noun · feminine
nefelas
Greekνεφέλη (nefelē)
Strong’sG3507
a cloud
stem nefel-25 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books7 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
νεφέλη, -ης, ἡ
(< νέφος), [in LXX chiefly for עָנָן, also for עָב, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3507 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnef-el'-ay
properly, cloudiness, i.e. (concretely) a cloud
Fromfrom G3509;
King Jamescloud.
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 | nefelas5×νεφέλη | nefelais1×νεφέλαι |
| object accusative | nefelan5×νεφέλην | nefelain |
| direct address vocative | nefelar | nefelair |
| of, belonging to genitive | nefelau5×νεφέλης | nefelaiu4×νεφελῶν |
| to, for dative | nefela3×νεφέλῃ | nefelai2×νεφέλαις |
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
nefela 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
25 occurrences, every one of them listed
nefelas“cloud”subjectnominative singular5×
Matthew 17:5“cloud”ēti autou lalarōtou idou nefelas fōteinas episkiazata autoin, kai idou fōnas ek tau nefelau legarōtas; Houtos atō tos huios mu tos agapētos, en ho eudokama; akouavōr autou.While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
Mark 9:7“cloud”kai gineta nefelas episkiazarōtas autoi, kai gineta fōnas ek tau nefelau; Houtos atō tos huios mu tos agapētos, akouavōr autou.Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”
Luke 9:34“cloud”houteim de autou legarōtou gineta nefelas kai episkiazate autoin; fobila de en te eiserchara autoin eis tan nefelan.While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
Acts 1:9“cloud”kai houteim legaratos bleparōtoiu autoiu epairita kai nefelas hupolambata auton apo toiu ofthalmoiu autoiu.After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
Revelation 14:14“cloud”Kai horama, kai idou nefelas leukas, kai epi tan nefelan katherōton homoion huion anthrōpou, echarōtos epi tau kefalau autou stefanon chrusouon kai en ta cheira autou drepanem oxuem.And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
nefelan“cloud”objectaccusative singular5×
Luke 9:34“cloud”houteim de autou legarōtou gineta nefelas kai episkiazate autoin; fobila de en te eiserchara autoin eis tan nefelan.While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
Luke 12:54“cloud”Legate de kai toi ochloi; Hotan horaveia nefelan anatellarōtan epi dusmaiu, eutheōs legavō hoti Ombros erchetō, kai ginetō houtōs;Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.
1 Corinthians 10:1“cloud”Ouk thelamō gar vin agnoarō, adelfoir, hoti tois patērois nu pantois hupo tan nefelan ale kai pantois dia tau thalassau dierchala,I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.
Revelation 10:1“cloud”Kai horama allon angelon ischuron katabainarōton ek tou ouranou, periballerēton nefelan, kai tas irias epi tan kefalan autou, kai tem prosōpem autou hōs tos hēlios, kai tois podois autou hōs stulois pureu,Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
Revelation 14:14“cloud”Kai horama, kai idou nefelas leukas, kai epi tan nefelan katherōton homoion huion anthrōpou, echarōtos epi tau kefalau autou stefanon chrusouon kai en ta cheira autou drepanem oxuem.And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
nefelau“cloud”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
Matthew 17:5“cloud”ēti autou lalarōtou idou nefelas fōteinas episkiazata autoin, kai idou fōnas ek tau nefelau legarōtas; Houtos atō tos huios mu tos agapētos, en ho eudokama; akouavōr autou.While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
Mark 9:7“cloud”kai gineta nefelas episkiazarōtas autoi, kai gineta fōnas ek tau nefelau; Houtos atō tos huios mu tos agapētos, akouavōr autou.Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”
Luke 9:35“cloud”kai fōnas gineta ek tau nefelau legarōtas; Houtos atō tos huios mu tos eklegirētos, autou akouavōr.And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”
Revelation 14:15“cloud”kai allos angelos exerchata ek tou naou krazarōtos en fōna mega to katherōto epi tau nefelau; Pempasar tem drepanem su kai therizasar, hoti erchata tas hōras therizara, hoti xērainita tos therismos tau gēau.Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
Revelation 14:16“cloud”kai ballata tos katherōtos epi tau nefelau tem drepanem autou epi tan gēan, kai therizita tas gēas.So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
nefela“cloud”to, fordative singular3×
Luke 21:27“cloud”kai tote horeli ton huion tou anthrōpou ercherōton en nefela meta dunamiau kai doxau pollau.At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
1 Corinthians 10:2“cloud”kai pantois eis ton Mōuson baptizela en ta nefela kai en ta thalassa,They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
Revelation 11:12“cloud”kai akouala fōnau megau ek tou ouranou legarōtau autoi; Anabainavar hōde, kai anabainala eis ton ouranon en ta nefela, kai theōrala autoin tois echthrois autoiu.And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.
nefelais“clouds”subjectnominative plural1×
Jude 1:12“clouds”houtois alō tois en tai agapai vu spiladais suneuōcherōtois, afobōs heautoin poimainarōtois, nefelais anudrais hupo anemoiu paraferirōtais, dendreim fthinopōrineim akarpeim dis apothnēskarateim ekrizirateim,These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
nefelaiu“clouds”of, belonging togenitive plural4×
Matthew 24:30“clouds”kai tote fainiti tem sēmem tou huiou tou anthrōpou en to ourano, kai tote kopteli pantais tais fulais tau gēau kai horeli ton huion tou anthrōpou ercherōton epi taiu nefelaiu tou ouranou meta dunamiau kai doxau pollau;At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Matthew 26:64“clouds”legatō auto tos Iēsus; Sis legasa; plēn legamō vi, apo arti horevi ton huion tou anthrōpou katherōton ek dexeiu tau dunamiau kai ercherōton epi taiu nefelaiu tou ouranou.“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
Mark 14:62“clouds”tos de Iēsus legata; Mis amō, kai horevi ton huion tou anthrōpou ek dexeiu katherōton tau dunamiau kai ercherōton meta taiu nefelaiu tou ouranou.“I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
Revelation 1:7“clouds”Idou erchetō meta taiu nefelaiu, kai horeti auton pantos ofthalmos kai hotinois auton ekkentala, kai kopteli epi auton pantais tais fulais tau gēau. nai, amēn.Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him — even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
nefelai“clouds”to, fordative plural2×
Mark 13:26“clouds”kai tote horeli ton huion tou anthrōpou ercherōton en nefelai meta dunamiau pollau kai doxau;At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
1 Thessalonians 4:17“clouds”epeita nis tois zōarōtois tois perileipirōtois hama sun autoi harpazini en nefelai eis apantēsian tou kuriou eis aēron; kai houtōs pantote sun kurio eni.After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.