Calm
γαλήνηStrong’s G1055galēnē
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Galēnē is the Greek word usually translated “calm”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.”
Meaning
Usually translated “calm”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a calm 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 4:39And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
- Luke 8:24And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
Greek dictionary
γαλήνη galēnē · calm
γαλήνη, -ης, ἡ, a calm: Mat.8:26, Mrk.4:39, Luk.8:24.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “calm” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CALM, adjective
- Still; quiet; being at rest; as the air.
- Undisturbed; not agitated; as a calm sea.
- Undisturbed by passion; not agitated or excited; quiet; tranquil; as the mind, temper, or attention.
All definitions and other forms of “calm”
CALM, noun
Stillness; tranquillity; quiet; freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; applied to the elements, or the mind and passions.
CALM, verb transitive
To still; to quiet; as the wind, or elements; to still, appease, allay or pacify, as the mind, or passions.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.