"a wave, billow, surge, Lk. 8:24; Jas. 1:6*"
Definition and meaning
a wave, billow, surge, Lk. 8:24; Jas. 1:6*
In the original Greek the word is written: κλύδων
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 klydon (G2830) across the King James Bible.
And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
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Common questions
Strong's G2830 (klydon) is a Greek word that means: a wave, billow, surge, Lk. 8:24; Jas. 1:6* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word klydon (G2830) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2830 is klydon, a Greek word defined as: a wave, billow, surge, Lk. 8:24; Jas. 1:6*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
klydon is a Greek word found in the New Testament.