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Tempest

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: θύελλα

(Strong's #2366 — Noun Feminine — thuella — thoo'-el-lah )

"a hurricane, cyclone, whirlwind" (akin to thuo, "to slay," and thumos, "wrath"), is used in Hebrews 12:18 . In the Sept., Exodus 10:22; Deuteronomy 4:11; 5:22 .

2: σεισμός

(Strong's #4578 — Noun Masculine — seismos — sice-mos' )

"a shaking" (Eng., "seismic," etc.), is used of a "tempest" in Matthew 8:24 . See EARTHQUAKE.

3: χειμών

(Strong's #5494 — Noun Masculine — cheimon — khi-mone' )

"winter, a winter storm," hence, in general, "a tempest," is so rendered in Acts 27:20 . See WEATHER , WINTER.

4: λαῖλαψ

(Strong's #2978 — Noun Feminine — lailaps — lah'ee-laps )

"a tempest," 2 Peter 2:17 , AV: see STORM.

Note: For "tossed with a tempest," Acts 27:18 , AV, see LABOR , B, No. 2.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Tempest'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​t/tempest.html. 1940.
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