Lexical Definition
νεφέλη nephélē (nef-el'-ay) cloud G:N-F
from νέφος
cloud.
- properly, cloudiness, i.e. (concretely) a cloud
Abbott-Smith
νεφέλη, -ης, ἡ (< νέφος), [in LXX chiefly for עָנָן, also for עָב, etc.;]
a cloud (single and specific as opp. to νέφος, a great indefinite mass of vapour): Mt 17:5 24:30 26:64, Mk 9:7 13:26 14:62, Lk 9:34, 35 12:54 21:37, Ac 1:9, I Th 4:17, Ju 12, Re 1:7 10:1 11:12 14:14-16; of the pillar of cloud in the wilderness (Ex 14:19, 20, Ps 104:39*, al.): I Co 10:1, 2.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 14:19 · 14:20 |
| Psalms | 104:39* |
| Matthew | 17:5 · 24:30 · 26:64 |
| Mark | 9:7 · 13:26 · 14:62 |
| Luke | 9:34 · 9:35 · 12:54 · 21:37 |
| Acts | 1:9 |
| 1 Corinthians | 10:1 · 10:2 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 4:17 |
| Jude | 1:12 |
| Revelation | 1:7 · 10:1 · 11:12 · 14:14 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
νεφέλη, ἡ,
(νέφος) cloud, mass of clouds (distinguished from ὁμίχλη, mist or fog, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ν. κυανέη, πορφυρέη, [Refs 8th c.BC+]—Mostly poetry, but found in [Refs 5th c.BC+] [same places], and in late Prose, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__2 metaphorically, νεφέλη δέ μιν ἀμφεκάλυψε κυανέη, of death, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸν δ᾽ ἄχεος νεφέλη ἐκάλυψε μέλαινα a cloud of sorrow,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; Κενταύρου φονίᾳ νεφέλᾳ, i.e. with his blood, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κελαινῶπις ν., of sleep, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II of clouds in urine, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 ={νεφέλιον} 11.2, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 cloud on a mirror, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III fine bird-net, in plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV Alchem., sublimate, [Refs 5th c.BC+]