The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

λαῖλαψ

Lemmaλαῖλαψ
Citation formλαῖλαψ, απος, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa sudden storm, squall
Strong’sG2978
Transliterationlaîlaps
Definitiona whirlwind (squall)
KJV glosses:--storm, tempest.
Derivationof uncertain derivation
SBLGNT occurrences3

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
λαίλαπος
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-)2 Peter 2:17
λαῖλαψ
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-)Mark 4:37
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-)Luke 8:23

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: λαιλαψ.