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θάλασσα
Vocabulary form:
qavlassa, -hV, hJ
Definition:
sea, lake
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
91
GK:
2498
Root:
qalassa
Cognates:
Thalassian (qalavssioV) means "pertaining to the sea."
Mnemonics:
The lake was like glass.
Mnemonic Singing:
Casting down their golden crowns
around the glassy sea
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 4:15 | “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, toward the sea (thalassēs | θαλάσσης | gen sg fem), beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles — |
| Matthew 4:18 | As he was walking by the Sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem) of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem), for they were fishermen. |
| Matthew 8:24 | Suddenly a violent storm arose on the sea (thalassē | θαλάσσῃ | dat sg fem), so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. |
| Matthew 8:26 | And he said to them, “Why are you so afraid, you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea (thalassē | θαλάσσῃ | dat sg fem), and there was a great calm. |
| Matthew 8:27 | And the men were amazed and said, “What sort of man is this that even the winds and the sea (thalassa | θάλασσα | nom sg fem) obey him?” |
| Matthew 8:32 | And he said to them, “Be gone.” So they came out and went into the pigs. Then the entire herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem) and drowned in the waters. |
| Matthew 13:1 | That same day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem). |
| Matthew 13:47 | Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem) and caught fish of every kind; |
| Matthew 14:25 | And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem). |
| Matthew 14:26 | When the disciples saw him walking on the sea (thalassēs | θαλάσσης | gen sg fem), they were frightened and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. |
| Matthew 15:29 | After Jesus left from there, he passed by the Sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem) of Galilee and went up on the mountain where he sat down. |
| Matthew 17:27 | But lest we offend them, go to the sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem), cast in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin; take it and give it to them for the two of us.” |
| Matthew 18:6 | But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and be drowned far out at sea (thalassēs | θαλάσσης | gen sg fem). |
| Matthew 21:21 | And Jesus answered them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem) it will happen. |
| Matthew 23:15 | “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel over land and sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem) to gain a single convert; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. |
| Mark 1:16 | As Jesus was going alongside the Sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem) of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net into the lake (thalassē | θαλάσσῃ | dat sg fem), for they were for fishermen. |
| Mark 2:13 | Once again Jesus went out alongside the lake (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem). A large crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. |
| Mark 3:7 | But Jesus withdrew with his disciples his withdrew to the lake (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem), and there followed a large crowd from Galilee followed and from Judea, |
| Mark 4:1 | Again Jesus began to teach beside the lake (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem). And a very large crowd gathered about him, crowd very large so that he got into a boat got and sat there out on the lake (thalassē | θαλάσσῃ | dat sg fem) while all the people were on shore by the edge of the water (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem). on shore were |
| Mark 4:39 | So he got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea (thalassē | θαλάσσῃ | dat sg fem), “Be still! Settle down!” Then the wind died down and there was a great calm. great |
| Mark 4:41 | And they were filled with great fear great and said to one another, “Who then is this, is that even the wind and the sea (thalassa | θάλασσα | nom sg fem) obey him?” |
| Mark 5:1 | So they went to the other side of the lake (thalassēs | θαλάσσης | gen sg fem) to the region of the Gerasenes. |
| Mark 5:13 | So he gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs. The herd (about two thousand strong) rushed down the steep bank into the sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem) (about two thousand and was drowned. (thalassē | θαλάσσῃ | dat sg fem) |
| Mark 5:21 | When Jesus had crossed Jesus in a boat again to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was by the lake (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem). |
| Mark 6:47 | When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the lake (thalassēs | θαλάσσης | gen sg fem) and he was alone on the land. |
| Mark 6:48 | He saw them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night he came toward them, walking on the lake (thalassēs | θαλάσσης | gen sg fem). He intended to pass by them, |
| Mark 6:49 | but when they saw him walking on the lake (thalassēs | θαλάσσης | gen sg fem), they thought he was a ghost. And they cried out, |
| Mark 7:31 | Departing again from the region of Tyre, Jesus went through Sidon to the Sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem) of Galilee, in the midst of the region of the Decapolis. |
| Mark 9:42 | “And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem). |
| Mark 11:23 | I tell you the truth, that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem) and does not waver in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. |
| Luke 17:2 | It is better for him if a millstone is hung around his neck and he is cast into the sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem) than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble. |
| Luke 17:6 | And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamore, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ (thalassē | θαλάσσῃ | dat sg fem) and it would obey you. |
| Luke 21:25 | “There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring and surging of the sea (thalassēs | θαλάσσης | gen sg fem); |
| John 6:1 | After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea (thalassēs | θαλάσσης | gen sg fem) of Galilee (also called the Sea of Tiberias). |
| John 6:16 | Now when evening had come, his disciples went down to the lake (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem), |
| John 6:17 | got into a boat and started across the sea (thalassēs | θαλάσσης | gen sg fem) to Capernaum. It had by then become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. |
| John 6:18 | The sea (thalassa | θάλασσα | nom sg fem) was getting rough because a strong wind had started to blow. |
| John 6:19 | When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the lake (thalassēs | θαλάσσης | gen sg fem) and approaching the boat, and they were terrified. |
| John 6:22 | On the next day the crowd was standing on the other side of the lake (thalassēs | θαλάσσης | gen sg fem). They knew that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not gotten into the boat with his disciples, but that the disciples had left without him. |
| John 6:25 | And when they found him on the other side of the lake (thalassēs | θαλάσσης | gen sg fem), they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” |
| John 21:1 | After this Jesus again revealed himself to his disciples by the Sea (thalassēs | θαλάσσης | gen sg fem) of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. |
| John 21:7 | Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tucked in his outer garment (for he was wearing nothing underneath), and jumped into the sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem). |
| Acts 4:24 | When they heard this, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, you who made the heaven and the earth and the sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem), and everything that is in them, |
| Acts 7:36 | He led them out, performing wonders and signs in Egypt and at the Red Sea (thalassē | θαλάσσῃ | dat sg fem) and in the wilderness for forty years. |
| Acts 10:6 | He is lodging with a man named Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.” (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem) |
| Acts 10:32 | Send therefore to Joppa and invite Simon who is called Peter. He is staying in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.’ (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem) |
| Acts 14:15 | saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? For we too are men subject to the same frailties as you, bringing you good news to turn away from these vain things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem) and everything in them, |
| Acts 17:14 | Then immediately the brothers sent Paul away, to go as far as to the sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem), but Silas and Timothy remained there. |
| Acts 27:30 | But when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and had lowered the dinghy into the sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem) pretending they intended to let down anchors from the bow, |
| Acts 27:38 | And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing the wheat out into the sea (thalassan | θάλασσαν | acc sg fem). |