noun · feminine
chiōnas
Greekχιών (chiōn)
Strong’sG5510
snow
stem chiōn-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χιών, -όνος, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for שֶׁלֶג also (in Da) for תְּלַג;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5510 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | chiōnas2×χιών | chiōnais |
| object accusative | chiōnan | chiōnain |
| direct address vocative | chiōnar | chiōnair |
| of, belonging to genitive | chiōnau | chiōnaiu |
| to, for dative | chiōna | chiōnai |
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
chiōna 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
chiōnas“snow”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 28:3“snow”ate de tas eideas autou hōs astrapas kai tem endumem autou leukem hōs chiōnas.His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
Revelation 1:14“snow”tas de kefalas autou kai tais thrixais leukais hōs eriem leukem, hōs chiōnas, kai tois ofthalmois autou hōs floxas pureu,The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.