Word study · Greek
klydōnízomai
to be tossed by waves
Say it: kloo-do-NID-zo-my (approximate)
κλυδωνίζομαι
What it means
To be thrown around by waves (from klydōn, "a wave"). In 4:14, immature believers are "tossed back and forth by waves," an image of instability. It appears only here and in James 1:6, where a doubter is like a wave of the sea.
Range of meaning
- Be tossedBe thrown about like a boat.
- Be unstableLack firmness.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 4
"Tossed back and forth by waves" (4:14).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2831 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources