cheimōn · winter, storm

What it means

cheimōn (χειμών) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “winter, storm”.

Storm, bad weather; also winter.

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. The cold, rainy season of the year.
2. Foul weather of wind and rain; a gale at sea.

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

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• winter ×4
• storm ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×1
• John×1
• Acts×1
• 2 Timothy×1

• Matthew 16:3

  And in the morning, ‘Today there will be a storm, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot discern.

• Matthew 24:20

  And pray that your flight may not happen in winter or on a Sabbath.

• Mark 13:18

  And pray that it may not happen in winter.

• John 10:22

  At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,

• Acts 27:20

  And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was pressing on us, finally all hope of our being saved was being taken away.

• 2 Timothy 4:21

  Make every effort to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers.