πλήμμυρα

plēmmurafloodHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine1 occurrence1 book1 verse

Definition

πλήμμυρα, -ης (for Att.. -ας, see Bl., § 7, 1)

(πλήθω), [in LXX: π. γένεσθαι, Job 40:18 (23) (נָהָר עָשַׁק) * ;]

a flood (of sea or river) : Luke 6:48.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1 total
  1. Luke 6:48πλημμύρης · [the] flood
    He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.