noun · masculine
borraos
Greekβορρᾶς (borras)
Strong’sG1005
the north wind, the North
stem borra-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βορρᾶς, -ᾶ (Attic contr. of Βορέας, the North wind personified),
[in LXX for צָפֹון;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1005 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbor-hras'
the north (properly, wind)
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamesnorth.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | borraos | borraois |
| object accusative | borraon | borraoin |
| direct address vocative | borraor | borraoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | borraou2×βορρᾶ | borraoiu |
| to, for dative | borrao | borraoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
borrao is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
borraou“north”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Luke 13:29“north”kai hēkali apo anatolaiu kai dusmaiu kai apo borraou kai notou kai anaklinili en ta basileia tou theou.People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.
Revelation 21:13“north”apo anatolau pulōnois treis, kai apo borraou pulōnois treis, kai apo notou pulōnois treis, kai apo dusmaiu pulōnois treis;There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.