noun · feminine
lailapsas
Greekλαῖλαψ (lailaps)
Strong’sG2978
a sudden storm, squall
stem lailaps-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λαῖλαψ, -απος, ἡ,
[in LXX: Jb 21:18 27:20 א (סוּפָה) 38:1, Je 32 (25):32 (סְעָרָה, סַעַר), Wi 5:14, 23, Si 48:9, 12*;]
SYN.: θύελλα, q.v., and cf. ἄνεμος.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2978 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlah'-ee-laps
a whirlwind (squall)
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamesstorm, tempest.
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 | lailapsas2×λαῖλαψ | lailapsais |
| object accusative | lailapsan | lailapsain |
| direct address vocative | lailapsar | lailapsair |
| of, belonging to genitive | lailapsau1×λαίλαπος | lailapsaiu |
| to, for dative | lailapsa | lailapsai |
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
lailapsa 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
lailapsas“storm”subjectnominative singular2×
Mark 4:37“storm”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.
Luke 8:23“storm”plarōtoiu de autoiu afupnata. kai katabainata lailapsas anemou eis tan limnan, kai sumplērile kai kinduneuale.As 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.
lailapsau“storm”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
2 Peter 2:17“storm”Houtois alō pēgais anudrais kai homichlais hupo lailapsau elaunirōtais, hoi tos zofos teu skoteu tēritē.These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.