καύσωνkaúsōn
a glare
Greek (New Testament) · G2742
Meanings
1. burning heat (Ge, Isa (?), Judith 8:3, Sirach 18:16): Matthew 20:12, Luke 12:55 (James 1:11, AV).
2. a hot wind from the east (Heb. קָדִים, see LXX, Genesis 31:40, Isaiah 49:10, Job 27:21, Hosea 12:1 (Hosea 12:2), Hosea 13:15, Jonah 4:8, Jeremiah 18:17, Ezekiel 17:10, Ezekiel 19:12, Jeremiah 51:1, Daniel 3:67, Judith 8:3, Sirach 18:16, Sirach 34:16, Sirach 43:22), the modern sirocco (see CGT on Amos 4:9): James 1:11 (RV, the scorching wind; cf. R, margin, the hot wind, Matthew 20:12, Luke 12:55).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 20:12 ‘Those people worked only one hour, and yet you’ve paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.’
- Luke 12:55 When the south wind blows, you say, ‘Today will be a scorcher.’ And it is.
- James 1:11 The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.