Quick Definition
the south wind, the South
Strong's Definition
the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself
Derivation: of uncertain affinity;
KJV Usage: south (wind)
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
νότος, νότου, ὁ, the south wind;
a. properly: Luk_12:55; Act_27:13; Act_28:13.
b. the South (cf. βορρᾶς): Mat_12:42; Luk_11:31; Luk_13:29; Rev_21:13. (From Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for πΖβΖα, the southern quarter, the South; and for γΘΜψεΜν, the southern (both) wind and quarter; ϊΕΜιξΘο, the same; χΘγΔιν, the eastern (both) quarter and wind.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
νότος notos 7x
the south wind, Luk_12:55 ; Act_27:13 ; Act_28:13 ;
meton. the south, the southern quarter of the heavens, Mat_12:42 ; Luk_11:31 ; Luk_13:29 ; Rev_21:13
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
νότος , -ου , ὁ ,
[in LXX chiefly for H5045 , also for H1864 , H8486 and H6921 ;]
1. prop ., the south wind: Luk_12:55 , Act_27:13 ; Act_28:13 .
2. South: Luk_13:29 , Rev_21:13 .
3. the South , as a region ( cf. H5045 ): Mat_12:42 , Luk_11:31 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
νότος [page 430]
For νότος , the southern quarter, the south, it is sufficient to cite P Oxy II. 255 .7 (census return A.D. 48) (= Selections , p. 46) ἐν τῇ ὑπαρχο [ύσῃ μοι οἰκίᾳ λαύρ ]ας νότου , in the house which belongs to me in the South Lane, P Tebt II. 342 .8 (tale ii/A.D.) νότου (see Proleg. p. 73) νοτινῆς ῥύμης , on the south of the southern road. Other exx. of the adj. are P Ryl II. 157 .5 (A.D. 135) τὴν νοτίνην [μερίδα , the southern portion, and P Oxy IV. 729 .9 (A.D. 137) τοῦ νοτίνου χώματος , the southern embankment ; for the form νότιος cf. Syll 538 ( = .8 970) .3 (B.C. 289 8) παρὰ τὸ νότιον τεῖχος τὸ τοῦ ἱεροῦ , and see Cronert Mem. Herc. p. 186.
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
νότος νότος, ὁ, "the south or south-west wind", Lat. Auster, Od. , Hdt. , etc. "Notus" is personified as god of the S. wind, Hes. "the south or south-west quarter", πρὸς νότον τῆς Λήμνου Hdt. ; τὸ πρὸς ν. τῆς πόλεως Thuc.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
νότος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for נֶגֶב, also for דָּרוֹם, תֵּימָן and קָדִים ;]
__1. prop., the south wind: Luk.12:55, Act.27:13 28:13
__2. South: Luk.13:29, Rev.21:13
__3. the South, as a region (cf. נֶגֶב): Mat.12:42, Luk.11:31.†
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