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Lexicon :: Strong's G2281 - thalassa

Aa
θάλασσα
Transliteration
thalassa (Key)
Pronunciation
thal'-as-sah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably prolonged from ἅλς (G251)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Trench's Synonyms: xiii. θάλασσα, πέλαγος.

Strong’s Definitions

θάλασσα thálassa, thal'-as-sah; probably prolonged from G251; the sea (genitive case or specially):—sea.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 92x

The KJV translates Strong's G2281 in the following manner: sea (92x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 92x
The KJV translates Strong's G2281 in the following manner: sea (92x).

  1. the sea

    1. used of the sea in general

    2. used specifically of the Mediterranean Sea or the Red Sea

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θάλασσα thálassa, thal'-as-sah; probably prolonged from G251; the sea (genitive case or specially):—sea.
STRONGS G2281:
θάλασσα (cf. Buttmann, 7), θαλάσσης, ἡ (akin to ἅλς (better, allied to ταράσσω etc., from its tossing; cf. Vanicek, p. 303); the Sept. for יָם) (from Homer down), the sea; (on its distinction from πέλαγος see the latter word);
a. universally: Matthew 23:15; Mark 11:23; Luke 17:2, 6; Luke 21:25; Romans 9:27; 2 Corinthians 11:26; Hebrews 11:12; James 1:6; Jude 1:13; Revelation 7:1-3, etc.; ἐργάζεσθαι τήν θαλασσην (see ἐργάζομαι, 2 a.), Revelation 18:17; τό πέλαγος τῆς θαλάσσης (see πέλαγος, a.), Matthew 18:6; joined with γῆ and οὐρανός it forms a periphrasis for the whole world, Acts 4:24; Acts 14:15; Revelation 5:13; Revelation 10:6 (L WH brackets); Revelation 14:7 (Haggai 2:7; Psalm 145:6 (Ps. 146:6); Josephus, Antiquities 4, 3, 2; (contra Apion 2, 10, 1)); among the visions of the Apocalypse a glassy sea or sea of glass is spoken of; but what the writer symbolized by this is not quite clear: Revelation 4:6; Revelation 15:2.
b. specifically used (even without the article, cf. Winers Grammar, 121 (115); Buttmann, § 124, 8b.) of the Mediterranean Sea: Acts 10:6, 32; Acts 17:14; of the Red Sea (see ἐρυθρός), ἡ ἐρυθρᾷ θάλασσα, Acts 7:36; 1 Corinthians 10:1; Hebrews 11:29. By a usage foreign to native Greek writings (cf. Aristotle, meteor. 1, 13, p. 351a, 8 ἡ ὑπό τόν Καυκασον λίμνη ἥν καλοῦσιν οἱ ἐκεῖ θαλατταν, and Hesychius defines λίμνη: ἡ θάλασσα καί ὁ ὠκεανός) employed like the Hebrew יָם (e. g. Numbers 34:11), by Matthew, Mark, and John (nowhere by Luke) of the Lake of Γεννησαρέτ (which see): ἡ θάλασσα τῆς Γαλιλαίας, Matthew 4:18; Matthew 15:29; Mark 1:16; Mark 7:31 (similarly Lake Constance,derBodensee, is called mare Suebicum, the Suabian Sea); τῆς Τιβεριάδος, John 21:1; τῆς Γαλιλαίας τῆς Τιβεριάδος (on which twofold genitive cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 3 N. 3; (Buttmann, 400 (343))), John 6:1; more frequently simply ἡ θάλασσα: Matthew 4:15, 18; Matthew 8:24, 26f, 32; Matthew 13:1, etc.; Mark 2:13; Mark 3:7; Mark 4:1, 39; Mark 5:13, etc.; John 6:16-19, 22, 25; John 21:7. Cf. Furrer in Schenkel ii. 322ff; (see Γεννησαρέτ).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
34:11
Psalms
145:6; 146:6
Haggai
2:7
Matthew
4:15; 4:18; 4:18; 8:24; 8:26; 8:32; 13:1; 15:29; 18:6; 23:15
Mark
1:16; 2:13; 3:7; 4:1; 4:39; 5:13; 7:31; 11:23
Luke
17:2; 17:6; 21:25
John
6:1; 6:16; 6:17; 6:18; 6:19; 6:22; 6:25; 21:1; 21:7
Acts
4:24; 7:36; 10:6; 10:32; 14:15; 17:14
Romans
9:27
1 Corinthians
10:1
2 Corinthians
11:26
Hebrews
11:12; 11:29
James
1:6
Jude
1:13
Revelation
4:6; 5:13; 7:1; 7:2; 7:3; 10:6; 14:7; 15:2; 18:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2281 matches the Greek θάλασσα (thalassa),
which occurs 91 times in 82 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 4:15–Act 27:38)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:15 - "Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way by the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles -

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:18 - As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:24 - And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:26 - But he said to them, "Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:27 - And the men were amazed and said, "What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:32 - And he said, "Go!" So they came out and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned in the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:1 - On that day after Jesus went out of the house, he sat by the lake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:47 - "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:25 - As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:26 - When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said, "It's a ghost!" and cried out with fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:29 - When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:27 - But so that we don't offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:6 - "But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:21 - Jesus answered them, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' it will happen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:15 - "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You cross land and sea to make one convert, and when you get one, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:16 - As he went along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:13 - Jesus went out again by the sea. The whole crowd came to him, and he taught them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:7 - Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. And from Judea,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:1 - Again he began to teach by the lake. Such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there while the whole crowd was on the shore by the lake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:39 - So he got up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Be quiet! Calm down!" Then the wind stopped, and it was dead calm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:41 - They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another, "Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:1 - So they came to the other side of the lake, to the region of the Gerasenes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:13 - Jesus gave them permission. So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and about two thousand were drowned in the lake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:21 - When Jesus had crossed again in a boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:47 - When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:48 - He saw them straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. As the night was ending, he came to them walking on the sea, for he wanted to pass by them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:49 - When they saw him walking on the water they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:31 - Then Jesus went out again from the region of Tyre and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee in the region of the Decapolis.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:42 - "If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:23 - I tell you the truth, if someone says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:2 - It would be better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:6 - So the Lord replied, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this black mulberry tree, 'Be pulled out by the roots and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:25 - "And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth nations will be in distress, anxious over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:1 - After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Sea of Tiberias).

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:16 - Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:17 - got into a boat, and started to cross the lake to Capernaum. (It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:18 - By now a strong wind was blowing and the sea was getting rough.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:19 - Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they caught sight of Jesus walking on the lake, approaching the boat, and they were frightened.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:22 - The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only one small boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:25 - When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you get here?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:1 - After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now this is how he did so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:7 - Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" So Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, tucked in his outer garment (for he had nothing on underneath it), and plunged into the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:24 - When they heard this, they raised their voices to God with one mind and said, "Master of all, you who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:36 - This man led them out, performing wonders and miraculous signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:6 - This man is staying as a guest with a man named Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:32 - Therefore send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. This man is staying as a guest in the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:15 - "Men, why are you doing these things? We too are men, with human natures just like you! We are proclaiming the good news to you, so that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:14 - Then the brothers sent Paul away to the coast at once, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:30 - Then when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and were lowering the ship's boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to put out anchors from the bow,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:38 - When they had eaten enough to be satisfied, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.

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