Lexical Definition
σάλος sálos (sal'-os) tossing G:N-M
probably from the base of σαίνω
wave.
- a vibration, i.e. (specially), billow
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| σάλω | tossing about | LXX.Zech.9.14 |
| σάλου αυτήσ | its tossing about | LXX.Jonah.1.15 |
| σάλου | rolling surge | Luke.21.25 |
| σάλον | for a tossing about | LXX.Ps.55.22 |
| tossing about | LXX.Ps.66.9 • LXX.Ps.89.9 • LXX.Ps.121.3 • LXX.Lam.1.8 |
Abbott-Smith
σάλος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for מוֹט, etc. ;]
in poets and late prose, a tossing, as of an earthquake; esp. the tossing, the rolling swell of the sea: Lk 21:25.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 21:25 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σάλος [ᾰ], ὁ,
tossing motion, of an earthquake, χθονὸς νῶτα σεισθῆναι σάλῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially rolling swell of the sea, πόντου σ., πόντιος σ., [Refs]
__2 open roadstead, roads, opposed to a harbour, ἐν σάλῳ στῆναι, ={σαλεύειν}[Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II of ships or persons in them, tossing on the sea, ἐκ πολλοῦ σ. εὕδοντ᾽ ἐπ᾽ ἀκτῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καρηβαρεῖν ὑπὸ σ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: metaphorically of the ship of the state, τὰ μὲν δὴ πόλεος θεοὶ πολλῷ σ. σείσαντες ὤρθωσαν πάλιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔσχε.. ὁ ἀγὼν ὑποτροπὴν καὶ σ. began to waver, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II.2 distemper, restlessness, perplexity, [LXX+2nd c.AD+]