Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NLT

NLT

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G3047 - lips

Choose a new font size and typeface
λίψ
Transliteration
lips (Key)
Pronunciation
leeps
Listen
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from leibo (to pour a "libation")
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
46x in 5 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Strong’s Definitions

λίψ líps, leeps; probably from λείβω leíbō (to pour a "libation"); the south(- west) wind (as bringing rain, i.e. (by extension) the south quarter):—southwest.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G3047 in the following manner: south west (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G3047 in the following manner: south west (1x).

  1. the south west wind

  2. the quarter of the heavens whence the south west wind blows

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λίψ líps, leeps; probably from λείβω leíbō (to pour a "libation"); the south(- west) wind (as bringing rain, i.e. (by extension) the south quarter):—southwest.
STRONGS G3047:
λίψ, λιβός, ὁ (from λείβω (to pour forth), because it brings moisture);
1. the southwest wind: Herodotus 2, 25; Polybius 10, 10, 3; others.
2. the quarter of the heavens whence the southwest wind blows: Acts 27:12 (on which see βλέπω, 3 and κατά, II. 1 c.) (Genesis 13:14; Genesis 20:1; Numbers 2:10; Deuteronomy 33:23).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
13:14; 20:1
Numbers
2:10
Deuteronomy
33:23
Acts
27:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3047 matches the Greek λίψ (lips),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:12 - And since Fair Havens was an exposed harbor—a poor place to spend the winter—most of the crew wanted to go on to Phoenix, farther up the coast of Crete, and spend the winter there. Phoenix was a good harbor with only a southwest and northwest exposure.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NLT
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NLT
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan