Strong's Greek · G2281
G2281 thálassa
θάλασσα
thal'-as-sah
sea
Looking for Hebrew H2281 châbêth? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G2281. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
thálassa appears 91 times in Scripture, including Matthew 4:15 and Hebrews 11:29. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
the sea (genitive case or specially)
In the King James Version
sea
Derivation
probably prolonged from G251 (ἅλς);
Appears 91 times in Scripture
““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.”
“Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.”
“By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.”
“Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.”
““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.”
“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.”
“That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the 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!”
“During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.”
““Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
