Nephelē νεφέλη

Nephelē (Greek νεφέλη, Strong's G3507) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “cloud”. It occurs 25 times in 21 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

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

Translated as

Verses

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

Matthew

• Matthew 17:5
  While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
• Matthew 24:30
  And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
• Matthew 26:64
  Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Mark

• Mark 9:7
  And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”
• Mark 13:26
  And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
• Mark 14:62
  And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.“I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

Luke

• Luke 9:34
  While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
• Luke 9:35
  And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”
• Luke 12:54
  And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.
• Luke 21:27
  And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

Acts

• Acts 1:9
  And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 10:1
  Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.
• 1 Corinthians 10:2
  And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

1 Thessalonians

• 1 Thessalonians 4:17
  Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

Jude

• Jude 1:12
  These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.

Revelation

• Revelation 1:7
  Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
• Revelation 10:1
  And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
• Revelation 11:12
  And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.
• Revelation 14:14
  And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
• Revelation 14:15
  And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest; for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
• Revelation 14:16
  And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).