Cloud
νεφέληStrong’s G3507nephelē
Appears in 21 verses of the New Testament
In short
Nephelē is the Greek word usually translated “cloud” and “clouds”. It appears in 21 verses of the New Testament.
“These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;”
Meaning
Usually translated “cloud” and “clouds”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- cloud 10
- a cloud 8
- clouds 7
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 6
- Luke 4
- Matthew 3
- Mark 3
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Acts 1
8 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 17:5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
- Matthew 24:30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
- Matthew 26:64Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
- Mark 9:7And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
- Mark 13:26And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
- Mark 14:62And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Greek dictionary
νεφέλη nephelē · cloud
νεφέλη, -ης, ἡ (νέφος), [in LXX chiefly for עָנָן, also for עָב, etc. ;] a cloud (single and specific as opposite to νεφος, a great indefinite mass of vapour): Mat.17:5 24:30 26:64, Mrk.9:7 13:26 14:62, Luk.9:34-35 12:54 21:37, Act.1:9, 1Th.4:17, Ju 12, Rev.1:7 10:1 11:12 14:14-16; of the pillar of cloud in the wilderness (Exo.14:19-20, Psa.105:39, al.): 1Co.10:1-2.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “cloud” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CLOUD, noun
[I have not found this word in any other language. The sense is obvious--a collection.]
- A collection f visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the atmosphere, at some altitude.“I do set my bow in the cloud” Genesis 9:13“Behold, a white cloud” Revelation 14:14
- A state of obscurity or darkness.
- A collection of smoke, or a dense collection of dust, rising or floating in the air; as a cloud of dust.
- The dark or varied colors, in veins or spots, on stones or other bodies, are called clouds.
All definitions and other forms of “cloud”
- A great multitude; a vast collection.“Seeing we are encompassed with so great a cloud of witnesses” Hebrews 12:1
CLOUD, verb transitive
To overspread with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded; clouds intercept the rays of the sun. Hence,
- To obscure; to darken; as, to cloud the day, or truth, or reason.
- To darken in veins or spots; to variegate with colors; as clouded marble.
- To make of a gloomy aspect; to give the appearance of sullenness.
- To sully; to tarnish.
CLOUD, verb intransitive
To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; sometimes followed by over; as, the sky clouds over.
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.