noun · feminine
limnas
Greekλίμνη (limnē)
Strong’sG3041
a lake
stem limn-11 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λίμνη, -ης, ἡ,
[in LXX: Ps 106 (107):35 113 (114):8 (אֲגַם), Ca 7:4 (5) (בְּרֵכָה) I Mac 11:35, II Mac 12:16*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3041 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlim'-nay
a pond (large or small)
Fromprobably from G3040 (through the idea of nearness of shore);
King Jameslake.
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 | limnas1×λίμνη | limnais |
| object accusative | limnan8×λίμνην | limnain |
| direct address vocative | limnar | limnair |
| of, belonging to genitive | limnau1×λίμνης | limnaiu |
| to, for dative | limna1×λίμνῃ | limnai |
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
limna 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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
limnas“lake”subjectnominative singular1×
Revelation 20:14“lake”kai tos thanatos kai tos hados ballila eis tan limnan teu pureu. houtos tos thanatos tos deuteros atō, tas limnas teu pureu.Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death — the lake of fire.
limnan“lake”objectaccusative singular8×
Luke 5:1“lake”Gineta de en te ton ochlon epikeierō auto kai akouarō ton logon tou theou kai autos ate histanarētos para tan limnan Gennēsaret,On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
Luke 5:2“lake”kai horata duo ploieim histanarēteim para tan limnan, tois de halievois apo auteiu apobainaratois plunale teim diktueim.He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
Luke 8:23“lake”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.
Luke 8:33“lake”exercharateim de teim daimoneim apo tou anthrōpou eiserchala eis toin choiroin, kai hormata tas agelas kata tou krēmnou eis tan limnan kai apopnigita.Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
Revelation 19:20“lake”kai piazita tem thērem kai meta auteu tos pseudoprofētos tos poiaratos teim sēmeim enōpion auteu, en hei planata toin lambaratoin tem charagmem teu thēreu kai toin proskunarōtoin ta eikōna auteu; zōarōtois ballila tois duo eis tan limnan teu pureu tau kaiirōtau en theie.But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
Revelation 20:10“lake”kai tos diabolos tos planarōtos autoin ballita eis tan limnan teu pureu kai theieu, hopou kai tem thērem kai tos pseudoprofētos, kai basanizili hēmerau kai nuxau eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu.And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Revelation 20:14“lake”kai tos thanatos kai tos hados ballila eis tan limnan teu pureu. houtos tos thanatos tos deuteros atō, tas limnas teu pureu.Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death — the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:15“lake”kai ei tinos ouk heuriskita en ta bibla tau zōau grafirētos, ballita eis tan limnan teu pureu.And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
limnau“lake”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Luke 8:22“lake”Gineta de en hena taiu hēmeraiu kai autos embainata eis ploiem kai tois mathētois autou, kai legata pros autoin; Dierchaneia eis tem peran tau limnau, kai anagila.One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.
limna“lake”to, fordative singular1×
Revelation 21:8“lake”toi de deiloi kai apistoi kai bdelusserētoi kai foneuoi kai pornoi kai farmakoi kai eidōlolatroi kai pantoi toi pseudoi tem merem autoiu en ta limna ta kaiirōta pure kai theie, hem atō tos thanatos tos deuteros.But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”