Strong G3558G3558Hνότος

(Queen of) the South

One of the 2 senses of Strong G3558

Transliteration
notos
Pronunciation
not'-os
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Location

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 the biblical story

Sheba

Kingdom known for wealth, trade, and the Queen of Sheba

Sheba, also referred to as the South, was a kingdom known for its wealth, trade, and the visit of its queen to King Solomon (1 Ki. 10:1-13; 2 Chr. 9:1-12; Ps. 72:10, 15; Isa. 60:6; Jer. 6:20; Ezek. 27:22-23; 38:13; Luke 11:31).

In the Bible

Strong G3558H appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • south2

First verses

  1. Matthew 12:42
    The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
  2. Luke 11:31
    The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
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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.)]