θαλάσσης

thalasses

sea

probably prolonged from ἅλς; the sea (genitive case or specially):--sea.

G2281

Mark 5:1 · Word #7

Lexicon G2281

Lemmaθάλασσα
Transliterationthálassa
Strong'sG2281
In-contextsea
Literalsea

Morphology N GEN F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaθάλασσα
Strong'sG2281

SIBI-P1 G2281-04

of the sea

Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,GFS — Noun, Genitive, Feminine, Singular. The genitive case typically indicates possession, source, origin, description, or association.
Rendering RationaleThe lemma θάλασσα denotes the sea or great body of waters. The form θαλάσσης is genitive feminine singular, which most naturally expresses possession, source, or association; therefore "of the sea" preserves both the core meaning and the genitive relationship inherent in the morphology.

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Words from Root θάλασσα (sea, open sea, deep waters, maritime expanse)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2281-01 thalassa the sea
G2281-02 thalassan the sea
G2281-03 thalasse in the sea

Word Usage (92 occurrences of G2281)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 4:15 θαλάσσης thalasses
Matthew 4:18 θάλασσαν thalassan
Matthew 4:18 θάλασσαν thalassan-2