Strong’s G2978 · Greek
λαῖλαψ
laîlaps · lah'-ee-laps
Origin of uncertain derivation;
Meaning a whirlwind (squall)
In the King James Version storm, tempest.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- Mark 4:37And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
- Luke 8:23But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
- 2 Peter 2:17These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.