GreekG3558Noun (Masculine)

νότος

notos

7Occurrences
G3558Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself

of uncertain affinity;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.prop., the south wind
2.South
3.the South, as a region
LXX: chiefly for נֶגֶב, also for דָּרוֹם, תֵּימָן and קָדִים

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

νότος appears 7 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
3
Acts
2
Matthew
1
Revelation
1

Key Passages

Acts 27:13BSB

When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.

Acts 28:13BSB

From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.

Luke 11:31BSB

The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

Luke 12:55BSB

And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

Luke 13:29BSB

People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

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