The north
βορρᾶςStrong’s G1005borras
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Borras is the Greek word usually translated “north”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.”
Meaning
Usually translated “north”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- north 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Revelation 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
βορρᾶς borras · the north
βορρᾶς, -ᾶ (Attic contr. of Βορέας, the North wind personified), [in LXX for צָפוֹן ;] 1. Boreas, the North wind. 2. the north: Luk.13:29, Rev.21:13. † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “north” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NORTH, noun
[I know not the origin of this word, nor its primary sense. It may have been applied first to the pole star, or to the wind, like Boreas.]
One of the cardinal points, being that point of the horizon which is directly opposite to the sun in the meridian, on the left hand when we stand with the face to the east; or it is that point of intersection of the horizon and meridian which is nearest our pole.
All definitions and other forms of “north”
NORTH, adjective
Being in the north; as the north polar star.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.