Strong's G5494 · Greek

χειμών

cheimon · khi-mone'

from a derivative of cheo (to pour; 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

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

χειμών (G5494)

6 χειμών , -ῶνος, ὁ [in LXX for גֶּשֶׁם , סְתָיו ;] winter : Jo 10:22 , II Ti 4:21 ; gen., χειμῶνος , in winter , Mt 24:20 , Mk 13:18 . Prop., a winter storm , hence, generally, a storm, tempest : Mt 16:3 (T, WH, R, mg., om.), Ac 27:20 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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