"stormy weather, Mt. 16:3; a storm, tempest, Acts 27:20; winter, Mt. 24:20; Mk. 13:18; Jn. 10:22; 2 Tim. 4:21*"
Definition and meaning
stormy weather, Mt. 16:3; a storm, tempest, Acts 27:20; winter, Mt. 24:20; Mk. 13:18; Jn. 10:22; 2 Tim. 4:21*
In the original Greek the word is written: χειμών
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of cheimon (G5494) across the King James Bible.
And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.
And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
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Common questions
Strong's G5494 (cheimon) is a Greek word that means: stormy weather, Mt. 16:3; a storm, tempest, Acts 27:20; winter, Mt. 24:20; Mk. 13:18; Jn. 10:22; 2 Tim. 4:21* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word cheimon (G5494) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5494 is cheimon, a Greek word defined as: stormy weather, Mt. 16:3; a storm, tempest, Acts 27:20; winter, Mt. 24:20; Mk. 13:18; Jn. 10:22; 2 Tim. 4:21*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
cheimon is a Greek word found in the New Testament.