λίψ G3047
southwest wind or direction
This noun designates the southwest wind, one of the named directional winds in ancient Mediterranean navigation. In Acts 27:12, it appears in a navigational description of Fair Havens harbor, which faced southwest and northwest. Ancient mariners distinguished winds by direction, and this term specified the warm southwest wind common in the Mediterranean.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Acts 27:12 uses this term to describe the harbor orientation at Fair Havens in Crete during Paul's voyage. The navigational precision reflects Luke's careful attention to seafaring details. Multilingual glosses vary between directional (southwest, suroeste) and regional (Lycie) interpretations, though the meteorological-geographical sense of the southwest wind or direction is primary in this context. 1×
AR["الجَنُوبِ-الغَرْبِيِّ"]·ben["দক্ষিণ-পশ্চিমের"]·DE["λίβα"]·EN["southwest"]·FR["Lycie"]·heb["דָּרוֹם-מַעֲרָב"]·HI["दक्षिणपश्चिमी"]·ID["barat-daya"]·IT["sud-ovest"]·jav["kidul-kilen"]·KO["남서풍과"]·PT["sudoeste"]·RU["юго-запад"]·ES["suroeste"]·SW["kusini-magharibi"]·TR["güneybatıya"]·urd["جنوب-مغرب"]
Related Senses
H4325 1. water, waters (582×)H6965b 1. Qal: to rise, arise, get up (432×)H2091 1. gold (the metal) (389×)H0068 1. stone, rock (material/object) (267×)H5178a 1. bronze/copper as metal (131×)H6083 1. dust, dry earth, soil (108×)H8313 1. burn, set fire to (94×)H2734 1. anger was kindled (82×)G5204 1. water (80×)H2822 1. darkness, absence of light (80×)G5457 1. light (illumination) (71×)G0450 1. rise, stand up (physical) (69×)H6965b 2. Qal: to stand firm, endure, be valid (50×)H6999a 2. burn sacrifice on altar (Hifil) (45×)H5553 1. rock, cliff (physical feature) (43×)H6965b 4. Hifil: to establish, confirm (covenant/kingdom/word) (40×)H1197a 1. burn, be on fire (39×)H4306 1. rain, showers (38×)H1653 1. rain, precipitation (34×)G4655 1. darkness (30×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
λίψ, ὁ, __Agenitive λιβός, the SW. wind, Refs 5th c.BC+ __A.2 the South, frequently in LXX __A.3 the West, opposed to ἀπηλιώτης, LXX+2nd c.BC+; λιβός or λίβα εἰς ἀπηλιώτην from Refs 1st c.AD+ __A.4 Astron., πρωινὸς λ., μεσημβρινὸς λ., ὀψινὸς λ., position of a star on the W. horizon at sunrise, midday, or sunset, Refs 1st c.BC+