- Original: λαῖλαψ - Transliteration: Lailaps - Phonetic: lah'-ee-laps - Definition: 1. a whirlwind, a tempestuous wind 2. a violent attack of wind, a squall a. never a single gust nor a steady blowing wind, however violent, but a storm breaking forth from black thunder clouds in furious gusts, with floods of rain, and throwing everything topsy-turvy - Origin: of uncertain derivation - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Of uncertain derivation; a whirlwind (squall): - storm tempest. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • storm, 2 Mar 4:37; Luke 8:23 • tempest, 1 2 Peter 2:17