, [Refs ([prev. author] “Mete.” 350a22)]; ἡ Ἀτλαντικὴ θ. [Refs ([prev. author] “Mu.” 392b22)]; ἡ μεγάλη θ. [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Alexander” 73)]; of a salt lake, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 351a9; ἐς θάλασσαν τὴν τοῦ Εὐξείνου πόντου 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.33; πέλαγος θαλάσσης 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 2.608)]; κατὰ θάλασσαν by sea, opposed to πεζῇ, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.63)]; opposed to κατὰ γῆς, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.28 codices)]; κατά τε γῆν καὶ κατὰ θ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Menexenus” 241a; χέρσον καὶ θ. ἐκπερῶν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 240)]; τῆς θ. ἀνθεκτέα ἐστί one must engage in maritime affairs, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.93)]; οἱ περὶ τὴν θ. sea-faring men, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 598b24, compare “Pol.” 1291b20; θ. καὶ πῦρ καὶ γυνὴ—τρίτον κακόν 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Μονόστιχοι - Fragmenta Comicorum Graecorum” 231, compare 264: _metaphorically_, κακῶν θ)] a sea of troubles, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 758 (Lyric poetry))]; ὁ Κρὴς τὴν θ. (i.e. ἀγνοεῖ), of pretended ignorance, [Refs (10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus)]
2 sea-water, ἔστω ἐν χαλκῷ ἡ θ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Κωακαὶ προγνώσιες” 427, compare 3rd c.BC: Diphilus Siphnius Rerum Naturalium Scriptor cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 3.121d, 4th c.BC: Moschio Tragicus [prev. work] 5.208a, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 16.5.4, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 2.83.)]
3 well of salt water, said to be produced by a stroke of Poseidon's trident, in the Acropolis at Athens, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.55; θ. Ἐρεχθηΐς 2nd c.AD: Apollodorus Damascenus Mechanicus 3.14.1.)]
4 channel, [LXX (LXX.1Ki.18.32.)]
5 χαλκῆ θ. laver,[LXX (LXX.2Ki.8.8.)]
6 θ. κοίλη wooden theatre, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Pausanias Grammaticus “fragment” 208 (= “Comica Adespota” 864).)] —For the _Laconian dialect_ form σάλασσα, see at {θαλασσομέδων}.