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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:3 - red sky in the morning means foul weather all day.’ You know how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the signs of the times![fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:20 - And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:18 - And pray that your flight will not be in winter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:22 - It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20 - The terrible storm raged for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope was gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:21 - Do your best to get here before winter. Eubulus sends you greetings, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers and sisters.[fn]
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