λίμνη limnē

Greek word for “lake” · Strong’s G3041 · used 11 times in 10 verses

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Meaning

λίμνη, -ης, ἡ; a lake: of the Sea of Galilee (Mt, Mk, see: θάλασσα), 8:22-23, 33;

How it is translated

Glosses given for limnē in context, with how often each is used:

• lake 11

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 8 (3), Revelation 20 (3), Luke 5 (2), Revelation 19 (1), Revelation 21 (1)

Forms

• λίμνην 8
• λίμνης 1
• λίμνη 1
• λίμνῃ 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with limnē more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πῦρ pur “fire” 5
• θεῖον theion “sulfur” 3
• βάλλω ballō “to throw” 4
• καίω kaiō “to kindle/burn” 2
• ψευδοπροφήτης pseudoprophētēs “false prophet” 2
• πλανάω planaō “to lead astray” 2
• θηρίον thērion “wild animal” 2
• δεύτερος deuteros “secondly” 2
• πλοῖον ploion “boat” 2
• θάνατος thanatos “death” 2
• δύο duo “two” 2
• ἵστημι histēmi “to stand” 2

Key verses

The verses using limnē that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Luke 5:1 — And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
• Luke 5:2 — And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
• Luke 8:22 — Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And…
• Luke 8:23 — But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
• Luke 8:33 — Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
• Revelation 19:20 — And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast,…
• Revelation 20:10 — And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night…
• Revelation 20:14 — And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
• Revelation 20:15 — And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
• Revelation 21:8 — But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.