Strong G3558G3558Gνότος
south
One of the 2 senses of Strong G3558
- Transliteration
- notos
- Pronunciation
- not'-os
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Of uncertain affinity; the south (southwest) wind; by extension the southern quarter itself: - south (wind).
Detailed definition
νότος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for נֶגֶב, also for דָּרוֹם, תֵּימָן and קָדִים;]
1. prop., the south wind: Luk.12:55, Act.27:13 28:13
2. South: Luk.13:29, Rev.21:13
3. the South, as a region (cf. נֶגֶב): Mat.12:42, Luk.11:31.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for נֶגֶב, also for דָּרוֹם, תֵּימָן and קָדִים;]
1. prop., the south wind: Luk.12:55, Act.27:13 28:13
2. South: Luk.13:29, Rev.21:13
3. the South, as a region (cf. נֶגֶב): Mat.12:42, Luk.11:31.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3558G appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- wind3
- south2
First verses
- Luke 12:55And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
- Luke 13:29And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
- Acts 27:13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
- Acts 28:13And 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:
- Revelation 21:13On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
νότος, ὁ,
south wind (opposed to Βορέας, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 363b15, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.331), εὖτ᾽ ὄρεος κορυφῇσι Ν. κατέχευεν ὀμίχλην 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.10; ὅ τε ν. καὶ ὁ λίψ, ἀνέμων ὑετιώτατοι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.25 (but ὁ ν. οὐκ ἀρχόμενος ἀλλὰ λήγων ὑέτιος 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 942a29); ἐτέγχθη κρᾶτ᾽.. πληγῇσι νότου 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1457 (_anapaest meter_); χειμερίῳ νότῳ [prev. author] “Ant.” 335 (Lyric poetry); ὑγρὸς καὶ βαρύς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 597b11; ὑδατωδέστερος [prev. author] “Pr.” 943a5)]; ὅταν μὲν ἐλάττων ᾖ, αἴθριός ἐστιν, ὅταν δὲ μέγας, νεφώδης[Refs ([prev. work] 942a34; καυματώδης [prev. author] “Mete.” 364b23: in _plural_, [prev. author] “HA” 612b6.)]
2 N. personified as god of the South wind, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 380, 870.)]
II south or south-west quarter, πρὸς μεσαμβρίης τε καὶ νότου [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.8; πρὸς νότον κεῖται τῆς Λήμνου [prev. author] 6.139; τῆς δὲ γῆς τὸ πρὸς ν. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 24.6; τὸ πρὸς ν. τῆς πόλεως 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.6; βλέπειν πρὸς ν. “IG” 22.1227.18; ὁ τοῖχος ὁ πρὸς ν. [prev. work]12.372.51; πρὸς νότου ἀνέμου [prev. work]56; βασίλισσα νότου NT.Matt.12.42)]; ἀπὸ νότου with genitive, to the south of, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PTeb.” 164.17 (2nd c.BC))], etc.; later ἐκ νότου with genitive, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“PStrassb.” 29.8 (3rd c.AD))], etc.: genitive νότου to the south, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (PTeb. 105.13 (2nd c.BC), etc.)]
south wind (opposed to Βορέας, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 363b15, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.331), εὖτ᾽ ὄρεος κορυφῇσι Ν. κατέχευεν ὀμίχλην 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.10; ὅ τε ν. καὶ ὁ λίψ, ἀνέμων ὑετιώτατοι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.25 (but ὁ ν. οὐκ ἀρχόμενος ἀλλὰ λήγων ὑέτιος 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 942a29); ἐτέγχθη κρᾶτ᾽.. πληγῇσι νότου 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1457 (_anapaest meter_); χειμερίῳ νότῳ [prev. author] “Ant.” 335 (Lyric poetry); ὑγρὸς καὶ βαρύς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 597b11; ὑδατωδέστερος [prev. author] “Pr.” 943a5)]; ὅταν μὲν ἐλάττων ᾖ, αἴθριός ἐστιν, ὅταν δὲ μέγας, νεφώδης[Refs ([prev. work] 942a34; καυματώδης [prev. author] “Mete.” 364b23: in _plural_, [prev. author] “HA” 612b6.)]
2 N. personified as god of the South wind, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 380, 870.)]
II south or south-west quarter, πρὸς μεσαμβρίης τε καὶ νότου [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.8; πρὸς νότον κεῖται τῆς Λήμνου [prev. author] 6.139; τῆς δὲ γῆς τὸ πρὸς ν. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 24.6; τὸ πρὸς ν. τῆς πόλεως 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.6; βλέπειν πρὸς ν. “IG” 22.1227.18; ὁ τοῖχος ὁ πρὸς ν. [prev. work]12.372.51; πρὸς νότου ἀνέμου [prev. work]56; βασίλισσα νότου NT.Matt.12.42)]; ἀπὸ νότου with genitive, to the south of, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PTeb.” 164.17 (2nd c.BC))], etc.; later ἐκ νότου with genitive, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“PStrassb.” 29.8 (3rd c.AD))], etc.: genitive νότου to the south, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (PTeb. 105.13 (2nd c.BC), etc.)]