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Strong's G2949 κῦμα (kyma)

Kyma means “wave” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2949 — tippuch (“span long”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2949
Language Greek
Linked Usages 29
Books 16

Strong's G2949 Quick Answer

Strong's G2949 κύμα (kuma) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kuma (koo'-mah) n. 1. a billow (as bursting or toppling) [from kuo "to swell (with young)" (i.e. bend, curve)] It has 29 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include waves, sea, its, lord, and ship. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
kuma (koo'-mah) n. 1. a billow (as bursting or toppling) [from kuo "to swell (with young)" (i.e. bend, curve)]
Usage
29 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
waves, sea, its, lord, and ship

Meaning and Definition

kuma (koo'-mah) n. 1. a billow (as bursting or toppling) [from kuo "to swell (with young)" (i.e. bend, curve)] KJV: wave

Original Word
κύμα
Transliteration
kuma
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2949. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

a wave

Usage: κῦμα, -τος, τό (κύω, to be pregnant, to swell) [in LXX chiefly for גַּל ;] a wave: pl., Mat.8:24 14:24, Mrk.4:37; κ. θαλάσσης, figuratively, Ju 13.† SYN.: κλύδων, q.v (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

waves sea its lord ship shalt into pass thus passed like wave

How Strong's G2949 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2949 (κύμα) appears 24 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2949 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2949 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 8:24 KJV

And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

Matthew 14:24 KJV

But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

Mark 4:37 KJV

And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

Strong's G2949 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 15:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And by the breath of thine anger the water parted asunder; The waters were congealed as a wall, The waves were congealed in the midst of the sea.

Job 6:15 Septuagint / Brenton

My nearest relations have not regarded me; They have passed me by like a failing brook, or like a wave.

Job 11:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt forget trouble, As a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared.

Strong's G2949 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

2 Maccabees 9:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And thus he that a little afore thought he might command the waves of the sea (so proud was he beyond the condition of men) and weigh the high mountains in a balance, was now cast on the ground, and carried in a horse litter, showing forth unto all the manifest power of God.

4 Maccabees 13:6 Septuagint / Brenton

For just as by means of towers projecting in front of harbors men break the threatening waves, and thus assure a still course to vessels entering port,

Wisdom of Solomon 5:10 Septuagint / Brenton

And as a ship that passeth over the waves of the water, Which when it is gone by, the trace thereof cannot be found, Neither the pathway of the keel in the waves:

Usage Excerpts

First 29 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2949.

Exodus 15:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And by the breath of thine anger the water parted asunder; The waters were congealed as a wall, The waves were congealed in the midst of the sea.
Job 6:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My nearest relations have not regarded me; They have passed me by like a failing brook, or like a wave.
Job 11:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt forget trouble, As a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared.
Job 38:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I said to it, Hitherto shalt thou come, but thou shalt not go beyond, But thy waves shall be confined within thee.
Psalms 41:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Deep calls to deep at the voice of thy cataracts: All thy billows and thy waves have gone over me.
Psalms 64:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who troublest the depth of the sea, The sounds of its waves.
Psalms 88:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou rulest the power of the sea; And thou calmest the tumult of its waves.
Psalms 106:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, And its waves are lifted up.
Psalms 106:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, And its waves are still.
Isaiah 48:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thou hadst hearkened to my commandments, then would thy peace have been like a river, and thy righteousness as a wave of the sea.
Isaiah 51:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for I am thy God, that troubles the sea, and causes the waves thereof to roar: the Lord of hosts is my name.
Jeremiah 5:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
will ye not be afraid of me? saith the Lord; and will ye not fear before me, who have set the sand for a bound to the sea, as a perpetual ordinance, and it shall not pass it: yea, it shall rage, but not prevail; and its waves shall roar, but not pass over it.
Jeremiah 28:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The sea has come up upon Babylon with the sound of its waves, and she is covered.
Jeremiah 38:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord, who gives the sun for a light by day, the moon and the stars for a light by night, and makes a roaring in the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; the Lord Almighty is his name:
Ezekiel 26:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyre, and I will bring up many nations against thee, as the sea comes up with its waves.
Jonah 2:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou didst cast me into the depths of the heart of the sea, and the floods compassed me: All thy billows and thy waves have passed upon me.
Zechariah 10:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall pass through a narrow sea, they shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deep places of the rivers shall be dried up: and all the pride of the Assyrians shall be taken away, and the scepter of Egypt shall be removed.
Matthew 8:24 New Testament, KJV
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
Matthew 14:24 New Testament, KJV
But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
Mark 4:37 New Testament, KJV
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
Acts 27:41 New Testament, KJV
And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
Jude 1:13 New Testament, KJV
Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
2 Maccabees 9:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And thus he that a little afore thought he might command the waves of the sea (so proud was he beyond the condition of men) and weigh the high mountains in a balance, was now cast on the ground, and carried in a horse litter, showing forth unto all the manifest power of God.
4 Maccabees 13:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For just as by means of towers projecting in front of harbors men break the threatening waves, and thus assure a still course to vessels entering port,
Wisdom of Solomon 5:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And as a ship that passeth over the waves of the water, Which when it is gone by, the trace thereof cannot be found, Neither the pathway of the keel in the waves:
Wisdom of Solomon 14:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Again, one preparing himself to sail, and about to pass through the raging waves, Calleth upon a piece of wood more rotten than the vessel that carrieth him.
Wisdom of Solomon 14:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But thy providence, O Father, governeth it: For thou hast made a way in the sea, And a safe path in the waves;
Wisdom of Sirach 24:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
In the waves of the sea, and in all the earth, And in every people and nation, I got a possession.
Wisdom of Sirach 29:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him in danger that delivered him.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2949, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Jude 1 usage, New Testament
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2949 FAQ

What does kyma (κῦμα) mean?

Kyma (Strong's G2949) is a Greek word most simply glossed "wave". kuma (koo'-mah) n. 1. a billow (as bursting or toppling) [from kuo "to swell (with young)" (i.e. bend, curve)]

How many times is kyma (κῦμα) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 29 linked usages for Strong's G2949 across 16 books.

Where can I study kyma (κῦμα) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2949 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate kyma (κῦμα)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as waves, sea, its, lord, ship, and shalt. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2949 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 17 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2949, with linked reader references where each row is available.