κλίμαklíma
a slope, i.e. (specially) a "clime" or tract of country
Greek (New Testament) · G2824
Meanings
1. an inclination, slope, especially the slope from the equator to the pole.
2. a region: plural, Romans 15:23, 2 Corinthians 11:10, Galatians 1:21.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Romans 15:23 But now I have finished my work in these regions, and after all these long years of waiting, I am eager to visit you.
- 2 Corinthians 11:10 As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, no one in all of Greece will ever stop me from boasting about this.
- Galatians 1:21 After that visit I went north into the provinces of Syria and Cilicia.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.