What does θάλασσα · Τιβεριάς mean in the Bible?
θάλασσα · Τιβεριάς is a Greek phrase meaning "Sea of Tiberias".
Greek · G2281, G5085
τῆς θαλάσσης τῆς Τιβεριάδος
The sea (genitive case or specially) · Tiberias, the name of a town and a lake in 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 →ΤιβεριάςG5085Tiberias, the name of a town and a lake in Palestine
PronunciationTiberiás
Open lexicon entry →What does τῆς θαλάσσης τῆς Τιβεριάδος (tēs thalassēs tēs Tiberiados) mean in the Bible?
θάλασσα · Τιβεριάς is a Greek phrase meaning "Sea of Tiberias".
Full entry for τῆς θαλάσσης τῆς Τιβεριάδος (G2281, G5085) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2281, G5085?
G2281, G5085 is connected to 90 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Sea of Tiberias
Source Gloss
Sea of Tiberias
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
τῆς θαλάσσης τῆς Τιβεριάδος is built from this root:
ἅλςG251