Chōros χῶρος
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| χῶρος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chōros |
| Strong's number | G5566 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | northwest |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Chōros (Greek χῶρος, Strong's G5566) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “northwest”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
the North-west wind , Lat. Caurus, (New Testament) (ML)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | west (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | northwest (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chōros, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 27:12And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).