King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2830
Transliteration: klydōn
Phonetic Spelling: (kloo'-dohn)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a billow (of water)
Meaning: a billow (of water)
κλύδων, κλύδωνος, ὁ (κλύζω, to wash against); from Homer down; a dashing or surging wave, a surge, a violent agitation of the sea: τοῦ ὕδατος, Luke 8:24; τῆς θαλάσσης, James 1:6 (Jonah 1:4, 12; Wis. 14:5). [SYNONYMS: κλύδων, κῦμα: κῦμα a wave, suggesting uninterrupted succession; κλύδων a billow, surge, suggesting size and extension. So too in the figurative application of the words. Schmidt, chapter 56.]
Word Summary
klydōn: a billow (of water)
Original Word: κλύδωνTransliteration: klydōn
Phonetic Spelling: (kloo'-dohn)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a billow (of water)
Meaning: a billow (of water)
Strong's Concordance
raging, wave. From kluzo (to billow or dash over); a surge of the sea (literally or figuratively) -- raging, wave.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2830: κλύδωνκλύδων, κλύδωνος, ὁ (κλύζω, to wash against); from Homer down; a dashing or surging wave, a surge, a violent agitation of the sea: τοῦ ὕδατος, Luke 8:24; τῆς θαλάσσης, James 1:6 (Jonah 1:4, 12; Wis. 14:5).