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Koine Greek wordlink #135567

SR GNT 1 Th 4:17 νεφέλαις (nefelais) ‘them will_be_being snatched in the clouds for the meeting of the’ Strongs=35070 Lemma=nefelē
Word role=noun case=dative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=54 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form νεφέλαις (N-DFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘νεφέλαις’ (N-DFP) is always and only glossed as ‘the clouds’.

Mark 13:26 ‘of Man coming in the clouds with power great’ SR GNT Mark 13:26 word 12

OET-LV: 26 And then they _will _be _seeing the son of_ the _man coming in the_clouds, with great power. and glory. (MRK_13:26)

OET-RV: 26 Then the people will see humanity’s child in the clouds coming with incredible power and brightness. (MRK 13:26)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘nefelē’ have 5 different glosses: ‘a cloud’, ‘the clouds’, ‘in a cloud’, ‘cloud’, ‘clouds’.

Greek words (5) other than νεφέλαις (N-DFP) with a gloss related to ‘clouds’

MARK 14:62 νεφελῶν (nefelōn) N-GFP ‘coming with the clouds of the sky’ SR GNT Mark 14:62 word 27

OET-LV: 62 And the Yaʸsous said: I am. And you _all _will _be _seeing the son of_ the _man sitting on the_right of _the power, and coming with the clouds of _the sky. (MRK_14:62)

OET-RV: 62 Yeshua replied, “I am. And you will all see humanity’s child sitting in the honoured position by the powerful God and coming through the clouds in the sky.” (MRK 14:62)

MAT 24:30 νεφελῶν (nefelōn) N-GFP ‘coming on the clouds of the sky with’ SR GNT Mat 24:30 word 33

OET-LV: 30 And then the sign of _the son of_ the _man will _be _being _seen in the_sky, and then all the tribes of _the earth will _be _mourning, and they _will _be _seeing the son of_ the _Man, coming on the clouds of _the sky with power and great glory. (MAT_24:30)

OET-RV: 30 And then a miracle will appear in the sky as humanity’s child arrives. All the peoples of the earth will be upset and they’ll see humanity’s child arriving on the clouds in the sky with power and great splendour. (MAT 24:30)

MAT 26:64 νεφελῶν (nefelōn) N-GFP ‘coming in the clouds of the sky’ SR GNT Mat 26:64 word 27

OET-LV: 64 The Yaʸsous is _saying to _him: You said it. However I _am _saying to _you _all, from now you _all _will _be _seeing the son of_ the _Man: sitting on the_right of_ the _power, and coming in the clouds of _the sky. (MAT_26:64)

OET-RV: 64 “You said it,” Yeshua responded. “However, I can tell you all that from now on, you’ll see humanity’s child sitting beside God in the position of power and coming in the clouds in the sky.” (MAT 26:64)

YUD 1:12 νεφέλαι (nefelai) N-NFP ‘fearlessly themselves shepherding clouds waterless by of winds’ SR GNT Yud 1:12 word 25

OET-LV: 12 These are the ones in the love _feasts of _you _all, stains fearlessly feasting _with, shepherding themselves, waterless clouds being _carried _away by of _winds, unfruitful late _autumn trees having _died _off twice having _been _uprooted, (JDE_1:12)

OET-RV: 12 These are the people who ruin your love feasts when they eat without shame and only look after themselves. They’re like clouds that are blown away by the wind without bringing the needed rain or trees that don’t produce any fruit then are doubly useless by falling over; (JDE 1:12)

REV 1:7 νεφελῶν (nefelōn) N-GFP ‘he is coming with the clouds and will_be seeing him’ SR GNT Rev 1:7 word 6

OET-LV: 7 Behold, he _is _coming with the clouds, and will _be _seeing him every eye, and who him they _pierced, and will _be _mourning over him all the tribes of _the earth. Yes. Truly. (REV_1:7)

OET-RV: 7 Look, he’s going to come back in the clouds, and everyone will see him—the one who they speared—and all the tribes on the earth will be mourning over him. REWORK OT QUOTES (REV 1:7)

Key: N=noun DFP=dative,feminine,plural GFP=genitive,feminine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural