κῦμα kŷma
Meaning
a billow (as bursting or toppling)
In the King James Version: wave
Derivation: from (to swell (with young), i.e. bend, curve);
Where it is used
- Matthew 8:24 Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
- Matthew 14:24 but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
- Mark 4:37 Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
- Acts 27:41 But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
- Jude 1:13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.