νεφέλη nephelē
Greek word for “cloud” · Strong’s G3507 · used 25 times in 21 verses
Meaning
νεφέλη, -ης, ἡ; (νέφος);
How it is translated
Glosses given for nephelē in context, with how often each is used:
- cloud 18
- clouds 7
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revelation | 7 | 0.7 | |
| Luke | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Matthew | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Mark | 4 | 0.4 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Acts | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Thessalonians | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Jude | 1 | 2.2 |
Chapters where it is used most
Revelation 14 (3), Luke 9 (2), 1 Corinthians 10 (2), Matthew 17 (1), Matthew 24 (1), Matthew 26 (1), Mark 9 (1), Mark 13 (1), Mark 14 (1), Luke 12 (1)
Forms
- νεφέλη 5
- νεφέλης 5
- νεφέλην 5
- νεφελῶν 4
- νεφέλῃ 3
- νεφέλαις 2
- νεφέλαι 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with nephelē more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- ὀπτάνομαι optanomai “to appear” 6
- υἱός uhios “son” 9
- κάθημαι kathēmai “to sit” 5
- ἐπισκιάζω episkiazō “to overshadow” 3
- δύναμις dunamis “power” 5
- δρέπανον drepanon “sickle” 3
- φωνή phōnē “voice/sound” 5
- οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 5
- μετά meta “with/after” 5
- γῆ gē “earth” 4
- κόπτω koptō “to cut/mourn” 2
- θερίζω therizō “to reap” 2
Key verses
The verses using nephelē that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 17:5 — While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well…
- Matthew 24:30 — And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the…
- Matthew 26:64 — Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the…
- Mark 9:7 — And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
- Mark 14:62 — And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
- Acts 1:9 — And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
- 1 Corinthians 10:1 — Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 — Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
- Jude 1:12 — These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds;…
- Revelation 1:7 — Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so,…
- Revelation 10:1 — And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet…
- Revelation 14:14 — And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
See all 21 verses in the Word Atlas
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.