What does κῦμα (kŷma) mean in the Bible?
κῦμα (kŷma): Wave as a swelling, surging mass of water—emphasizes the dynamic motion of rising and breaking.
Greek · G2949
κῦμα
A billow (as bursting or toppling)
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κῦμαG2949
Pronunciationkŷma
What does κῦμα (kŷma) mean in the Bible?
κῦμα (kŷma): Wave as a swelling, surging mass of water—emphasizes the dynamic motion of rising and breaking.
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How does the BSB render G2949?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include waves (5).
Where does κῦμα (kŷma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 8:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), Acts (1), Jude (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itwaves5×Matthew 8:24, Matthew 14:24, Mark 4:37, Acts 27:41
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 8:24
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Matthew2Mark1Acts1Jude1
Source forms
κύματα2xkymataMark 4:37, Jude 1:13
κυμάτων2xkymatōnMatthew 8:24, Matthew 14:24
κυμάτων1xkymatōnActs 27:41
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural3xMatthew 8:24, Matthew 14:24, Acts 27:41
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural2xMark 4:37, Jude 1:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Wave as a swelling, surging mass of water—emphasizes the dynamic motion of rising and breaking.
Strong'sG2949
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a billow (as bursting or toppling)
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Wave as a swelling, surging mass of water—emphasizes the dynamic motion of rising and breaking.
(κύω, to be pregnant, to swell) [in LXX chiefly for גַּל ;] a wave: pl., Mat.8:24 14:24, Mrk.4:37; κ. θαλάσσης, figuratively, Ju 13.
Synonymsκλύδων, q.v
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 8:24Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
κυμάτων·kumatwn
a wave
Read verseMatthew 14:24Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
κυμάτων·kumatwn
a wave
Read verseMark 4:37Noun Nominative Plural Neuter
κύματαkumata
a wave
Read verseActs 27:41Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
κυμάτων.kumatwn
a wave
Read verseJude 1:13Noun Nominative Plural Neuter
κύματαkumata
a wave
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 patterns2Aligned forms4Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternPlural (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · NeuterMark 4:37 · Jude 1:132×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 8:24 · Matt 14:242×