Greek · Strong's G2949
κῦμα
kymakoo'-mah
a billow (as bursting or toppling)
1890 spelling: kŷma
- κ20
- υ400
- μ40
- α1
Isopsephy 461
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
a billow (as bursting or toppling)
Rendered in the KJV as
wave.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- κύματα2
- κυμάτων·2
- κυμάτων.1
How it is rendered · 3
- waves2
- waves;2
- waves.1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural3
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter plural2
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- N-GPN · 3
- N-NPN · 2
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 8:24κυμάτων·kumatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralSuddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.here: waves;
- Matthew 14:24κυμάτων·kumatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralbut the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.here: waves;