Strong's Lexicon
G3558 — νότος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3558 |
|---|---|
| Word: | νότος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | of uncertain affinity |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | notos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | not'-os |
| Meaning: | 1. the south(-west) wind 2. (by extension) the southern quarter itself |
| KJV Renderings: | south (wind) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
νότος, νότου, ὁ, the south wind;
a. properly: Luk 12:55; Act 27:13; Act 28:13.
b. the South (cf. βορρᾶς): Mat 12:42; Luk 11:31; Luk 13:29; Rev 21:13. (From Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for ðÆâÆá, the southern quarter, the South; and for ãÈÌøåÌí, the southern (both) wind and quarter; úÅÌéîÈï, the same; ÷ÈãÄéí, the eastern (both) quarter and wind.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
νότος (south (wind))
Matthew 12:42
- KJV: The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon and behold a greater than Solomon here
- GK: βασίλισσα νότου εγερθήσεται εν τη κρίσει μετά της γενεάς ταύτης και κατακρινεί αυτήν ότι ήλθεν εκ των περάτων της γης ακούσαι την σοφίαν Σολομώντος και ιδού πλείον Σολομώντος ώδε
Luke 11:31
- KJV: The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon and behold a greater than Solomon here
- GK: βασίλισσα νότου εγερθήσεται εν τη κρίσει μετά των ανδρών της γενεάς ταύτης και κατακρινεί αυτούς ότι ήλθεν εκ των περάτων της γης ακούσαι την σοφίαν Σολομώντος και ιδού πλείον Σολομώντος ώδε
Luke 12:55
- KJV: And when the south wind blow ye say There will be heat and it cometh to pass
- GK: και όταν νότον πνέοντα λέγετε ότι καύσων έσται και γίνεται
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
Acts 27:13
- KJV: And when the south wind blew softly supposing that they had obtained purpose loosing they sailed close by Crete
- GK: υποπνεύσαντος δε νότου δόξαντες της προθέσεως κεκρατηκέναι άραντες άσσον παρελέγοντο την Κρήτην
Acts 28:13
- KJV: And from thence we fetched a compass and came to Rhegium and after one day the south wind blew and we came the next day to Puteoli
- GK: όθεν περιελθόντες κατηντήσαμεν εις Ρήγιον και μετά μίαν ημέραν επιγενομένου νότου δευτεραίοι ήλθομεν εις Ποτιόλους
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
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