Strong's Greek · G3558

νότος

nótos

south (wind)

Definition

the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself

Derivation

of uncertain affinity;

Appears 7 times in Scripture

Luke 12:55

And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

Luke 11:31

The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

Revelation 21:13

There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.

Luke 13:29

People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

Acts 28:13

From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.

Matthew 12:42

The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

Acts 27:13

When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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