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Calm

Calm primarily signifies "calmness, cheerfulness" (from a root gal--, from which gelao, "to smile," is also derived; hence the "calm" of the sea, the smiling ocean being a favorite metaphor of the poets), Mat...

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Calm <1,,1055, galene>

primarily signifies "calmness, cheerfulness" (from a root gal--, from which gelao, "to smile," is also derived; hence the "calm" of the sea, the smiling ocean being a favorite metaphor of the poets), Mat 8:26, Mar 4:39, Luk 8:24.

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