Word Study · Strong's G2978 · Greek

λαῖλαψ

lailaps

lah'-ee-laps

Strong's 1890 spelling: laîlaps

“a whirlwind (squall)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a whirlwind (squall)

Rendered in the KJV as

storm, tempest.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

λαῖλαψ2
λαίλαπος1

How it is rendered · 2

a storm2
storm1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular2
noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-NSF · 2
N-GSF · 1

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The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Mark1 of 3 · 33%
Luke1 of 3 · 33%
2 Peter1 of 3 · 33%

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Mark1 occurrence

Mark 4:37λαῖλαψlailapsnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularSoon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.here: a storm

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 8:23λαῖλαψlailapsnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAs they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.here: a storm

2 Peter1 occurrence

2 Peter 2:17λαίλαποςlailaposnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThese men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.here: storm

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