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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5510. χιών (chión) -- Snow</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5510.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/21-29.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5510.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5510</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5509.htm" title="5509">◄</a> 5510. chión <a href="../greek/5511.htm" title="5511">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chión: Snow</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">χιών</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chión<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khee-ohn'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khee-one')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Snow<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>snow.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek root word χιόνος (chionos), meaning "snow."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H7950 (שֶׁלֶג, sheleg):</b> The Hebrew word for snow, used similarly in the Old Testament to denote purity and cleansing (e.g., Isaiah 1:18).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "chión" is used to describe the natural phenomenon of snow. It is often employed metaphorically to convey purity, whiteness, and the cleansing power of God. The imagery of snow is used to illustrate the transformative and purifying effects of God's forgiveness and righteousness.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near East, snow was a rare but not unknown occurrence, especially in higher elevations like Mount Hermon. Snow was seen as a symbol of purity and was often used in literature and religious texts to convey ideas of cleansing and renewal. The whiteness of snow made it an apt metaphor for purity and divine holiness.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the root chi-<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>snow<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>snow (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5510: χιών</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">χιών</span></span>, <span class="greek2">χιόνος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down, the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">שֶׁלֶג</span>, <span class="accented">snow</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/28-3.htm">Matthew 28:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/9-3.htm">Mark 9:3</a> (where it is omitted by <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>); <a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-14.htm">Revelation 1:14</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>snow. <p>Perhaps akin to the base of <a href="/greek/5490.htm">chasma</a> (<a href="/greek/5465.htm">chalao</a>) or <a href="/greek/5494.htm">cheimon</a> (as descending or empty); snow -- snow. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5490.htm">chasma</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5465.htm">chalao</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5494.htm">cheimon</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>χιόνα χίονα χιόνι χιόνος χιων χιών χλαίνας chion chiōn chiṓn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/28-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 28:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/28.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λευκὸν ὡς <b>χιών</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and his clothing as white <span class="itali">as snow.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> white as <span class="itali">snow:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/28-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> white as <span class="itali">snow</span><p><b><a href="/text/revelation/1-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 1:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λευκόν ὡς <b>χιών</b> καὶ οἱ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> like <span class="itali">snow;</span> and His eyes<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as white as <span class="itali">snow;</span> and his<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> white as <span class="itali">snow</span> and the<p><b><a href="/greek/5510.htm">Strong's Greek 5510</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5510.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/chio_n_5510.htm">χιών — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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