noun · neuter
kumem
Greekκῦμα (kuma)
Strong’sG2949
a wave
stem kum-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κῦμα, -τος, τό
(< κύω, to be pregnant, to swell), [in LXX chiefly for גַּל;]
SYN.: κλύδων, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2949 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkoo'-mah
a billow (as bursting or toppling)
Fromfrom κύω (to swell (with young), i.e. bend, curve);
King Jameswave.
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 or object direct | kumem | kumeim2×κύματα |
| of, belonging to genitive | kumeu | kumeiu2×κυμάτων |
| to, for dative | kume | kumei |
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
kume 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
kumeim“waves”subject or objectdirect plural2×
Mark 4:37“waves”kai ginetō lailapsas megas anemou, kai teim kumeim epiballate eis tem ploiem, hōste ēdē gemizirō tem ploiem.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
Jude 1:13“waves”kumeim agrieim thalassau epafrizarōteim tain heauteiu aischunain, astērois planētois hoi tos zofos teu skoteu eis aiōnon tēritē.They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
kumeiu“waves”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Matthew 8:24“waves”kai idou seismos megos gineta en ta thalassa, hōste tem ploiem kaluptirō hupo teiu kumeiu, autos de katheudate.Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
Matthew 14:24“waves”tem de ploiem ēdē stadioin polloin apo tau gēau apechate, basanizirōtem hupo teiu kumeiu, ate gar enantios tos anemos.but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.