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πλήμμυρα

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πλήμμυρα, ης, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
plēmmyra
Simplified transliteration: 
plemmyra
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4132
GK Number: 
4439
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1c
Gloss: 
flood, high water; in context likely a flash flood in a narrow valley (wadi)
Definition: 
the flood-tide; a flood, Lk. 6:48*

Greek-English Concordance for πλήμμυρα

Luke 6:48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on bedrock; when a flood (plēmmyrēs | πλημμύρης | gen sg fem) arose, the river broke against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.