Tossing
σάλοςStrong’s G4535salos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Salos is the Greek word usually translated “rolling surge”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;”
Meaning
Usually translated “rolling surge”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- rolling surge 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
σάλος salos · tossing
σάλος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for מוֹט, etc. ;] in poets and late prose, a tossing, as of an earthquake; esp. the tossing, the rolling swell of the sea: Luk.21:25.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “tossing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TOSS'ING, participle present
tense Throwing upward with a jerk; raising suddenly; as the head.
All definitions and other forms of “tossing”
TOSS'ING, noun
The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling.
TOSS'-POT, noun
[toss and pot.]
A toper; one habitually given to strong drink.
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.