noun · feminine
galēnas
Greekγαλήνη (galēnē)
Strong’sG1055
a calm
stem galēn-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* γαλήνη, -ης, ἡ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1055 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidgal-ay'-nay
tranquillity
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamescalm.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | galēnas3×γαλήνη | galēnais |
| object accusative | galēnan | galēnain |
| direct address vocative | galēnar | galēnair |
| of, belonging to genitive | galēnau | galēnaiu |
| to, for dative | galēna | galēnai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
galēna is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
galēnas“calm”subjectnominative singular3×
Matthew 8:26“calm”kai legatō autoi; Tinem deilois avō, oligopistoir? tote egeiriratos epitimata toi anemoi kai ta thalassa, kai gineta galēnas megas.“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.
Mark 4:39“calm”kai diegeiriratos epitimata to anemo kai legata ta thalassa; Siōpasōr, fimisēr. kai kopazata tos anemos, kai gineta galēnas megas.Then 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.
Luke 8:24“calm”prosercharatois de diegeirala auton legarōtois; Epistator epistator, apolluenō; tos de diegeiriratos epitimata to anemo kai to kludōno teu hudōreu, kai pauela, kai gineta galēnas.The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.