χειμὼν
cheimon
winter
from a derivative of (to pour; akin to the base of 5490 through the idea of a channel), meaning a storm (as pouring rain); by implication, the rainy season, i.e. winter:--tempest, foul weather, winter.
John 10:22 · Word #8
Lexicon G5494
| Lemma | χειμών |
| Transliteration | cheimṓn |
| Strong's | G5494 |
| In-context | winter |
| Literal | winter |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | χειμών |
| Strong's | G5494 |
SIBI-P1 G5494-01
the storm-season
| Root | χειμών (cheimōn) |
| Core Meanings | storm, tempest, pouring rain, rainy season, winter |
| Semantic Range | violent storm, tempest, foul weather, the rainy season, winter as a time marked by storms |
| Conceptual Significance | In the biblical world, χειμών evokes not merely a calendar season but a time of danger, restricted travel, and divine power displayed in turbulent weather. It can signify both literal winter and metaphorical seasons of hardship or peril. |
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,NMS — noun, nominative case, masculine gender, singular number; functioning as a subject or predicate nominative in the clause. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "the storm-season" preserves the root sense of pouring or tempestuous weather underlying χειμών, while reflecting its developed meaning of the winter season characterized by storms. The nominative masculine singular form is represented as a singular subject noun, "the storm-season." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root χειμών (storm, tempest, pouring rain, rainy season, winter)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G5494-02 |
cheimonos | of the storm-season |
Word Usage (6 occurrences of G5494)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 16:3 | χειμών | cheimon | |
| Matthew 24:20 | χειμῶνος | cheimonos | |
| Mark 13:18 | χειμῶνος | cheimonos | winter |