2830. kludón
Strong's Lexicon
kludón: Wave, surge, billow

Original Word: κλυδών
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: kludón
Pronunciation: kloo-DON
Phonetic Spelling: (kloo'-dohn)
Definition: Wave, surge, billow
Meaning: rough water, a wave, billow, surge.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb κλύζω (kluzo), meaning "to wash over" or "to surge."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kludón," similar imagery can be found in Hebrew words like גַּל (gal, Strong's H1530) meaning "wave" or "billow," and יָם (yam, Strong's H3220) meaning "sea."

Usage: In the New Testament, "kludón" refers to a large wave or surge of the sea, often used metaphorically to describe tumultuous or unstable situations. It conveys the idea of being tossed about by powerful and uncontrollable forces, whether literal or figurative.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Mediterranean world, the sea was often seen as a symbol of chaos and danger. Mariners of the time were well-acquainted with the unpredictability of the sea, and waves were a common metaphor for life's challenges and uncertainties. The imagery of waves and storms was frequently used in Jewish and early Christian literature to describe trials, divine judgment, or spiritual instability.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kluzó (to wash over)
Definition
a billow (of water)
NASB Translation
surf (1), surging waves (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2830: κλύδων

κλύδων, κλύδωνος, (κλύζω, to wash against); from Homer down; a dashing or surging wave, a surge, a violent agitation of the sea: τοῦ ὕδατος, Luke 8:24; τῆς θαλάσσης, James 1:6 (Jonah 1:4, 12; Wis. 14:5). [SYNONYMS: κλύδων, κῦμα: κῦμα a wave, suggesting uninterrupted succession; κλύδων a billow, surge, suggesting size and extension. So too in the figurative application of the words. Schmidt, chapter 56.]

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
raging, wave.

From kluzo (to billow or dash over); a surge of the sea (literally or figuratively) -- raging, wave.

Forms and Transliterations
κλυδών κλύδων κλύδωνα κλυδωνι κλύδωνι kludoni kludōni klydoni klydōni klýdoni klýdōni
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 8:24 N-DMS
GRK: καὶ τῷ κλύδωνι τοῦ ὕδατος
NAS: the wind and the surging waves, and they stopped,
KJV: and the raging of the water:
INT: and the raging of the water

James 1:6 N-DMS
GRK: διακρινόμενος ἔοικεν κλύδωνι θαλάσσης ἀνεμιζομένῳ
NAS: is like the surf of the sea,
KJV: is like a wave of the sea
INT: doubts is like a wave of [the] sea being driven by the wind

Strong's Greek 2830
2 Occurrences


κλύδωνι — 2 Occ.

















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