notos · south, south wind

What it means

notos (νότος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “south, south wind”.

South wind; hence the south.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. South wind.
2. The direction of the sun at midday, and the lands on that side.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Luke×3
• Acts×2
• Revelation×1

• Matthew 12:42

  The queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look, something greater than Solomon is here.

• Luke 11:31

  The queen of the South will be raised at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and look, something greater than Solomon is here.

• Luke 12:55

  And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and it happens.

• Luke 13:29

  And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at table in the kingdom of God.

• Acts 27:13

  And when a south wind blew gently, thinking they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and were sailing along Crete close to shore.

• Acts 28:13

  from there weighing anchor we arrived at Rhegium; and after one day a south wind sprang up and on the second day we came to Puteoli,

• Revelation 21:13

  On the east three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.