Tempest - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Tempest
[ 1,,G2366, thuella ]a hurricane, cyclone, whirlwind" (akin to thuo, "to slay," and thumos, "wrath"), is used in Hebrews 12:18. In the Sept., Exodus 10:22; Deuteronomy 4:11; Deuteronomy 5:22.
[ 2,,G4578, seismos ]
"a shaking" (Eng., "seismic," etc.), is used of a "tempest" in Matthew 8:24. See EARTHQUAKE.
[ 3,,G5494, cheimon ]
"winter, a winter storm," hence, in general, "a tempest," is so rendered in Acts 27:20. See WEATHER, WINTER.
[ 4,,G2978, lailaps ]
"a tempest," 2 Peter 2:17, AV: See STORM.
Note: For "tossed with a tempest," Acts 27:18, AV, See LABOR, B, No. 2.