χειμώνcheimṓn
akin to the base of 5490 through the idea of a channel), meaning a storm (as pouring rain); by implication, the rainy season, i.e. winter
Greek (New Testament) · G5494
Meanings
1. winter: John 10:22, 2 Timothy 4:21; genitive, χειμῶνος, in winter, Matthew 24:20, Mark 13:18.
2. Prop., a winter storm, hence, generally, a storm, tempest: Matthew 16:3, Acts 27:20.
Same root
- χείρcheír · G5495the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument)
- χόοςchóos · G5522a heap (as poured out), i.e. rubbish; loose dirt
- χείμαῤῥοςcheímarrhos · G5493a storm-runlet, i.e. winter-torrent
- χειμάζωcheimázō · G5492to storm, i.e. (passively) to labor under a gale
- χιώνchiṓn · G5510snow
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 16:3 red sky in the morning means foul weather all day.’ You know how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the signs of the times!
- Matthew 24:20 And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath.
- Mark 13:18 And pray that your flight will not be in winter.
- John 10:22 It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication.
- Acts 27:20 The terrible storm raged for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope was gone.
- 2 Timothy 4:21 Do your best to get here before winter. Eubulus sends you greetings, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers and sisters.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.