θάλασσα
Transliteration
thalassa (Key)
Pronunciation
thal'-as-sah
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably prolonged from ἅλς (G251)
mGNT
91x in 5 unique form(s) TR
92x in 7 unique form(s) LXX
368x in 8 unique form(s)
θάλασσα — 6x
Θάλασσαν — 1x
θάλασσαν — 42x
θαλάσσαν — 1x
Θαλάσσῃ — 1x
θαλάσσῃ — 12x
θαλάσσης — 29x
θάλασσα — 6x
θάλασσαν — 43x
Θαλάσσῃ — 1x
θαλάσσῃ — 12x
θαλάσσης — 29x
θάλασσά — 1x
θάλασσα — 43x
θαλάσσαις — 4x
θάλασσαν — 152x
θαλάσσας — 4x
θαλάσσῃ — 21x
θαλάσσης — 137x
θαλασσῶν — 6x
Dictionary Aids

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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References

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