κῦμα

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G2949

Transliteration: kŷma

Pronunciation: koo'-mah

Definition: wave

- Original: κῦμα

- Transliteration: Kuma

- Phonetic: koo'-mah

- Definition:

1. a wave (swell) esp. of the sea or of a lake

a. of impulse and restless men, tossed to and fro by their raging passions

- Origin: from kuo (to swell [with young], i.e bend, curve)

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter

- Strong's: From κύω kuō (to swell [with young] that is bend curve); a billow (as bursting or toppling): - wave.