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G5566 χῶρος (chōros)
Greek
Noun, Masculine
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Quick Definition

the north-westwind

Strong's Definition

the north-west wind

Derivation: of Latin origin;

KJV Usage: north west

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

χῶρος, χωρου, ὁ, the northwest wind (LatinCorus orCaurus): for the quarter of the heavens from which this wind blows, Act_27:12 (on which see λίψ, 2).

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

χῶρος chōros 1x Corus, or Caurus, the northwest wind; meton, the northwest quarter of the heavens, Act_27:12

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

*† χῶρος , -ου , ὁ (Lat. corus), the N.W. wind: Act_27:12 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

χῶρος [page 696] (Lat. caurus ), the north-west wind, and hence the quarter from which it comes, Act. 27:12 : see Ramsay Paul , p. 321 f.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

the North-west wind , Lat. Caurus, (New Testament) (ML)

Bible Occurrences (1)

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