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κῦμα

kyma · wave

Greek word · Strong’s number G2949 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

kyma (κῦμα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “wave”.

How to say it

ky·ma

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

  1. Sea water that the wind lifts and hurls with force.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

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Words that come from it

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Where it appears

  • Matthew 8:24

    And look, a great shaking arose on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but he was sleeping.

  • Matthew 14:24

    But the boat was already many stadia away from the land, battered by the waves, for the wind was against it.

  • Mark 4:37

    And a great windstorm arises, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.

  • Jude 1:13

    wild waves of the sea foaming up their own shameful deeds; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved forever.