Greek word · G5566

χῶρος

chōros

northwest

Appears once in the Greek New Testament.

What it means

the North-west wind , Lat. Caurus, (New Testament) (ML)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Acts · 1

  1. Acts 27:12 χῶρον.¶ [the] northwest.

    Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.

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