South
νότοςStrong’s G3558notos
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Notos is the Greek word usually translated “south wind” and “south”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.”
Meaning
Usually translated “south wind” and “south”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a south wind 3
- of south 2
- south 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 3
- Acts 2
- Matthew 1
- Revelation 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 11:31The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
- Luke 12:55And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
- Luke 13:29And 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.
- Acts 27:13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
- Acts 28:13And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:
- Revelation 21:13On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
Greek dictionary
νότος notos · south
νότος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for נֶגֶב, also for דָּרוֹם, תֵּימָן and קָדִים ;] 1. prop., the south wind: Luk.12:55, Act.27:13 28:13 2. South: Luk.13:29, Rev.21:13 3. the South, as a region (cf. נֶגֶב): Mat.12:42, Luk.11:31.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “south” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SOUTH, noun
- The north and south are opposite points in the horizon; each ninety degrees or the quarter of a great circle distant from the east and west.
- In a less exact sense, any point or place on the earth or in the heavens, which is near the meridian towards the right hand as one faces the east.
- A southern region, country or place; as the queen of the south in Scriptures.
- The wind that blows from the north. [Not used.]
All definitions and other forms of “south”
SOUTH, adjective
- In any place north of the tropic of Cancer, pertaining to or lying in the meridian towards the sun; as a south wind.
- Being in a southern direction; as the south sea.
SOUTH, adverb
Towards the south A ship sails south; the wind blows south
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.