Strong's Lexicon
G1005
G1005 — βορῥᾶς
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1005 |
|---|---|
| Word: | βορῥᾶς |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | borrhas |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bor-rhas` |
| Meaning: | 1. the north (properly, wind) |
| KJV Renderings: | north |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
βορρᾶς, βορρᾶ (Winers Grammar, § 8, 1; Buttmann, 20 (18)), ὁ (equivalent to βορέας, βορέου), often (in Attic writings), in the Sept. for öÈôåï;
1. Boreas; the north-northeast wind.
2. the north: Luk 13:29; Rev 21:13 (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 121 (115) under the word μεσημβρία).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
βορρᾶς (north)
Luke 13:29
- KJV: And they shall come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and shall sit down in the kingdom of God
- GK: και ήξουσιν από ανατολών και δυσμών και βορρά και νότου και ανακλιθήσονται εν τη βασιλεία του θεού
Revelation 21:13
- KJV: On the east three gates on the north three gates on the south three gates and on the west three gates
- GK: από ανατοληών πυλώνες τρεις και από βορρά πυλώνες τρείς και από νότου πυλώνες τρεις και από δυσμών πυλωνες τρεις