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ἄνεμος τυφωνικὸς

Wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth) · stormy (as if smoky)

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ἄνεμος G417 wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth)
Pronunciation ánemos
Wind as literal force or metaphor for unstable doctrines; "four winds" signifies earth's extremities.
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τυφωνικός G5189 stormy (as if smoky)
Pronunciation typhōnikós
Describes a destructive wind violent enough to obscure visibility with spray and chaos.
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What does ἄνεμος τυφωνικὸς (anemos typhōnikos) mean in the Bible?

ἄνεμος · τυφωνικός is a Greek word meaning "Typhonic, hurricane-force wind".

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Meaning

Typhonic, hurricane-force wind
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 14:24 · Matt 14:32 · Mark 4:39 · Mark 4:41 · Mark 6:48 · Mark 6:51 · Acts 27:14 · Rev 7:1 8×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 7:25 · Matt 7:27 · Matt 8:27 3×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 11:7 · Mark 4:37 · Luke 7:24 · Luke 8:23 · John 6:18 · Acts 27:7 · Rev 6:13 7×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 24:31 · Mark 13:27 · Jas 3:4 · Jude 1:12 4×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Mark 4:39 · Luke 8:24 · Acts 27:15 · Eph 4:14 4×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 8:26 · Luke 8:25 2×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Acts 27:4 · Rev 7:1 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 14:30 1×
31 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 27 — The Storm, the Shipwreck, and the Promise of God Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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