Dictionary entry

λαῖλαψ

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

λαῖλαψ, -απος, ἡ,

[in LXX: Jb 21:18 27:20א (סוּפָה) 38:1, Je 32 (25):32 (סְעָרָה, סַעַר), Wi 5:14, 23, Si 48:9, 12*;]

a hurricane, whirlwind: Mk 4:37, Lk 8:23, II Pe 2:17.†

SYN.: θύελλα, q.v., and cf. ἄνεμος.