Word Study · Strong's G2281 · Greek
θάλασσα
thalassa
thal'-as-sah
Strong's 1890 spelling: thálassa
“the sea (genitive case or specially)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the sea (genitive case or specially)
Rendered in the KJV as
sea.
- 90occurrencesin the New Testament
- 12 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 90 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- θάλασσαν24
- θαλάσσης23
- θάλασσαν,9
- θάλασσα6
- θάλασσαν.5
- θαλάσσῃ,5
- θαλάσσῃ4
- θάλασσαν·3
- θαλάσσης,3
- θάλασσαν.¶2
- θαλάσσῃ·2
- θαλάσσῃ.1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 11
- sea42
- sea,14
- sea.11
- Sea7
- sea;5
- of [the] sea4
- [the] sea2
- a sea2
- [the] sea,1
- sea,’1
- the sea1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular42
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular28
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular12
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular6
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF · 42
- N-GSF · 28
- N-DSF · 12
- N-NSF · 6
- N-ASF-L · 1
- N-DSF-L · 1
All 90, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew16 occurrences
- Matthew 4:15θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—here: of [the] sea
- Matthew 4:18θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAs Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.here: Sea
- Matthew 4:18θάλασσαν·thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAs Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.here: sea;
- Matthew 8:24θαλάσσῃthalassēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularSuddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.here: sea
- Matthew 8:26θαλάσσῃ,thalassēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.here: sea,
- Matthew 8:27θάλασσαthalassanoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThe men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”here: sea
- Matthew 8:32θάλασσαν,thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.here: sea,
- Matthew 13:1θάλασσαν.thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThat same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.here: sea.
- Matthew 13:47θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularOnce again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.here: sea
- Matthew 14:25θάλασσαν.¶thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularDuring the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.here: sea.
- Matthew 14:26θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWhen the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.here: sea
- Matthew 15:29θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularMoving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.here: Sea
- Matthew 17:27θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”here: sea
- Matthew 18:6θαλάσσης.¶thalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBut if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.here: sea.
- Matthew 21:21θάλασσαν,thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.here: sea,
- Matthew 23:15θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.here: sea
Mark19 occurrences
- Mark 1:16θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAs Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.here: Sea
- Mark 1:16θαλάσσῃ·thalassēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAs Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.here: sea;
- Mark 2:13θάλασσαν,thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularOnce again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.here: sea,
- Mark 3:7θάλασσαν,thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSo Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,here: sea,
- Mark 4:1θάλασσαν.thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularOnce again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.here: sea.
- Mark 4:1θαλάσσῃ,thalassēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularOnce again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.here: sea,
- Mark 4:1θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularOnce again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.here: sea
- Mark 4:39θαλάσσῃ·thalassēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThen Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.here: sea;
- Mark 4:41θάλασσαthalassanoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularOverwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”here: sea
- Mark 5:1θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularOn the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.here: sea
- Mark 5:13θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularHe gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.here: sea
- Mark 5:13θαλάσσῃ.thalassēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularHe gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.here: sea.
- Mark 5:21θάλασσαν.¶thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhen Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.here: sea.
- Mark 6:47θαλάσσης,thalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWhen evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.here: sea,
- Mark 6:48θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularHe could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,here: sea
- Mark 6:49θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularbut when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—here: sea
- Mark 7:31θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.here: Sea
- Mark 9:42θάλασσαν.thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.here: sea.
- Mark 11:23θάλασσαν,thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.here: sea,’
Luke3 occurrences
- Luke 17:2θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularIt would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.here: sea
- Luke 17:6θαλάσσῃ,thalassēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAnd the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.here: sea,
- Luke 21:25θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThere will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.here: of [the] sea
John9 occurrences
- John 6:1θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAfter this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).here: Sea
- John 6:16θάλασσαν,thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhen evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,here: sea,
- John 6:17θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulargot into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.here: sea
- John 6:18θάλασσαthalassanoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularA strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.here: the sea
- John 6:19θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWhen they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.here: sea
- John 6:22θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThe next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.here: sea
- John 6:25θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWhen they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”here: sea
- John 21:1θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularLater, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way:here: sea
- John 21:7θάλασσαν.thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.here: sea.
Acts10 occurrences
- Acts 4:24θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhen the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.here: sea
- Acts 7:36θαλάσσῃthalassēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularHe led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.here: Sea
- Acts 10:6θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularHe is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”here: [the] sea
- Acts 10:32θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularTherefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’here: [the] sea
- Acts 14:15θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.here: sea
- Acts 17:14θάλασσαν·thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThe brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.here: sea;
- Acts 27:30θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularMeanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.here: sea
- Acts 27:38θάλασσαν.thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAfter the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.here: sea.
- Acts 27:40θάλασσαν,thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularCutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.here: sea,
- Acts 28:4θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWhen the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”here: sea
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 10:1θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularI do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.here: sea
- 1 Corinthians 10:2θαλάσσῃthalassēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThey were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.here: sea
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 11:12θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.here: sea
- Hebrews 11:29θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBy faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.here: Sea
Revelation25 occurrences
- Revelation 4:6θάλασσαthalassanoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAnd before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.here: a sea
- Revelation 5:13θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”here: sea
- Revelation 7:1θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAfter this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.here: sea
- Revelation 7:2θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:here: sea
- Revelation 7:3θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have sealed the foreheads of the servants of our God.”here: sea
- Revelation 8:8θάλασσαν·thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,here: sea;
- Revelation 8:8θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,here: sea
- Revelation 8:9θαλάσσῃ,thalassēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulara third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.here: sea
- Revelation 10:2θαλάσσης,thalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularHe held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.here: sea,
- Revelation 10:5θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.here: sea
- Revelation 10:6θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!here: sea
- Revelation 10:8θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.”here: sea
- Revelation 12:12θάλασσαν,thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularTherefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”here: sea,
- Revelation 13:1θαλάσσηςthalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.here: sea
- Revelation 14:7θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”here: sea
- Revelation 15:2θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,here: a sea
- Revelation 15:2θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,here: sea
- Revelation 16:3θάλασσαν,thalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.here: sea,
- Revelation 16:3θαλάσσῃ.¶thalassēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAnd the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.here: sea.
- Revelation 18:17θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularFor in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distancehere: sea
- Revelation 18:19θαλάσσῃthalassēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThen they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”here: sea
- Revelation 18:21θάλασσανthalassannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.here: sea
- Revelation 20:8θαλάσσης.thalassēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularand will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.here: sea.
- Revelation 20:13θάλασσαthalassanoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThe sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.here: sea
- Revelation 21:1θάλασσαthalassanoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThen I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.here: sea