Word Study · Strong's G3507 · Greek
νεφέλη
nephele
nef-el'-ay
Strong's 1890 spelling: nephélē
“properly, cloudiness, i.e. (concretely) a cloud”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, cloudiness, i.e. (concretely) a cloud
Rendered in the KJV as
cloud.
- 25occurrencesin the New Testament
- 8 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 25 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- νεφέλη5
- νεφέλης4
- νεφέλην3
- νεφελῶν3
- νεφέλαις2
- νεφέλῃ2
- νεφέλαι1
- νεφέλῃ,1
- νεφέλην,1
- νεφέλην.1
- νεφέλης·1
- νεφελῶν,1
How it is rendered · 9
- a cloud7
- cloud7
- clouds4
- [the] clouds2
- a cloud,1
- cloud,1
- cloud;1
- cloud.1
- clouds,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular5
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular5
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular5
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural4
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural2
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF · 5
- N-GSF · 5
- N-NSF · 5
- N-GPF · 4
- N-DSF · 3
- N-DPF · 2
- N-NPF · 1
All 25, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Revelation7 of 25 · 28%
- Luke5 of 25 · 20%
- Matthew4 of 25 · 16%
- Mark4 of 25 · 16%
- 1 Corinthians2 of 25 · 8%
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Matthew4 occurrences
- Matthew 17:5νεφέληnephelēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularWhile Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”here: a cloud
- Matthew 17:5νεφέληςnephelēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWhile Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”here: cloud
- Matthew 24:30νεφελῶνnephelōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralAt that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.here: clouds
- Matthew 26:64νεφελῶνnephelōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”here: clouds
Mark4 occurrences
- Mark 9:7νεφέληnephelēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThen a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”here: a cloud
- Mark 9:7νεφέληςnephelēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”here: cloud
- Mark 13:26νεφέλαιςnephelaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralAt that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.here: [the] clouds
- Mark 14:62νεφελῶνnephelōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural“I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”here: clouds
Luke5 occurrences
- Luke 9:34νεφέληnephelēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularWhile Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.here: a cloud
- Luke 9:34νεφέλην.nephelēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhile Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.here: cloud.
- Luke 9:35νεφέληςnephelēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”here: cloud
- Luke 12:54νεφέληνnephelēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.here: a cloud
- Luke 21:27νεφέλῃnephelēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAt that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.here: a cloud
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 10:1νεφέληνnephelēnnoun · accusative (object) · 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: cloud
- 1 Corinthians 10:2νεφέλῃnephelēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThey were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.here: cloud
Revelation7 occurrences
- Revelation 1:7νεφελῶν,nephelōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralBehold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.here: clouds,
- Revelation 10:1νεφέλην,nephelēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.here: a cloud,
- Revelation 11:12νεφέλῃ,nephelēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAnd the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.here: cloud,
- Revelation 14:14νεφέληnephelēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAnd I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.here: a cloud
- Revelation 14:14νεφέληνnephelēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.here: cloud
- Revelation 14:15νεφέλης·nephelēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest; for the crop of the earth is ripe.”here: cloud;
- Revelation 14:16νεφέληςnephelēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularSo the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.here: cloud