"flood, deluge, Mt. 24:38, 39; Lk. 17:27; 2 Pet. 2:5*"
Definition and meaning
flood, deluge, Mt. 24:38, 39; Lk. 17:27; 2 Pet. 2:5*
In the original Greek the word is written: κατακλυσμός
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of kataklysmos (G2627) across the King James Bible.
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
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Common questions
Strong's G2627 (kataklysmos) is a Greek word that means: flood, deluge, Mt. 24:38, 39; Lk. 17:27; 2 Pet. 2:5* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word kataklysmos (G2627) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2627 is kataklysmos, a Greek word defined as: flood, deluge, Mt. 24:38, 39; Lk. 17:27; 2 Pet. 2:5*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kataklysmos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.