What does χειμών (cheimṓn) mean in the Bible?
χειμών (cheimṓn) is a Greek word meaning "winter".
Greek · G5494
χειμών
Winter
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χειμώνG5494
Pronunciationcheimṓn
What does χειμών (cheimṓn) mean in the Bible?
χειμών (cheimṓn) is a Greek word meaning "winter".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5494?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in the winter (2), winter (2), [it will be] stormy (1), storm (1).
Where does χειμών (cheimṓn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 16:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), 2 Timothy (1), Acts (1), John (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itin the winter2×Matthew 24:20, Mark 13:18
winter2×John 10:22, 2 Timothy 4:21
[it will be] stormy1×Matthew 16:3
storm1×Acts 27:20
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 16:3χειμώνto[it will be] stormyNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularMatthew 24:20χειμῶνοςtoin the winterNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularMark 13:18χειμῶνοςtoin the winterNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularJohn 10:22χειμὼνtowinterNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 27:20χειμῶνόςtostormNoun - Genitive Masculine Singular2 Timothy 4:21χειμῶνοςtowinterNoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 16:3
Aligned rows6
Books represented5
Matthew2Mark1John1Acts12 Timothy1
Source forms
χειμῶνος3xcheimōnosMatthew 24:20, Mark 13:18, 2 Timothy 4:21
χειμών1xcheimōnMatthew 16:3
χειμὼν1xcheimōnJohn 10:22
χειμῶνός1xcheimōnosActs 27:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular4xMatthew 24:20, Mark 13:18, Acts 27:20, 2 Timothy 4:21
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular2xMatthew 16:3, John 10:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. winter
Strong'sG5494
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms2 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
winter
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 16:3Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
χειμών·ceimwn
a tempest, the rainy season
Read verseMatthew 24:20Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
χειμῶνος,ceimwnov
a tempest, the rainy season
Read verseMark 13:18Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
χειμῶνος.ceimwnov
a tempest, the rainy season
Read verseJohn 10:22Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
χειμὼνceimwn
a tempest, the rainy season
Read verseActs 27:20Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
χειμῶνόςceimwnov
a tempest, the rainy season
Read verse2 Timothy 4:21Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
χειμῶνοςceimwnov
a tempest, the rainy season
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms6Case patternGenitive (4)Number patternSingular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 16:3 · John 10:222×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 24:20 · Mark 13:18 · Acts 27:20 · 2 Tim 4:214×
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