λίμνηlímnē
a pond (large or small)
Greek (New Testament) · G3041
Meanings
a lake: of the Sea of Galilee (Mt, Mk, see θάλασσα), Luke 5:2, Luke 8:22, Luke 8:23, Luke 8:33; λ. Γεννησαρέτ (see that word), Luke 5:1; λ. τ. πυρός, Revelation 19:20, Revelation 20:10, Revelation 20:14, Revelation 20:15; καιομένη πυρί, Revelation 21:8.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- Luke 5:1 One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God.
- Luke 5:2 He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
- Luke 8:22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and started out.
- Luke 8:23 As they sailed across, Jesus settled down for a nap. But soon a fierce storm came down on the lake. The boat was filling with water, and they were in real danger.
- Luke 8:33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned.
- Revelation 19:20 And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who did mighty miracles on behalf of the beast—miracles that deceived all who had accepted the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. Both the beast and his false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.