Quick Definition
νότος, ου, ὁ n.m. the south wind, the South
Strong's Definition
of uncertain affinity; the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself
KJV Usage: south (wind)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -ου
82.4 · Spacial Orientations · North, South, East, West
south In most languages east and west are related to the rising or setting sun, although in some languages there may be some local geographical feature which serves as a marker of direction, for example, the location of a particular mountain, the ocean, or a river. For north, some languages employ ‘to the left of the rising sun,’ that is to say, the direction is oriented in terms of the left hand of a person facing toward the rising sun. Similarly, south would be ‘to the right of the rising sun.’
14.8 · Physical Events and States · Wind
south wind a wind which blows from the south A number of languages have terms for winds coming from or going toward different directions. In a number of cases, however, directional expressions are not included in the terms for such winds. For example, a north wind may be simply called ‘a cold wind,’ and a south wind might be called ‘a wind from the sea.’ Such expressions depend upon local geographical features. Even in the instance in which a south wind is described in terms of direction, it may be necessary to use a somewhat expanded phrase, for example, ‘a wind from the right of the rising sun.’ Such an expression is based upon the experience of a person facing the rising sun and determining the south in terms of the right side of the person.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
νότος, -ov, 6, the south wind; a. prop.: Lk. xii. 55; Acts xxvii. 13; xxviii. 13. b. the South (cf. βορρᾶς): Mt. xii. 42; Lk. xi. 31; xiii. 29; Rev. xxi. 13. (From Hom. down; Sept. chiefly for 333, the southern quarter, the South; and for DIN, the ‘southern (both) wind and quarter; }2°n, the same; Dp, the eastern (both) quarter and wind.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
νότος notos 7x
the south wind, Lk. 12:55; Acts 27:13; 28:13; meton. the south, the southern quarter of the heavens, Mt. 12:42; Lk. 11:31; 13:29; Rev. 21:13*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
νότος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for נֶגֶב, also for דָּרוֹם, תֵּימָן and קָדִים;]
prop., the south wind: Lk 12:55, Ac 27:13 28:13.
South: Lk 13:29, Re 21:13.
the South, as a region (cf. נֶגֶב): Mt 12:42, Lk 11:31.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
νότος (notos) — south. νότος, ὁ, south wind (opposed to Βορέας, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὅταν μὲν ἐλάττων ᾖ, αἴθριός ἐστιν, ὅταν δὲ μέγας, νεφώδης[Refs]
2. N. personified as god of the South wind, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II. south or south-west quarter, πρὸς μεσαμβρίης τε καὶ νότου [NT+5th c.BC+]; ἀπὸ νότου with genitive, to the south of, [Refs 2nd c.BC+], etc.; later ἐκ νότου with genitive, [Refs 3rd c.AD+], etc.: genitive νότου to the south, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
νότος (notos) — (Queen of) the South. νότος, ὁ, south wind (opposed to Βορέας, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὅταν μὲν ἐλάττων ᾖ, αἴθριός ἐστιν, ὅταν δὲ μέγας, νεφώδης[Refs]
2. N. personified as god of the South wind, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II. south or south-west quarter, πρὸς μεσαμβρίης τε καὶ νότου [NT+5th c.BC+]; ἀπὸ νότου with genitive, to the south of, [Refs 2nd c.BC+], etc.; later ἐκ νότου with genitive, [Refs 3rd c.AD+], etc.: genitive νότου to the south, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]