GREEK · G1027
βροντή
brontē — thunder
βροντή, -ῆς, ἡ, [in LXX for רַעַם ;] thunder: Mrk.3:17, Jhn.12:29, Rev.4:5 6:1 8:5 10:3, 4 11:19 14:2 16:18 19:6.† (AS)
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Thunder
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7482
רַ֫עַם
ra.am — thunder
thunder
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7481
רָעַם
ra.am — to thunder
1) to thunder 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to make the sound of thunder, thunder 1a2) to rage 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to thunder, cause thunder 1b2) to tremble, cause to tremble (by extension)
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2230
זֶ֫רֶם
ze.rem — storm
rain-shower, thunderstorm, flood of rain, downpour, rain-storm
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2385
חֲזִיז
cha.ziz — lightning
thunderbolt, lightning flash, lightning, storm, cloud
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1837
ἐξηχέω
exēcheō — to ring/sound out
ἐξ-ηχέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Jol.3:14 (הָמוֹן), Sir.40:13, 3Ma.3:2 * ;] to sound forth (as a trumpet, or thunder; see M, Th., l.with): pass., 1Th.1:8.† (AS)
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רַעַמְיָה
ra.am.yah — Raamiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.2; also called Raamiah at Neh.7.7; Another name of re.e.la.yah (רְעֵלָיָה "Reelaiah" H7480) § Raamiah = "thunder of Jehovah" 1) one who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 1a) also 'Reelaiah'
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G21154
συγκεραυνόω
sugkeraunoō — to thunder-strike
to strike with or as with a thunderbolt, shiver in pieces , (Euripides) (ML)
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ἄκμων
akmōn — anvil
1. originally probably a thunderbolt , ἄκμων οὐρανόθεν κατιών (Hesiod) 2. an anvil , (Homer), etc.: metaphorically, λόγχης ἄκμονες very anvils to bear blows, (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6698
βροντάω
brontaō — to thunder
1. to thunder , (Odyssey by Homer); metaphorically of Pericles, (Aristophanes Comicus) 2. impersonal, βροντᾶι it thunders , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6781
δαλός
dalos — a firebrand
1. a fire-brand, piece of blazing wood , (Homer) 2. a thunderbolt , (Iliad by Homer) 3. a burnt-out torch : metaphorically of an old man, [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
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δεινός
deinos — awful
1. fearful, terrible, dread, dire , (Homer), etc.; δεινὸν ἀϋτεῖν, βροντᾶν to shout, thunder terribly , (Iliad by Homer); δεινὸν δέρκεσθαι, παπταίνειν, ἰδεῖν to look terrible , (Homer); but, δεινὸς ἰδέσθαι fearful to behold, (Odyssey by Homer); δεινὸς μὲν ὁρᾶν, δεινὸς δὲ κλύειν (Sophocles Tragicus):—; τὸ δεινόν danger, suffering, awe, terror , (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; so, τὰ δεινά (Sophocles Tragicus), etc.:—; οὐδὲν δεινοί, μὴ ἀποστέωσιν no fear of their revolting, (Herdotus Historicus):—; δεινὸν ποιεῖσθαι to take ill, complain of, be indignant at a thing, Lat. aegre ferre, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; δεινὰ παθεῖν to suffer dreadful, illegal, arbitrary treatment, attic; so in adverb, δεινῶς φέρειν (Herdotus Historicus); δ. ἔχειν to be in straits , (Xenophon Historicus) 2. with a notion of Force or Power, mighty, powerful , δεινὸν σάκος the mighty shield, (Iliad by Homer) 3. simply, wondrous, marvellous, strange , τὸ συγγενές τοι δεινόν kin has a strange power , (Aeschulus Tragicus); δ. ἵμερος, ἔρως, δέος (Herdotus Historicus); δεινὸν ἂν εἴη, εἰ . ., it were strange that . ., (Euripides):—;adverb -νῶς, marvellously, exceedingly , δ. μέλας, ἄνυδρος (Herdotus Historicus) 4. the sense of powerful, wondrous passed into that of able, clever, skilful , (Herdotus Historicus), attic; especially of practical ability , opposite to σοφός, (Plato Philosophus): with infinitive, δεινὸς εὑρεῖν clever at inventing, (Aeschulus Tragicus); δεινὸς λέγειν (Sophocles Tragicus); δεινὸς πράγμασι χρῆσθαι (Demosthenes Orator): also with accusative, δεινὸς τὴν τέχνην (Plato Philosophus); δ. περί τι or τινος (Plato Philosophus) (ML)
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κεραυνός
keraunos — a thunderbolt
1. a thunderbolt , Lat. fulmen, (Homer), etc.: generally, thunder :—;but thunder properly was βροντή, Lat. tonitru; lightning was στεροπή, Lat. fulgur. 2. metaphorically, κεραυνὸν ἐν γλώσσῃ φέρειν, of Pericles, (Plutarch) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8001
κεραυνόω
keraunoō — to strike with a thunderbolt
to strike with thunderbolts , (Herdotus Historicus):—; Pass., κεραυνωθείς (Hesiod), etc. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Often referred to in Scripture (Job 40:9; Ps. 77:18; 104:7). James and John were called by our Lord “sons of thunder” (Mark 3:17). In Job 39:19, instead of “thunder,” as in the Authorized Version, the Revised Version translates (ra’amah) by “quivering main” (marg., “shaking”). Thunder accompanied the giving of the law at Sinai (Ex. 19:16). It was regarded as the voice of God (Job 37:2; Ps. 18:13; 81:7; comp. John 12:29). In answer to Samuel’s prayer (1 Sam. 12:17, 18), God sent thunder, and “all the people greatly feared,” for at such a season (the wheat-harvest) thunder and rain were almost unknown in Palestine.
Scripture references
Job 40:9Psalms 77:18Psalms 104:7Mark 3:17Job 39:19Exodus 19:16Job 37:2Psalms 18:13Psalms 81:7John 12:291 Samuel 12:171 Samuel 12:18Proverbs 26:1Amos 4:7Job 37:4Job 37:5Psalms 29:3-9Isaiah 30:30Isaiah 30:31Psalms 29:31 Samuel 2:102 Samuel 22:14
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.