Cliff
κρημνόςStrong’s G2911krēmnos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Krēmnos is the Greek word usually translated “steep bank”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.”
Meaning
Usually translated “steep bank”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- steep bank 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.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 5:13And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
- Luke 8:33Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
Greek dictionary
κρημνός krēmnos · cliff
κρημνός, -οῦ, ὁ (κρεμάννυμι), [in LXX: 2Ch.25:12 (סֶלַע)* ;] a steep bank: Mat.8:32, Mrk.5:13, Luk.8:33.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.