Strong G5510χιών
snow
- Transliteration
- chiōn
- Pronunciation
- khee-one'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Detailed definition
χιών, -όνος, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for שֶׁלֶג also (in Da) for תְּלַג;]
snow: Mat.28:3, Rev.1:14.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שֶׁלֶג also (in Da) for תְּלַג;]
snow: Mat.28:3, Rev.1:14.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5510 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- snow3
First verses
- Matthew 28:3His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
- Mark 9:3And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
- Revelation 1:14His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
χιών, όνος, ἡ:
(see. entry near the end):— snow, in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus)] mostly of fallen snow, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.7, 22.152; ὡς δὲ χ. κατατήκετ᾽ ἐν.. ὄρεσσιν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 19.205; ὕπερθε χ. γένετ᾽ ἠΰτε πάχνη 14.476; τὸν Νεῖλον ῥέειν ἀπὸ τηκομένης χιόνος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.22)]; ἐπὶ χιόνι πεσούσῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. passage], compare 4.50; Ἰδαία χ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 564; ἥλιος.. τήκει πετραίαν χιόνα [prev. author] “fragment” 300.5; καί νιν.. χιὼν οὐδαμὰ λείπει 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 830 (Lyric poetry))]; also of falling snow, ὥς τε νιφάδες χιόνος πίπτωσι θαμειαί thick fall the snow-flakes, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.278; χ. πίπτουσα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.31; κατένειψε χιόνι τὴν Θρᾴκην 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 138; ὅταν βορέας χιόνα χέῃ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 329, compare “Ba.” 662; ἐπιπίπτει χ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.4.11; χιόνες πολλαὶ γίνονται 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Signis Tempestatum” 24: [χ.] σφοδρὰ καὶ ἀθρόα καταφερομένη νιφετὸς ὠνόμασται 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Mundo” 394a36.)]
II snow-water, 'ice-coldwater, Θρῄκην χιόνι.. κατάρρυτον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 215; χ. ποταμία [prev. author] “Tr.” 1067 (Lyric poetry))]; used to cool wine, εἰ χιών ἐστ᾽ ὠνία [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Euthycles Comicus 1; οἶνον πιεῖν.. χιόνι μεμιγμένον 5th c.BC: Strattis Comicus 57; χιόνα πίνειν 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 141.10; τοῦ θέρους χιόνα.. ζητεῖς Χ. “Mem.” 2.1.30; ἡδὺ θέρους.. χιὼν ποτόν “Anthologia Graeca” 5.168 (1st c.BC: Asclepiodotus Tacticus))]: rare in plural, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Mundo” 394a16)]. [ῐ by nature, ῑ Epic dialect for the sake of meter] (Cf. Sanskrit himás 'cold, winter', Latin hiems, Avest. zyam- 'winter', etc.)
(see. entry near the end):— snow, in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus)] mostly of fallen snow, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.7, 22.152; ὡς δὲ χ. κατατήκετ᾽ ἐν.. ὄρεσσιν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 19.205; ὕπερθε χ. γένετ᾽ ἠΰτε πάχνη 14.476; τὸν Νεῖλον ῥέειν ἀπὸ τηκομένης χιόνος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.22)]; ἐπὶ χιόνι πεσούσῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. passage], compare 4.50; Ἰδαία χ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 564; ἥλιος.. τήκει πετραίαν χιόνα [prev. author] “fragment” 300.5; καί νιν.. χιὼν οὐδαμὰ λείπει 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 830 (Lyric poetry))]; also of falling snow, ὥς τε νιφάδες χιόνος πίπτωσι θαμειαί thick fall the snow-flakes, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.278; χ. πίπτουσα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.31; κατένειψε χιόνι τὴν Θρᾴκην 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 138; ὅταν βορέας χιόνα χέῃ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 329, compare “Ba.” 662; ἐπιπίπτει χ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.4.11; χιόνες πολλαὶ γίνονται 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Signis Tempestatum” 24: [χ.] σφοδρὰ καὶ ἀθρόα καταφερομένη νιφετὸς ὠνόμασται 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Mundo” 394a36.)]
II snow-water, 'ice-coldwater, Θρῄκην χιόνι.. κατάρρυτον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 215; χ. ποταμία [prev. author] “Tr.” 1067 (Lyric poetry))]; used to cool wine, εἰ χιών ἐστ᾽ ὠνία [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Euthycles Comicus 1; οἶνον πιεῖν.. χιόνι μεμιγμένον 5th c.BC: Strattis Comicus 57; χιόνα πίνειν 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 141.10; τοῦ θέρους χιόνα.. ζητεῖς Χ. “Mem.” 2.1.30; ἡδὺ θέρους.. χιὼν ποτόν “Anthologia Graeca” 5.168 (1st c.BC: Asclepiodotus Tacticus))]: rare in plural, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Mundo” 394a16)]. [ῐ by nature, ῑ Epic dialect for the sake of meter] (Cf. Sanskrit himás 'cold, winter', Latin hiems, Avest. zyam- 'winter', etc.)