What does βασίλισσα · νότος mean in the Bible?
βασίλισσα · νότος is a Greek phrase meaning "queen of the South".
Greek · G938, G3558
βασίλισσα νότου
A queen · the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself
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βασίλισσα G938 a queen
Pronunciation basílissa
Female ruler with royal authority; wife or widow of a king, or independent sovereign queen.
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νότος G3558 the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself
Pronunciation nótos
South wind or south region, directionally located between east and west winds in Mediterranean maritime contexts.
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What does βασίλισσα νότου (basilissa notou) mean in the Bible?
βασίλισσα · νότος is a Greek phrase meaning "queen of the South".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G938, G3558?
G938, G3558 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. queen of the South
Source Gloss
queen of the South
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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Nominative (3) Number pattern Singular (4)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:42 · Luke 11:31 · Rev 18:7 3×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 8:27 1×
Word Origins
βασίλισσα νότου is built from this root:
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