κλύδων
klydōn · waves
Greek word · Strong’s number G2830 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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klydōn (κλύδων) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “waves”.
Rough water.
How to say it
kly·dōn
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Sea water tossed by the wind.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- surge ×1
- wave ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 8:24
And they came and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he woke up and rebuked the wind and the surge of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm.
- James 1:6
But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed about.