UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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νέφος

MainId: 003412000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ν

StrongCodes: G3509

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003412001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: νέφος

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ους

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'νεφέλη', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003412001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 11.3

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes

      LEXSubDomains: General

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-10 15:54:17

         DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of νέφος ‘cloud,’ not occurring in the NT) a large crowd of people

         Glosses: large crowd

         Comments: In {S:05801200100016} a possible supplementary component of ‘heavenly’ is applicable, since the reference is to the heroes of faith mentioned in chapter 11. In general one cannot preserve the figure of speech, nor even a term meaning ‘crowd,’ since the persons in chapter 11 did not form a crowd historically. A more common equivalent of ‘large crowd of witnesses’ is ‘many, many witnesses.’

      LEXReferences: HEB 12:1