noun · masculine
cheimōnos
Greekχειμών (cheimōn)
Strong’sG5494
a tempest, the rainy season
stem cheimōn-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χειμών, -ῶνος, ὁ
[in LXX for גֶּשֶׁם, סְתָיו;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5494 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhi-mone'
akin to the base of 5490 through the idea of a channel), meaning a storm (as pouring rain); by implication, the rainy season, i.e. winter
Fromfrom a derivative of χέω (to pour;
King Jamestempest, foul weather, winter.
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 | cheimōnos2×χειμών | cheimōnois |
| object accusative | cheimōnon | cheimōnoin |
| direct address vocative | cheimōnor | cheimōnoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | cheimōnou4×χειμῶνος | cheimōnoiu |
| to, for dative | cheimōno | cheimōnoi |
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
cheimōno 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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
cheimōnos“stormy”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 16:3“stormy”kai prōi; Sēmeron cheimōnos, purrazatō gar stugnazarōtos tos ouranos. tem men prosōpem tou ouranou gnōskavō diakrinarō, teim de sēmeim toiu kairoiu ouk dunevō.and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.
John 10:22“winter”Gineta tote teim enkainieim en tei Hierosolumei; cheimōnos ate,At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
cheimōnou“winter”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Matthew 24:20“winter”proseuchevōr de hina mē gineteia tas fugas vu cheimōnou mēde sabbate;Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
Mark 13:18“winter”proseuchevōr de hina mē gineteia cheimōnou;Pray that this will not occur in the winter.
Acts 27:20“tempest”mēte de hēliou mēte astreiu epifainarōteiu epi polloterain hēmerain, cheimōnou tē ouk oligou epikeierōtou, loipem periairite elpias pantas teu sōzirō nin.When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
2 Timothy 4:21“winter”Spoudazasar pro cheimōnou erchara. Aspazetō sin Euboulos kai Poudos kai Linos kai Klaudias kai tois adelfois pantois.Make every effort to come to me before winter. Eubulus sends you greetings, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.