κατακλυσμός
kataklusmosfloodHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine4 occurrences3 books4 verses
Definition
κατα-κλυσμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(κατακλύζω), [in LXX chiefly for מַבּוּל, Genesis 6:17, al.; also for שֶׁטֶף, Psalm 32:6, al. ;]
a flood, deluge: Matthew 24:38-39, Luke 17:27, 2 Peter 2:5.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κατακλυσμός:
- מַבּוּלmab.bul“flood”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Matthew 24:38κατακλυσμοῦ · floodFor in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
- Matthew 24:39κατακλυσμὸς · floodAnd they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
- Luke 17:27κατακλυσμὸς · floodPeople were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
- 2 Peter 2:5κατακλυσμὸν · [the] flood…if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;