4132. plémmura
Strong's Lexicon
plémmura: Flood, overflow

Original Word: πλῆμμυρα
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: plémmura
Pronunciation: PLAYM-moo-rah
Phonetic Spelling: (plame-moo'-rah)
Definition: Flood, overflow
Meaning: a flood.

Word Origin: Derived from πλήθω (pléthō), meaning "to fill" or "to overflow."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of a flood is מַבּוּל (mabbul, Strong's H3999), which is used in the context of the Genesis flood narrative.

Usage: The term "plémmura" refers to a flood or an overflowing of water. It is used to describe a large, overwhelming flow of water, often with connotations of destruction or judgment. In a biblical context, it can symbolize divine judgment or overwhelming circumstances.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient times, floods were common natural disasters that could devastate communities, destroy crops, and lead to loss of life. The imagery of a flood is often used in biblical literature to convey the idea of overwhelming force or divine intervention. In the ancient Near East, floods were sometimes seen as acts of the gods, and in the biblical narrative, they are often associated with God's judgment or cleansing.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
a flood
NASB Translation
flood (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4132: πλήμμυρα

πλήμμυρα (so all editions) (or πλημυρα (cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. § 7 Anm. 17 note; Lob. Rhemat., p. 264)) (better accented as proparoxytone; Chandler § 160), πλημμύρας and (so G T Tr WH) πλημμύρης (see μάχαιρα), (from πλημμη or πλημη i. e. πλησμη (from πλήθω, πίμπλημι, which see)), a flood, whether of the sea or of a river: Luke 6:48. (Job 40:18; (Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 1, 71); Josephus, Antiquities 2, 10, 2; Plutarch, Sextus Empiricus; with ποταμῶν added, Philo de opif. mund. § 19; (cf. de vim Moys. i. § 36; iii, § 24; de Abrah. § 19; de leg. alleg. i. § 13).)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
flood.

Prolonged from pletho; flood-tide, i.e. (by analogy) a freshet -- flood.

see GREEK pletho

Forms and Transliterations
πλημμύρα πλημμύρας πλημμυρης πλημμύρης plemmures plēmmurēs plemmyres plemmýres plēmmyrēs plēmmýrēs
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 6:48 N-GFS
GRK: τὴν πέτραν πλημμύρης δὲ γενομένης
NAS: on the rock; and when a flood occurred,
KJV: and when the flood arose,
INT: the rock a flood moreover having come

Strong's Greek 4132
1 Occurrence


πλημμύρης — 1 Occ.















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