Lailaps λαῖλαψ

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Lailaps
λαῖλαψ
Transliteration	lailaps
Strong's number	G2978
Language	Greek
Part of speech	feminine noun
Gloss	storm
Occurrences	3 in 3 verses
Most frequent in	Mark (1)

Lailaps (Greek λαῖλαψ, Strong's G2978) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “storm”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

λαῖλαψ, -απος, ἡ
[in LXX: Job.21:18 27:20 א (סוּפָה) Job.38:1, Jer.25:32 (סַעַר), Wis.5:14, 23, Sir.48:9, 12 * ;]
a hurricane, whirlwind: Mrk.4:37, Luk.8:23, 2Pe.2:17.†
SYN.: θύελλα, which see, and cf. ἄνεμος (AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJV	storm (2), a (1), tempest (1)
BSB	windstorm (2), storm (1)

Verses

Every verse with Lailaps, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Mark

Mark 4:37
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

Luke

Luke 8:23
But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

2 Peter

2 Peter 2:17
These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.

Notes

Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).