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ΤΡΙΚΥΜΙΑ, τρικυμια

TRIKYMIA, trikymia

Sounds Like: tree-koo-MEE-ah

Translations: storm, tempest, surge, a storm, a tempest

From the root: ΤΡΙΚΥΜΙΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word is a feminine noun meaning 'storm' or 'tempest'. It is a compound word derived from 'τρίς' (tris), meaning 'thrice' or 'threefold', and 'κῦμα' (kyma), meaning 'wave'. Thus, it literally refers to a 'threefold wave' or a 'triple wave', metaphorically describing a violent storm with huge, surging waves. It is used to describe severe weather conditions or, metaphorically, great trouble or distress.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G5158 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΡΙΚΥΜΙΑ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

  • ΤΡΙΚΥΜΙΑΙΣ — to storms, by storms, with storms, to tempests, by tempests, with tempests, to billows, by billows, with billows

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