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νεφέλη

nephelēcloudHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine25 occurrences8 books21 verses

Definition

νεφέλη, -ης, ἡ

(νέφος), [in LXX chiefly for עָנָן, also for עָב, etc. ;]

a cloud (single and specific as opposite to νεφος, a great indefinite mass of vapour): Matthew 17:5; 24:30; 26:64, Mark 9:7; 13:26; 14:62, Luke 9:34-35; 12:54; 21:37, Acts 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:17, Jude 12, Revelation 1:7; 10:1; 11:12; 14:14-16; of the pillar of cloud in the wilderness (Exodus 14:19-20, Psalm 105:39, al.): 1 Corinthians 10:1-2.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as νεφέλη:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

25 total
  1. Matthew 17:5νεφέλη · cloud; νεφέλης · cloud
    While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
  2. Matthew 24:30νεφελῶν · clouds
    At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
  3. Matthew 26:64νεφελῶν · clouds
    “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
  4. Mark 9:7νεφέλη · a cloud; νεφέλης · cloud
    Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”
  5. Mark 13:26νεφέλαις · [the] clouds
    At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
  6. Mark 14:62νεφελῶν · clouds
    “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
  7. Luke 9:34νεφέλη · a cloud; νεφέλην · cloud
    While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
  8. Luke 9:35νεφέλης · cloud
    And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”
  9. Luke 12:54νεφέλην · cloud
    Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.
  10. Luke 21:27νεφέλῃ · a cloud
    At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
  11. Acts 1:9νεφέλη · a cloud
    After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
  12. 1 Corinthians 10:1νεφέλην · cloud
    I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.
  13. 1 Corinthians 10:2νεφέλῃ · cloud
    They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
  14. 1 Thessalonians 4:17νεφέλαις · [the] clouds
    After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
  15. Jude 1:12νεφέλαι · [They are] clouds
    These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
  16. Revelation 1:7νεφελῶν · clouds
    Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
  17. Revelation 10:1νεφέλην · a cloud
    Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
  18. Revelation 11:12νεφέλῃ · cloud
    And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.
  19. Revelation 14:14νεφέλη · cloud; νεφέλην · cloud
    And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
  20. Revelation 14:15νεφέλης · cloud
    Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
  21. Revelation 14:16νεφέλης · cloud
    So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.