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Lexicon :: Strong's G5494 - cheimōn

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χειμών
Transliteration
cheimōn (Key)
Pronunciation
khi-mone'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of cheo (to pour, akin to the base of χάσμα (G5490) through the idea of a channel), meaning a storm (as pouring rain)
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Strong’s Definitions

χειμών cheimṓn, khi-mone'; from a derivative of χέω chéō (to pour; akin to the base of G5490 through the idea of a channel), meaning a storm (as pouring rain); by implication, the rainy season, i.e. winter:—tempest, foul weather, winter.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G5494 in the following manner: winter (4x), tempest (1x), foul weather (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G5494 in the following manner: winter (4x), tempest (1x), foul weather (1x).

  1. winter

    1. stormy or rainy weather, a tempest

    2. winter, the winter season

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χειμών cheimṓn, khi-mone'; from a derivative of χέω chéō (to pour; akin to the base of G5490 through the idea of a channel), meaning a storm (as pouring rain); by implication, the rainy season, i.e. winter:—tempest, foul weather, winter.
STRONGS G5494:
χειμών, χειμῶνος, ὁ (χεῖμα, and this from χέω on account of the 'pouring' rains; (others connect it with χι-ων, snow, frost (cf. Latin hiems, etc.); see Curtius, § 194; Liddell and Scott, under the word χιών, at the end)), winter;
a. stormy or rainy weather, a tempest (so from Homer down): Matthew 16:3 (Tdf. brackets WH reject the passage); Acts 27:20.
b. winter, the winter season (so from Thucydides and Aristophanes down): John 10:22; 2 Timothy 4:21; χειμῶνος, in winter (-time), in the winter (Plato, de rep. 3, p. 415 e.; Xenophon, mem. 3, 8, 9; others (cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 11; Buttmann, § 132, 26)), Matthew 24:20; Mark 13:18.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
16:3; 24:20
Mark
13:18
John
10:22
Acts
27:20
2 Timothy
4:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5494 matches the Greek χειμών (cheimōn),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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“And in the morning, ‘Today will be stormy because the sky is red and threatening.’ You[fn] know how to read the appearance of the sky, but you can’t read the signs of the times.[fn]

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“Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

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“Pray it[fn] won’t happen in winter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:23

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Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon’s Colonnade.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:20

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For many days neither sun nor stars appeared, and the severe storm kept raging. Finally all hope was fading that we would be saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:21

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Make every effort to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers and sisters.

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