Definition
θάλασσα, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for יָם ;]
the sea: Matthew 23:15, Mark 11:23, Luke 21:25, Romans 9:27, Hebrews 11:12, James 1:6, Jude 13, Revelation 7:1, al.; τὸ πέλαγος τῆς θ. (see Tr., ut infr.), Matthew 18:6; ὁ οὐρανὸς κ. ἡ γῆ κ. ἡ θ., of the whole world, Acts 4:24, al. (Haggai 2:7); θ. ὑαλίνη, Revelation 4:6; 15:2; of the Mediterranean, Acts 10:6, 32; 17:14; of the Red Sea, ἐρυθρὰ θ., Acts 7:36, 1 Corinthians 10:1-2, Hebrews 11:20; of an inland lake (as Heb. יָם), θ. τ. Γαλιλαίας, Matthew 4:18; 15:29, Mark 1:16; 7:31; τ. Τιβεριάδος, John 21:1; τ. Γ. τ. T., John 6:1; of the same, simply ἡ θ., Matthew 4:15, Mark 2:13, al
Synonyms: πέλαγος, the vast expanse of open water"; θ., "the sea as contrasted with the land" (Tr., Syn., xiii)
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as θάλασσα:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
91 total
- Matthew 4:15θαλάσσης · of [the] Sea“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
- Matthew 4:18θάλασσαν · Sea; θάλασσαν · seaAs Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Matthew 8:24θαλάσσῃ · seaSuddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
- Matthew 8:26θαλάσσῃ · sea“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
- Matthew 8:27θάλασσα · seaThe men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
- Matthew 8:32θάλασσαν · sea“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
- Matthew 13:1θάλασσαν · seaThat same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
- Matthew 13:47θάλασσαν · seaOnce again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
- Matthew 14:25θάλασσαν · seaDuring the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.
- Matthew 14:26θαλάσσης · seaWhen the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.
- Matthew 15:29θάλασσαν · SeaMoving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
- Matthew 17:27θάλασσαν · the sea“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”
- Matthew 18:6θαλάσσης · seaBut if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
- Matthew 21:21θάλασσαν · sea“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
- Matthew 23:15θάλασσαν · seaWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
- Mark 1:16θάλασσαν · Sea; θαλάσσῃ · seaAs Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Mark 2:13θάλασσαν · seaOnce again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.
- Mark 3:7θάλασσαν · seaSo Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
- Mark 4:1θάλασσαν · sea; θαλάσσῃ · [it]; θάλασσανOnce again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
- Mark 4:39θαλάσσῃ · seaThen Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.
- Mark 4:41θάλασσα · seaOverwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
- Mark 5:1θαλάσσης · seaOn the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.
- Mark 5:13θάλασσαν · sea; θαλάσσῃ · [water]He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
- Mark 5:21θάλασσαν · seaWhen Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.
- Mark 6:47θαλάσσης · seaWhen evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
- Mark 6:48θαλάσσης · seaHe could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
- Mark 6:49θαλάσσης · sea…but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
- Mark 7:31θάλασσαν · SeaThen Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
- Mark 9:42θάλασσαν · seaBut if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
- Mark 11:23θάλασσαν · sea“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.
- Luke 17:2θάλασσαν · seaIt would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
- Luke 17:6θαλάσσῃ · seaAnd the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
- Luke 21:25θαλάσσης · of [the] seaThere will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
- John 6:1θαλάσσης · SeaAfter this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).
- John 6:16θάλασσαν · seaWhen evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
- John 6:17θαλάσσης · sea…got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
- John 6:18θάλασσα · seaA strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.
- John 6:19θαλάσσης · seaWhen they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
- John 6:22θαλάσσης · seaThe next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.
- John 6:25θαλάσσης · seaWhen they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”
- John 21:1θαλάσσης · SeaLater, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way:
- John 21:7θάλασσαν · seaThen the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.
- Acts 4:24θάλασσαν · seaWhen the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.
- Acts 7:36Θαλάσσῃ · SeaHe led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.
- Acts 10:6θάλασσαν · [the] seaHe is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”