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ἄνεμος

Wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth)

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ἄνεμος G417
Pronunciation ánemos

What does ἄνεμος (ánemos) mean in the Bible?

ἄνεμος (ánemos) is a Greek word meaning "wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth)". ἄνεμος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for רוּחַ ;] wind: Mat. This term runs through the canonical themes of Spirit.

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Meaning

wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth)
Extended definition

Wind as literal force or metaphor for unstable doctrines; "four winds" signifies earth's extremities.

wind: Mat.11:7 14:24, 30 14:32, Mrk.4:37, 39 4:41 6:48, 51, Luk.7:24 8:23-24, Jhn.6:13, Act.27:7, 14-15, Jas.3:4, Rev.6:13 7:1; pl., Mat.7:25, 27 8:26-27, Luk.8:25, Act.27:4, Ju 12; οἱ τέσσαρες ἄ. τῆς γῆς, Rev.7:1; hence the four quarters of the heavens (see Deiss., BS, 248; MM, VGT, see word), Mat.24:31, Mrk.13:27; metaphorically, of variable teaching, Eph 414.

Synonymsπνεῦμα, πνοή (and cf. θύελλα, λαῖλαψ).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 14:24 · Matt 14:32 · Mark 4:39 · Mark 4:41 · Mark 6:48 · Mark 6:51 · Acts 27:14 · Rev 7:1 8×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 7:25 · Matt 7:27 · Matt 8:27 3×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 11:7 · Mark 4:37 · Luke 7:24 · Luke 8:23 · John 6:18 · Acts 27:7 · Rev 6:13 7×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 24:31 · Mark 13:27 · Jas 3:4 · Jude 1:12 4×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Mark 4:39 · Luke 8:24 · Acts 27:15 · Eph 4:14 4×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 8:26 · Luke 8:25 2×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Acts 27:4 · Rev 7:1 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 14:30 1×
31 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Canonical Themes
Spirit
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses
Luke 8:22–25 ἄνεμος ánemos
Wind
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

ἄνεμος · διδασκαλία G417, G1319
wind of teaching, shifting doctrine
ἄνεμος · τυφωνικός G417, G5189
Typhonic, hurricane-force wind
τέσσαρες · ἄνεμος G5064, G417
four winds, all directions
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 27 — The Storm, the Shipwreck, and the Promise of God Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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