Lexical Definition
χειμών cheimṓn (khi-mone') winter G:N-M
from a derivative of
tempest, foul weather, winter.
- akin to the base of 5490 through the idea of a channel), meaning a storm (as pouring rain)
- by implication, the rainy season, i.e. winter
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| χειμῶνόσ | tempest | Acts.27.20 |
| χειμῶνοσ | in winter | Matt.24.20 • Mark.13.18 |
| winter | 2Tim.4.21 | |
| χειμὼν | winter | John.10.22 |
| χειμώνοσ | distress | LXX.Ezra.10.9 |
| χειμών | a storm | Matt.16.3 |
| winter | LXX.Job.37.6 • LXX.Song.2.11 |
Abbott-Smith
χειμών, -ῶνος, ὁ [in LXX for גֶּשֶׁם, סְתָיו ;]
1. winter: Jo 10:22, II Ti 4:21; gen., χειμῶνος, in winter, Mt 24:20, Mk 13:18.
2. Prop., a winter storm, hence, generally, a storm, tempest: Mt 16:3 (T, WH, R, mg., om.), Ac 27:20.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 16:3 · 24:20 |
| Mark | 13:18 |
| John | 10:22 |
| Acts | 27:20 |
| 2 Timothy | 4:21 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
χειμών, ῶνος, ὁ,
(χεῖμα) winter, χειμῶνος δυσθαλπέος ὅς ῥά τε ἔργων ἀνθρώπους ἀνέπαυσεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χειμῶνι in winter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also χειμῶνος in winter-time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. μέσου in mid-winter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]in the course of the winter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διὰ χειμῶνος, διὰ τοῦ χ., [Refs 5th c.BC+]during winter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸν χ. during the winter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄρος ἄβατον ὑπὸ χειμῶνος in consequence of the cold weather, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to καύματα, [χειμώνων [prev. author] “Plt.” 280e. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 the wintry quarter of the heavens, the north, Βορέης καὶ χ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II wintry, stormy weather: generally, storm, ἐπεὶ οὖν χειμῶνα φύγον καὶ ἀθέσφατον ὄμβρον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χ. νοτερός a storm of rain, [Refs 5th c.BC+] because of the winter-storms, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 metaphorically, θεόσσυτος χ. storm of calamity sent by the gods, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; χ. καὶ κακῶν τρικυμία[Refs]; δορὸς.. ἐν χειμῶνι in the storm of battle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θολερῷ.. χ. νοσήσας, of the madness of Ajax, [Refs]; χ. γήρως βαρύς, of life's winter, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of a person, χ. ὁ μειρακίσκος ἐστὶ τοῖς φίλοις [Refs 4th c.BC+]: rare in Prose, of battle, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of mental and moral trouble, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; χ. τοῦ κλύδωνος χαλεπώτερος, of pirates, [Refs 4th c.AD+] to have trouble (in cutting teeth), [Refs 5th c.BC+]