What does νότος (nótos) mean in the Bible?
νότος (nótos): South wind or south region, directionally located between east and west winds in Mediterranean maritime contexts.
Greek · G3558
νότος
The south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself
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νότοςG3558
Pronunciationnótos
What does νότος (nótos) mean in the Bible?
νότος (nótos): South wind or south region, directionally located between east and west winds in Mediterranean maritime contexts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3558?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of [the] South (2), [the] south (1), [the] south wind (1), a {gentle} south wind (1), a south wind (1).
Where does νότος (nótos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Acts (2), Matthew (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 Itof [the] South2×Matthew 12:42, Luke 11:31
[the] south1×Revelation 21:13
[the] south wind1×Luke 12:55
a {gentle} south wind1×Acts 27:13
a south wind1×Acts 28:13
south1×Luke 13:29
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 12:42νότουtoof [the] SouthNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularLuke 11:31νότουtoof [the] SouthNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularLuke 12:55νότονto[the] south windNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularLuke 13:29νότουtosouthNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularActs 27:13νότουtoa {gentle} south windNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularActs 28:13νότουtoa south windNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularRevelation 21:13νότουto[the] southNoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 12:42
Aligned rows7
Books represented4
Matthew1Luke3Acts2Revelation1
Source forms
νότου6xnotouMatthew 12:42, Luke 11:31, Luke 13:29, Acts 27:13
νότον1xnotonLuke 12:55
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular6xMatthew 12:42, Luke 11:31, Luke 13:29, Acts 27:13
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1xLuke 12:55
Evidence Summary
Greek word. South wind or south region, directionally located between east and west winds in Mediterranean maritime contexts.
Strong'sG3558
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms2 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 11:29-32Source Gloss
the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself
Extended definition
South wind or south region, directionally located between east and west winds in Mediterranean maritime contexts.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 12:42Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
νότουnotou
the south wind, the South
Read verseLuke 11:31Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
νότουnotou
the south wind, the South
Read verseLuke 12:55Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
νότονnoton
the south wind, the South
Read verseLuke 13:29Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
νότου,notou
the south wind, the South
Read verseActs 27:13Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
νότου,notou
the south wind, the South
Read verseActs 28:13Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
νότου,notou
the south wind, the South
Read verseRevelation 21:13Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
νότου,notou
the south wind, the South
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.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms7Case patternGenitive (6)Number patternSingular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 12:42 · Luke 11:31 · Luke 13:29 · Acts 27:13 · Acts 28:13 · Rev 21:136×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineLuke 12:551×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Geographical region, Queen of the South coming from distant lands
Meteorological wind direction, observable weather phenomenon
Cardinal direction, eschatological gathering of people from all directions
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
νότος is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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