θάλασσαthálassa

the sea (genitive case or specially)

Greek (New Testament) · G2281

Meanings

the sea: Matthew 23:15, Mark 11:23, Luke 21:25, Romans 9:27, Hebrews 11:12, James 1:6, Jude 1:13, Revelation 7:1, and elsewhere; 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, and elsewhere (Haggai 2:7); θ. ὑαλίνη, Revelation 4:6, Revelation 15:2; of the Mediterranean, Acts 10:6, Acts 10:32, Acts 17:14; of the Red Sea, ἐρυθρὰ θ., Acts 7:36, 1 Corinthians 10:1, 1 Corinthians 10:2, Hebrews 11:29; of an inland lake (as Heb. יָם), θ. τ. Γαλιλαίας, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 15:29, Mark 1:16, Mark 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, and elsewhere

Synonyms

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

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 90 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 4:15 “In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River, in Galilee where so many Gentiles live,
  • Matthew 4:18 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.
  • Matthew 8:24 Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.
  • Matthew 8:26 Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm.
  • Matthew 8:27 The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!”
  • Matthew 8:32 “All right, go!” Jesus commanded them. So the demons came out of the men and entered the pigs, and the whole herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.