Lexical Definition
κῦμα kŷma (koo'-mah) a wave G:N-N
from
wave.
- a billow (as bursting or toppling)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| κύματα | its waves | LXX.Ps.107.25 • LXX.Ps.107.29 • LXX.Isa.51.15 • LXX.Jer.5.22 • LXX.Jer.31.35 |
| waves | LXX.Exod.15.8 • LXX.Job.38.11 • LXX.Zech.10.11 • Mark.4.37 • Jude.1.13 | |
| κύματά | your waves | LXX.Ps.42.7 • LXX.Jonah.2.3 |
| κύμασιν | her waves | LXX.Ezek.26.3 |
| κύμα | a wave | LXX.Job.6.15 • LXX.Job.11.16 • LXX.Isa.48.18 |
| κυμάτων | of its waves | LXX.Ps.65.7 • LXX.Ps.89.9 • LXX.Jer.51.42 |
| waves | Matt.8.24 • Matt.14.24 • Acts.27.41 |
Abbott-Smith
κῦμα, -τος, τό (< κύω, to be pregnant, to swell), [in LXX chiefly for גַּל;]
a wave: pl., Mt 8:24 14:24, Mk 4:37; κ. θαλάσσης, fig., Ju 13.†
SYN.: κλύδων, q.v.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 8:24 · 14:24 |
| Mark | 4:37 |
| Jude | 1:13 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
κῦμα, ατος, τό,
(κύω) anything swollen (as if pregnant): hence,
__I wave, billow, of rivers as well as the sea, in singular and plural; κ. θαλάσσης [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κύματ᾽ ἐπ᾽ ἠϊόνος κλύζεσκον [Refs 5th c.BC+] when the swell abated, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2 metaphorically, flood of men, κ. χερσαῖον στρατοῦ [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__I.2.b of the waves of adversity, etc., κ. ἄτης, κακῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κελαινοῦ κ. μένος, of passion, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2.c phrases: μάτην με κῦμ᾽ ὅπως παρηγορῶν [κῦμα λακτίζειν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1396; ἐκ κυμάτων.. γαλήν᾽ ὁρῶ [prev. author] “Or.” 279; ἐπ᾽ ῃόνι κύματα μετρεῖν 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 16.60; ἀριθμεῖν τὰ κύματα 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Herm.” 84. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.3 Architecture texts, waved moulding, cyma, Λέσβιον κ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II from κύω (as κύημα from κυέω), foetus, embryo, νεόσπορον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the earth, κ. λαμβάνειν [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 young sprout of plants, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; especially of a cabbage, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]