"the flood-tide; a flood, Lk. 6:48*"
Definition and meaning
the flood-tide; a flood, Lk. 6:48*
In the original Greek the word is written: πλήμμυρα
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 plemmyra (G4132) across the King James Bible.
He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
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Common questions
Strong's G4132 (plemmyra) is a Greek word that means: the flood-tide; a flood, Lk. 6:48* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word plemmyra (G4132) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4132 is plemmyra, a Greek word defined as: the flood-tide; a flood, Lk. 6:48*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
plemmyra is a Greek word found in the New Testament.