Lexical Definition
χιών chiṓn (khee-one') snow G:N-F
perhaps akin to the base of χάσμα (χαλάω) or χειμών (as descending or empty)
snow.
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| χιὼν | snow | Rev.1.14 |
| χιών | snow | LXX.Exod.4.6 • LXX.Num.12.10 • LXX.2Kgs.5.27 • LXX.Job.6.16 • LXX.Ps.148.8 • LXX.Isa.55.10 • LXX.Jer.18.14 • LXX.Dan.7.9 • Matt.28.3 • Mark.9.3 |
| χιόνοσ | a snowy | LXX.2Sam.23.20 |
| of snow | LXX.1Chr.11.22 • LXX.Job.38.22 • LXX.Prov.25.13 | |
| χιόνι | snow | LXX.Job.37.6 |
| with snow | LXX.Job.9.30 | |
| χιόνα | his snow | LXX.Ps.147.16 |
| snow | LXX.Ps.51.7 • LXX.Lam.4.7 | |
| χίονα | snow | LXX.Isa.1.18 |
Abbott-Smith
χιών, -όνος, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁלֶג also (in Da) for תְּלַג ;]
snow: Mt 28:3, Re 1:14.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 28:3 |
| Revelation | 1:14 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
χιών, όνος, ἡ:
(see. entry near the end):— snow, in [Refs 8th c.BC+] mostly of fallen snow, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ χιόνι πεσούσῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of falling snow, ὥς τε νιφάδες χιόνος πίπτωσι θαμειαί thick fall the snow-flakes, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II snow-water, 'ice-coldwater, Θρῄκην χιόνι.. κατάρρυτον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; used to cool wine, εἰ χιών ἐστ᾽ ὠνία [Refs 5th c.BC+]: rare in plural, [Refs 4th c.BC+]. [ῐ by nature, ῑ Epic dialect for the sake of meter] (Cf. Sanskrit himás 'cold, winter', Latin hiems, Avest. zyam- 'winter', etc.)