Dictionary entry

κατακλυσμός

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κατα-κλυσμός, -οῦ, ὁ

(< κατακλύζω), [in LXX chiefly for מַבּוּל, Ge 6:17, al.; also for שֶׁטֶף, Ps 31 (32):6, al.;]

a flood, deluge: Mt 24:38, 39, Lk 17:27, II Pe 2:5.†