Klýdōn — G2830

Definition

masculine noun

a surge of the sea (literally or figuratively)

1. a dashing or surging wave, a surge, a violent agitation of the sea

Usually translated as

raging, wave

Origin

from klýzō (to billow or dash over)

Occurrences

Klýdōn occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1), James (1)

• Luke 8:24 — And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging (κλύδωνι) of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
• James 1:6 — But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave (κλύδωνι) of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.