What does βοῤῥᾶς (borrhâs) mean in the Bible?
βοῤῥᾶς (borrhâs) is a Greek word meaning "the north (properly, wind)".
Greek · G1005
βοῤῥᾶς
The north (properly, wind)
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βοῤῥᾶς G1005
Pronunciation borrhâs
What does βοῤῥᾶς (borrhâs) mean in the Bible?
βοῤῥᾶς (borrhâs) is a Greek word meaning "the north (properly, wind)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1005?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the] north (1), north (1).
Where does βοῤῥᾶς (borrhâs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 13:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [the] north 1× Revelation 21:13
north 1× Luke 13:29
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 13:29
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
βορρᾶ 2x borra Luke 13:29, Revelation 21:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 2x Luke 13:29, Revelation 21:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. the north (properly, wind)
Source Gloss
the north (properly, wind)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 13:29 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
βορρᾶ borra
the north wind, the North
Read verse Revelation 21:13 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
βορρᾶ, borra
the north wind, the North
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Word Origins
βοῤῥᾶς is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain