θάλασσα
thalassa
“sea”
Definition
the sea (genitive case or specially)
probably prolonged from G251 (ἅλς);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
θάλασσα appears 82 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.
Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way:
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.
Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
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