βορρᾶς G1005
north, the north wind, the northern direction or region
This noun refers to the north, specifically the north wind (Boreas personified in classical mythology) or the northern direction. In Attic Greek it appears as a contracted form of Boreas, the personified North wind. The New Testament uses it geographically for the cardinal direction north. Jesus speaks of people coming 'from east and west, and north and south' to recline at the feast in God's kingdom (Luke 13:29), while Revelation describes the New Jerusalem's architecture with gates on each side including 'three gates on the north' (Rev 21:13). Both uses emphasize completeness and universal scope.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Luke 13:29 includes 'north' in Jesus's fourfold directional list (east, west, north, south) describing the universal gathering of the saved from all corners of the earth to Abraham's table. Revelation 21:13 specifies the New Jerusalem's northern gates in its complete architectural description. Spanish 'norte', French 'nord', and German 'Norden' provide straightforward directional terms. Both passages use 'north' as part of a comprehensive geographical picture: the kingdom's universal inclusion (Luke) and the heavenly city's perfect symmetry with access from every direction (Revelation), showing God's welcome extends to all points of the compass. 2×
AR["الشَّمالِ", "الشَّمَالِ"]·ben["উত্তর", "উত্তরের"]·DE["Barnabas", "Norden"]·EN["north"]·FR["nord"]·heb["צָפוֹן"]·HI["उत्तर"]·ID["utara"]·IT["borra"]·jav["ler"]·KO["북쪽"]·PT["norte"]·RU["севера"]·ES["norte", "norte,"]·SW["kaskazini", "kaskazini,"]·TR["kuzey", "kuzeyden"]·urd["شمال"]
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
βορρᾶς, -ᾶ (Attic contr. of Βορέας, the North wind personified), [in LXX for צָפוֹן ;] __1. Boreas, the North wind. __2. the north: Luk.13:29, Rev.21:13. † (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)