Strong's Greek · G5494

χειμών

cheimṓn

tempest, foul weather, winter

Definition

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

Derivation

from a derivative of (to pour;

Appears 6 times in Scripture

Matthew 16:3

and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.

Acts 27:20

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

Mark 13:18

Pray that this will not occur in the winter.

Matthew 24:20

Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.

John 10:22

At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,

2 Timothy 4:21

Make every effort to come to me before winter. Eubulus sends you greetings, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.

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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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