G2978 – lailaps – λαῖλαψ – storm, tempest
- Strong’s ID:
- G2978
- Greek Word:
- λαῖλαψ
- Transliteration:
- lailaps
- Pronunciation:
- lah’-ee-laps
- Part of Speech:
- noun feminine
- Usage Count:
- 3
- Search:
- Find “lailaps” in the Bible (New Testament)
Strong’s Greek Lexicon
of uncertain derivation; a whirlwind (squall):—storm, tempest.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
1) a whirlwind, a tempestuous wind
2) a violent attack of wind, a squall
2a) never a single gust nor a steady blowing wind, however violent, but a storm breaking forth from black thunder clouds in furious gusts, with floods of rain, and throwing everything topsy-turvy
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.