is used (a) chiefly literally, e.g., "the Red Sea," Act 7:36, 1Co 10:1, Heb 11:29; the "sea" of Galilee or Tiberias, Mat 4:18, Mat 15:29, Mar 1:6-49, where the acts of Christ testified to His Deity; Joh 6:1, Joh 21:1; in general, e.g., Luk 17:2, Act 4:24, Rom 9:27, Rev 16:3, Rev 18:17, Rev 20:8, Rev 20:13, Rev 21:1; in combination with No. 2, Mat 18:6; (b) metaphorically, of "the ungodly men" described in Jud 1:13 (cp. Isa 57:20); (c) symbolically, in the apocalyptic vision of "a glassy sea like unto crystal," Rev 4:6, emblematic of the fixed purity and holiness of all that appertains to the authority and judicial dealings of God; in Rev 15:2, the same, "mingled with fire," and, standing by it (RV) or on it (AV and RV marg.), those who had "come victorious from the beast" (ch. 13); of the wild and restless condition of nations, Rev 13:1 (see Rev 17:1, Rev 17:15), where "he stood" (RV) refers to the dragon, not John (AV); from the midst of this state arises the beast, symbolic of the final gentile power dominating the federated nations of the Roman world (see Dan., chs. 2; 7; etc.).
Note: For the change from "the sea" in Deu 30:13, to "the abyss" in Rom 10:7, see BOTTOM, B.
"the deep sea, the deep," is translated "the depth" in Mat 18:6, and is used of the "Sea of Cilicia" in Act 27:5. See DEPTH, No. 2. Pelagos signifies "the vast expanse of open water," thalassa, "the sea as contrasted with the land" (Trench, Syn., xiii). "in the sea," lit., "of, or belonging to, the salt water" (from hals, "salt"), occurs in Jam 3:7. "by the sea," Luk 6:17, see COAST. "by the sea," Mat 4:13, see COAST, Note 2. primarily signifies "divided into two seas" (dis, "twice," and thalassa); then, "dividing the sea," as of a reef or rocky projection running out into the "sea," Act 27:41.
