ὄμβρος
ómbros · G3655 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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rainstorm, thunderstorm
A heavy rain, either in length of occurrence or in force, as in the case of a thunderstorm (thus differing from ὑετός, βροχή and βρέχω in)
ExamplesLuke 12:54 And He was also saying to the crowds, “Whenever you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out.
How it’s used In 1 role
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the word studied the word it goes with
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἔρχομαιto come 1
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Near synonyms 2 words
- ὑετός hyetós · G5205 · rain, rain water, to rain
- General Greek word for rain, synonymous with ὄμβρος though ὄμβρος may carry a slightly more poetic or literary register and can emphasize the storm aspect.
- βροχή brochḗ · G1028 · rain, to rain
- Greek term for rain or rainfall, essentially synonymous with ὄμβρος, used interchangeably in contexts describing precipitation.
In the other Testament 2 words
- גֶּשֶׁם geshem · H1653 · rain
- Standard Hebrew word for rain/rainstorm, the natural translation equivalent for ὄμβρος in contexts describing heavy rainfall or storms.
- זֶרֶם zerem · H2230 · rainstorm, torrent of rain
- Hebrew term specifically for a heavy rainstorm or downpour, closely matching the sense of ὄμβρος as a violent rain event.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Rainstorm, thunderstorm14.12
- Teaching on reading the sky, Luke 12:54 states Jesus said, “Whenever you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out,” where “a shower” renders this noun.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ὀμβρου, ὁ (Latinimber) a shower, i. e. a violent rain, accompanied by high wind with…
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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