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It conveys the idea of an encompassing presence, much like a cloud that envelops the sky.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, clouds were often seen as divine or mysterious, representing the heavens and the dwelling place of the gods. In the biblical context, clouds frequently symbolize the presence and glory of God, as seen in the Old Testament with the cloud that led the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 13:21). The metaphorical use of "nephos" in the New Testament draws on this imagery to convey a sense of divine witness and spiritual reality.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a mass of clouds, a cloud<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cloud (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3509: νέφος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">νέφος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">νέφους</span> (allied with Latin<span class="latin">nubes, nebula</span>, etc.), <span class="greek2">τό</span>, the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">עָב</span> and <span class="hebrew">עָנָן</span>, <span class="accented">a cloud</span>; in the N. T. once tropically, <span class="accented">a large, dense multitude, a throng</span>: <span class="greek2">μαρτύρων</span>, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-1.htm">Hebrews 12:1</a>; often so in secular authors, as <span class="greek2">νεφῶν</span> <span class="greek2">Τροωον</span>, <span class="greek2">πεζῶν</span>, <span class="greek2">ψαρων</span>, <span class="greek2">κολοιων</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Iliad 4, 274; 16, 66; 17, 755; 23, 133; <span class="greek2">ἀνθρώπων</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> 8, 109; <span class="greek2">στρουθῶν</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span> av. 578; <span class="greek2">ἀκρίδων</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> 3, 29; peditum equitumque nubes, <span class="abbreviation">Livy</span> 35, 49.<FOOTNOTE:1> [<span class="arttitle">SYNONYMS:</span> <span class="greek2">νέφος</span>, <span class="greek2">νεφέλη</span>: <span class="greek2">νέφος</span> is general, <span class="greek2">νεφέλη</span> specific; the former denotes the great, shapeless collection of vapor obscuring the heavens; the latter designates particular and definite masses of the same, suggesting form and limit. Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Schmidt</span> vol. i., chapter 36.] <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>cloud. <p>Apparently a primary word; a cloud -- cloud. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>νεφέλης νέφη νεφος νέφος νέφους νεφών nephos néphos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/hebrews/12-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 12:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">περικείμενον ἡμῖν <b>νέφος</b> μαρτύρων ὄγκον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> so great <span class="itali">a cloud</span> of witnesses<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with so great <span class="itali">a cloud</span> of witnesses,<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> encompassing us <span class="itali">a cloud</span> of witnesses weight<p><b><a href="/greek/3509.htm">Strong's Greek 3509</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3509.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/nephos_3509.htm">νέφος — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3508.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3508"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3508" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3510.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3510"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3510" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>