◄ 5494. cheimón ►
Strong's Lexicon cheimón: Winter, storm, tempest Original Word: χειμών Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: cheimón Pronunciation: khay-mone' Phonetic Spelling: (khi-mone') Definition: Winter, storm, tempest Meaning: a storm, tempest; winter, the rainy season. Word Origin: Derived from the base of χείμαρρος (cheimarros), meaning "winter-flowing" or "torrent." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of winter is חֹרֶף (horeph), Strong's Hebrew 2779, which also refers to the cold season. Usage: The term "cheimón" primarily refers to the winter season, characterized by cold and inclement weather. It can also denote a storm or tempest, emphasizing the harsh and challenging conditions associated with wintertime. In the New Testament, "cheimón" is used both literally and metaphorically to describe adverse conditions or times of difficulty. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Mediterranean world, including Israel and surrounding regions, winter was a time of rain and storms, which could make travel and agriculture challenging. The winter season was often associated with hardship due to the cold and wet conditions. This understanding of winter as a time of difficulty is reflected in the biblical usage of "cheimón." NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from the same as cheimazó Definition winter, a storm NASB Translation storm (2), winter (4). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5494: χειμών χειμών, χειμῶνος, ὁ (χεῖμα, and this from χέω on account of the 'pouring' rains; (others connect it with χι(ων, snow, frost (cf. Latinhiems, etc.); see Curtius, § 194; Liddell and Scott, under the word χιών, at the end)), winter; a. stormy or rainy weather, a tempest (so from Homer down): Matthew 16:3 (Tdf. brackets WH reject the passage); Acts 27:20. b. winter, the winter season (so from Thucydides and Aristophanes down): John 10:22; 2 Timothy 4:21; χειμῶνος, in winter (-time), in the winter (Plato, de rep. 3, p. 415 e.; Xenophon, mem. 3, 8, 9; others (cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 11; Buttmann, § 132, 26)), Matthew 24:20; Mark 13:18. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance tempest, foul weather, winter. From a derivative of cheo (to pour; akin to the base of chasma through the idea of a channel), meaning a storm (as pouring rain); by implication, the rainy season, i.e. Winter -- tempest, foul weather, winter. Forms and Transliterations χειμων χειμών χειμὼν χειμωνος χειμώνος χειμῶνος χειμῶνός χείμωνός cheimon cheimōn cheimṓn cheimṑn cheimonos cheimônos cheimônós cheimōnos cheimō̂nos cheimō̂nós Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 16:3 N-NMS GRK: πρωί Σήμερον χειμών πυρράζει γὰρ NAS: And in the morning, '[There will be] a storm today, KJV: in the morning, [It will be] foul weather to day: INT: at morning today a storm is red indeed Matthew 24:20 N-GMS GRK: φυγὴ ὑμῶν χειμῶνος μηδὲ σαββάτῳ NAS: that your flight will not be in the winter, or KJV: be not in the winter, neither on INT: flight of you in winter nor on a Sabbath Mark 13:18 N-GMS GRK: μὴ γένηται χειμῶνος NAS: that it may not happen in the winter. KJV: be not in the winter. INT: not might be in winter John 10:22 N-NMS GRK: τοῖς Ἰεροσολύμοις χειμὼν ἦν KJV: and it was winter. INT: Jerusalem winter it was Acts 27:20 N-GMS GRK: πλείονας ἡμέρας χειμῶνός τε οὐκ NAS: small storm was assailing KJV: no small tempest lay on [us], all INT: many days storm and no 2 Timothy 4:21 N-GMS GRK: Σπούδασον πρὸ χειμῶνος ἐλθεῖν Ἀσπάζεταί NAS: to come before winter. Eubulus greets KJV: before winter. Eubulus INT: Be earnest before winter to come Greets Strong's Greek 5494 6 Occurrences χειμών — 2 Occ. χειμῶνος — 4 Occ.