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θέροςStrong’s G2330

theros

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Theros is the Greek word usually translated “summer”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:”
Matthew 24:32 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “summer”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • summer 3

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1
  • Mark 1
  • Luke 1

3 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

θέρος theros · summer

θέρος, -ους, τό (θέρω, to heat), [in LXX chiefly for קַיִץ ;] summer: Mat.24:32, Mrk.13:28, Luk.21:30.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “summer” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

SUM'MER, noun

One who casts up an account.

    All definitions and other forms of “summer”

      SUM'MER, noun

      With us, the season of the year comprehended in the months June, July and August; during which time, the sun being north of the equator, shines more directly upon this part of the earth, which, together with the increased length of the days, renders this the hottest period of the year. In latitudes south of the equator, just the opposite takes place, or it is summer there when it is winter here.

        SUM'MER, verb intransitive

        To pass the summer or warm season.

        1. “The fowls shall summer upon them” Isaiah 18:6

        SUM'MER, verb transitive

        To keep warm. [Little used.]

          SUM'MER, noun

          1. A large stone, the first that is laid over columns and pilasters, beginning to make a cross vault; or a stone laid over a column, and hollowed to receive the first haunce of a platband.
          2. A large timber supported on two stone piers or posts, serving as a lintel to a door or window, etc.
          3. A large timber or beam laid as a central floor timber, inserted into the girders, and receiving the ends of the joists and supporting them.

          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.