What does τέσσαρες · ἄνεμος mean in the Bible?
τέσσαρες · ἄνεμος is a Greek phrase meaning "four winds, all directions".
Greek · G5064, G417
τεσσάρων ἀνέμων
Four · wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth)
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τέσσαρες G5064 four
Pronunciation téssares
Cardinal number denoting a set of four units; foundational in NT apocalyptic and narrative structure.
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ἄνεμος G417 wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth)
Pronunciation ánemos
Wind as literal force or metaphor for unstable doctrines; "four winds" signifies earth's extremities.
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What does τεσσάρων ἀνέμων (tessarōn anemōn) mean in the Bible?
τέσσαρες · ἄνεμος is a Greek phrase meaning "four winds, all directions".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5064, G417?
G5064, G417 is connected to 40 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. four winds, all directions
Source Gloss
four winds, all directions
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 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 patterns 10 Aligned forms 40 Case pattern Nominative (16) Number pattern Plural (39)
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Acts 21:23 · Rev 4:4 · Rev 4:10 · Rev 5:8 · Rev 9:15 · Rev 11:16 · Rev 19:4 7×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rev 4:6 · Rev 4:8 · Rev 5:8 · Rev 5:14 · Rev 19:4 5×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Acts 21:9 · Rev 7:4 · Rev 14:1 · Rev 14:3 4×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Luke 2:37 · Rev 5:6 · Rev 6:1 · Rev 6:6 · Rev 7:11 · Rev 14:3 · Rev 15:7 7×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 24:31 · Mark 2:3 · Mark 13:27 · Rev 21:17 4×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Acts 10:11 · Acts 11:5 · Rev 20:8 3×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Acts 12:4 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Rev 7:2 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Rev 4:4 · Rev 7:1 · Rev 9:14 4×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine John 11:17 · Acts 27:29 · Rev 7:1 3×
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