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θάλασσα

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greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine91 occurrences12 books83 verses

Definition

θάλασσα, -ης, ἡ

[in LXX chiefly for יָם ;]

the sea: Matthew 23:15, Mark 11:23, Luke 21:25, Romans 9:27, Hebrews 11:12, James 1:6, Jude 13, Revelation 7:1, al.; τὸ πέλαγος τῆς θ. (see Tr., ut infr.), Matthew 18:6; ὁ οὐρανὸς κ. ἡ γῆ κ. ἡ θ., of the whole world, Acts 4:24, al. (Haggai 2:7); θ. ὑαλίνη, Revelation 4:6; 15:2; of the Mediterranean, Acts 10:6, 32; 17:14; of the Red Sea, ἐρυθρὰ θ., Acts 7:36, 1 Corinthians 10:1-2, Hebrews 11:20; of an inland lake (as Heb. יָם), θ. τ. Γαλιλαίας, Matthew 4:18; 15:29, Mark 1:16; 7:31; τ. Τιβεριάδος, John 21:1; τ. Γ. τ. T., John 6:1; of the same, simply ἡ θ., Matthew 4:15, Mark 2:13, al

Synonyms: πέλαγος, the vast expanse of open water"; θ., "the sea as contrasted with the land" (Tr., Syn., xiii)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as θάλασσα:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

91 total
  1. Acts 10:32θάλασσαν · [the] sea
    Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
  2. Acts 14:15θάλασσαν · sea
    “Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
  3. Acts 17:14θάλασσαν · [coast]
    The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
  4. Acts 27:30θάλασσαν · sea
    Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
  5. Acts 27:38θάλασσαν · sea
    After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
  6. Acts 27:40θάλασσαν · sea
    Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
  7. Acts 28:4θαλάσσης · sea
    When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
  8. Romans 9:27θαλάσσης · sea
    Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
  9. 1 Corinthians 10:1θαλάσσης · sea
    I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.
  10. 1 Corinthians 10:2θαλάσσῃ · sea
    They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
  11. 2 Corinthians 11:26θαλάσσῃ · [the] sea
    In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
  12. Hebrews 11:12θαλάσσης
    And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
  13. Hebrews 11:29Θάλασσαν · Sea
    By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
  14. James 1:6θαλάσσης · of [the] sea
    But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
  15. Jude 1:13θαλάσσης · of [the] sea
    They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
  16. Revelation 4:6θάλασσα · a sea
    And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
  17. Revelation 5:13θαλάσσης · sea
    And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”
  18. Revelation 7:1θαλάσσης · sea
    After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.
  19. Revelation 7:2θάλασσαν · sea
    And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
  20. Revelation 7:3θάλασσαν · sea
    “Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have placed a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”
  21. Revelation 8:8θάλασσαν · sea; θαλάσσης · sea
    Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,
  22. Revelation 8:9θαλάσσῃ · sea
    …a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
  23. Revelation 10:2θαλάσσης · sea
    He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.
  24. Revelation 10:5θαλάσσης · sea
    Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.
  25. Revelation 10:6θάλασσαν · sea
    And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!
  26. Revelation 10:8θαλάσσης · sea
    Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.”
  27. Revelation 12:12θάλασσαν · sea
    Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”
  28. Revelation 12:17θαλάσσης · sea
    And the dragon was enraged at the woman and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
  29. Revelation 13:1θαλάσσης · sea
    Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
  30. Revelation 14:7θάλασσαν · [the] sea
    And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”
  31. Revelation 15:2θάλασσαν · a sea; θάλασσαν
    And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,
  32. Revelation 16:3θάλασσαν · sea; θαλάσσῃ · sea
    And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.
  33. Revelation 18:17θάλασσαν · sea
    For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance
  34. Revelation 18:19θαλάσσῃ · sea
    Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”
  35. Revelation 18:21θάλασσαν · sea
    Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.
  36. Revelation 20:8θαλάσσης · seashore
    …and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.
  37. Revelation 20:13θάλασσα · sea
    The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.
  38. Revelation 21:1θάλασσα · sea
    Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.