Strong's Greek · G2281

θάλασσα

thálassa

sea

Definition

the sea (genitive case or specially)

Derivation

probably prolonged from G251 (ἅλς);

Appears 91 times in Scripture

Matthew 8:26

“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.

Matthew 13:47

Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.

Hebrews 11:29

By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.

Matthew 8:24

Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.

Matthew 8:32

“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.

Matthew 4:18

As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Matthew 13:1

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

Revelation 10:6

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!

Matthew 14:25

During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.

Matthew 4:15

“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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