βροντήbrontḗ

thunder

Greek (New Testament) · G1027

Meanings

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

  • Mark 3:17 James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them “Sons of Thunder”),
  • John 12:29 When the crowd heard the voice, some thought it was thunder, while others declared an angel had spoken to him.
  • Revelation 4:5 From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God.
  • Revelation 6:1 As I watched, the Lamb broke the first of the seven seals on the scroll. Then I heard one of the four living beings say with a voice like thunder, “Come!”
  • Revelation 8:5 Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake.
  • Revelation 10:3 And he gave a great shout like the roar of a lion. And when he shouted, the seven thunders answered.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.