- Original: σάλος - Transliteration: Salos - Phonetic: sal'-os - Definition: 1. the tossing or swell of the sea - Origin: probably from the base of G4525 - TDNT entry: 08:06,0 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Probably from the base of G4525 ; a vibration that is (specifically) billow: - wave.