G2281

Greek Lexicon Entry

Original

θάλασσα

Transliteration

yâm

Testament

New Testament

Definition

a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south

Etymology & Derivation

probably prolonged from G251 (ἅλς);

Related Entries

parent of
G3864

παραθαλάσσιος

parathalássios

along the sea, i
derives from
G251

ἅλς

háls

"salt"
parent of
G2063

ἐρυθρός

erythrós
parent of
G1337

διθάλασσος

dithálassos

having two seas, i

English Translations (KJV)

sea 400x

1 English word(s) are translated from G2281 in the King James Bible, appearing a total of 400 times.

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