This word comes from the name of Sheba.
Definition
νότος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for נֶגֶב, also for דָּרוֹם, תֵּימָן and קָדִים ;]
1. prop., the south wind: Luke 12:55, Acts 27:13; 28:13
2. South: Luke 13:29, Revelation 21:13
3. the South, as a region (cf. נֶגֶב): Matthew 12:42, Luke 11:31.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
7 total
- Matthew 12:42νότου · of [the] SouthThe Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
- Luke 11:31νότου · of [the] SouthThe Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
- Luke 12:55νότον · [the] south windAnd when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
- Luke 13:29νότου · southPeople will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.
- Acts 27:13νότου · a {gentle} south windWhen a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.
- Acts 28:13νότου · a south windFrom there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.
- Revelation 21:13νότου · [the] southThere were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.