Wintering
παραχειμασίαStrong’s G3915paracheimasia
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Paracheimasia is the Greek word usually translated “winter in”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.”
Meaning
Usually translated “winter in”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- winter in 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
παραχειμασία paracheimasia · wintering
παρα-χειμασία, -ας, ἡ (παρα-χειμάζω) a wintering: Act.27:12 (Polyb., al.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wintering” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WINTERING, participle present
tense Passing the winter; keeping in winter.
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.