Word study · Greek

nephélē

cloud

Say it: nef-EL-ay (approximate)

νεφέλη

What it means

A cloud. In 4:17, believers "will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord," an echo of Daniel 7:13. Clouds in the Bible often mark God's presence.

Range of meaning

  • CloudA mass in the sky.
  • PresenceA sign of God.

In 1 Thessalonians

Every verse (1)

Verses where G3507 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources