STRONGS G2742:
καύσων,
καύσωνος,
ὁ;
1. burning heat of the sun:
Matthew 20:12;
Luke 12:55;
James 1:11 (others refer all these passages to the next entry); (
Isaiah 49:10; (
Genesis 31:40 Alex.; cf. Judith 8:3); Sir. 18:16;
Athen. 3, p. 73 b.).
2. Eurus, a very dry, hot, east wind, scorching and drying up everything; for
קָדִים,
Job 27:21;
Hosea 12:1;
ἄνεμος καύσων,
Jeremiah 18:17;
Ezekiel 17:10;
Hosea 13:15:
πνευαμ καύσων,
Jonah 4:8 (cf.
Hosea 12:1); (on this wind cf. Schleusner, Thesaurus ad
Sept. iii., p. 297;
Winers RWB (also
BB. DD.) under the word ). Many suppose it to be referred to in
James 1:11; yet the evils there mentioned are ascribed not to the
καύσων, but to the
ἥλιος.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Genesis
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31:40
- Job
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27:21
- Isaiah
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49:10
- Jeremiah
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18:17
- Ezekiel
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17:10
- Hosea
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12:1; 12:1; 13:15
- Jonah
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4:8
- Matthew
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20:12
- Luke
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12:55
- James
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1:11; 1:11