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thalassa G2281

θάλασσα (thalassa) means “sea” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

θάλασσα Greek · G2281 91 tagged occurrences in 82 verses

Pronunciation guide: thal'-as-sah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2281

θάλασσα · thalassa · sea

θάλασσα, -ης, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for יָם ;] the sea: Mat.23:15, Mrk.11:23, Luk.21:25, Rom.9:27, Heb.11:12, Jas.1:6, Ju 13, Rev.7:1, al.; τὸ πέλαγος τῆς θ. (see Tr., ut infr.), Mat.18:6; ὁ οὐρανὸς κ. ἡ γῆ κ. ἡ θ., of the whole world, Act.4:24, al. (Hag.2:7); θ. ὑαλίνη, Rev.4:6 15:2; of the Mediterranean, Act.10:6, 32 17:14; of the Red Sea, ἐρυθρὰ θ., Act.7:36, 1Co.10:1-2, Heb.11:20; of an inland lake (as Heb. יָם), θ. τ. Γαλιλαίας, Mat.4:18 15:29, Mrk.1:16 7:31; τ. Τιβεριάδος, Jhn.21:1; τ. Γ. τ. T., Jhn.6:1; of the same, simply ἡ θ., Mat.4:15, Mrk.2:13, al SYN.: πέλαγος, the vast expanse of open water"; θ., "the sea as contrasted with the land" (Tr., Syn., xiii) (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.

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How translators render G2281

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
sea 73
the sea 5
of the sea 4
a sea 2
coast 1
it 1
seashore 1
vvv 1
water 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the sea 62
of the sea 14
sea 5
the sea side 5
a sea 2
the 2
unto the sea 2

Verses containing G2281

Page 2 of 2. 82 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Acts 27:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.

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  2. Acts 28:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

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  3. Romans 9:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.

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  4. 1 Corinthians 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  5. 1 Corinthians 10:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

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  6. 2 Corinthians 11:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,

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  7. Hebrews 11:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

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  8. Hebrews 11:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.

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  9. James 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

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  10. Jude 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.

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  11. Revelation 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.

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  12. Revelation 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”

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  13. Revelation 7:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.

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  14. Revelation 7:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:

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  15. Revelation 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have placed a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”

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  16. Revelation 8:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,

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  17. Revelation 8:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

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  18. Revelation 10:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.

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  19. Revelation 10:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.

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  20. Revelation 10:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!

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  21. Revelation 10:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.”

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  22. Revelation 12:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”

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  23. Revelation 13:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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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    Source alternate reference: 13.1

  24. Revelation 14:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”

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  25. Revelation 15:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,

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  26. Revelation 16:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.

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  27. Revelation 18:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance

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  28. Revelation 18:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”

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  29. Revelation 18:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.

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  30. Revelation 20:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.

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  31. Revelation 20:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

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  32. Revelation 21:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

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