What does θάλασσα · Γαλιλαία mean in the Bible?
θάλασσα · Γαλιλαία is a Greek phrase meaning "the lake or sea associated with Galilee".
Greek · G2281, G1056
θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας
The sea (genitive case or specially) · Galilæa (i.e. the heathen circle), a region of Palestine
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θάλασσαG2281the sea (genitive case or specially)
Pronunciationthálassa
Sea as boundary between divine and human realms; often represents chaos, danger, or divine judgment in NT theology.
Open lexicon entry →ΓαλιλαίαG1056Galilæa (i.e. the heathen circle), a region of Palestine
PronunciationGalilaía
Open lexicon entry →What does θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας (thalassan tes Galilaias) mean in the Bible?
θάλασσα · Γαλιλαία is a Greek phrase meaning "the lake or sea associated with Galilee".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2281, G1056?
G2281, G1056 is connected to 90 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the lake or sea associated with Galilee
Source Gloss
the lake or sea associated with Galilee
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms90Case patternAccusative (43)Number patternSingular (90)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 8:27 · Mark 4:41 · John 6:18 · Rev 4:6 · Rev 20:13 · Rev 21:16×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 4:15 · Matt 14:26 · Matt 18:6 · Mark 5:1 · Mark 6:47 · Mark 6:48 · Mark 6:49 · Luke 21:25 · John 6:1 · John 6:17 · John 6:19 · John 6:22 · John 6:25 · John 21:1 · Acts 28:4 · Rom 9:2729×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMatt 8:24 · Matt 8:26 · Mark 1:16 · Mark 4:1 · Mark 4:39 · Mark 5:13 · Luke 17:6 · 1 Cor 10:2 · 2 Cor 11:26 · Rev 8:9 · Rev 16:3 · Rev 18:1912×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 4:18 · Matt 8:32 · Matt 13:1 · Matt 13:47 · Matt 14:25 · Matt 15:29 · Matt 17:27 · Matt 21:21 · Matt 23:15 · Mark 1:16 · Mark 2:13 · Mark 3:7 · Mark 4:1 · Mark 5:13 · Mark 5:21 · Mark 7:3143×
Word Origins
θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας is built from this root:
ἅλςG251
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.