νότοςnótos
the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself
Greek (New Testament) · G3558
Meanings
1. properly, the south wind: Luke 12:55, Acts 27:13, Acts 28:13.
2. South: Luke 13:29, Revelation 21:13.
3. the South, as a region (cf. נֶגֶב): Matthew 12:42, Luke 11:31.
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 12:42 The queen of Sheba will also stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Now someone greater than Solomon is here—but you refuse to listen.
- Luke 11:31 “The queen of Sheba will stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Now someone greater than Solomon is here—but you refuse to listen.
- Luke 12:55 When the south wind blows, you say, ‘Today will be a scorcher.’ And it is.
- Luke 13:29 And people will come from all over the world—from east and west, north and south—to take their places in the Kingdom of God.
- Acts 27:13 When a light wind began blowing from the south, the sailors thought they could make it. So they pulled up anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete.
- Acts 28:13 From there we sailed across to Rhegium. A day later a south wind began blowing, so the following day we sailed up the coast to Puteoli.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.