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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: 3047. λίψ (lips) -- West, Western</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3047.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/matthew/15-19.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/3047.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> > 3047</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/3046.htm" title="3046">◄</a> 3047. lips <a href="../greek/3048.htm" title="3048">►</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">lips: West, Western</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">λίψ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>lips<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>leaps<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(leeps)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>West, Western<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the south-west wind, and thus the quarter from which it comes.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word "λεῖψις" (leipsis), meaning "a lack" or "deficiency."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of "west" is "יָם" (yam), Strong's Hebrew #3220, which also means "sea" and is used to denote the direction of the Mediterranean Sea, west of Israel.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, the term "λίψ" is used to denote the direction or region of the west. It is often used in a geographical context to describe the western part of a region or the direction of the setting sun. The term is relatively rare in the New Testament but carries significant symbolic meaning, often associated with the end of the day or the completion of a journey.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, directions were often described in relation to the position of the sun. The west, where the sun sets, was symbolically associated with endings and conclusions. In the biblical context, the west could also represent the Gentile nations, as Israel was situated to the east of many of the western territories. Understanding the geographical and symbolic significance of directions was important in the ancient world, where navigation and orientation were crucial for travel and communication.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from leibó (to pour)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>the southwest wind<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>southwest (1).<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 3047: λίψ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">λίψ</span></span>, <span class="greek2">λιβός</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (from <span class="greek2">λείβω</span> (to pour forth), because it brings moisture); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">the southwest wind</span>: <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> 2, 25; <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 10, 10, 3; others. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">the quarter of the heavens</span> whence the southwest wind blows: <a href="/interlinear/acts/27-12.htm">Acts 27:12</a> (on which see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">βλέπω</span></span>, 3 and <span class="greek2">κατά</span>, II. 1 c.) (<a href="/interlinear/genesis/13-14.htm">Genesis 13:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/20-1.htm">Genesis 20:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/2-10.htm">Numbers 2:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-23.htm">Deuteronomy 33:23</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>southwest. <p>Probably from leibo (to pour a "libation"); the south(- west) wind (as bringing rain, i.e. (by extension) the south quarter) -- southwest. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>λιβα λίβα λιβί λιβός λίψ λοβόν λοβούς liba líba<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/acts/27-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 27:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">βλέποντα κατὰ <b>λίβα</b> καὶ κατὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> facing <span class="itali">southwest</span> and northwest,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> toward <span class="itali">the south west</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> looking toward <span class="itali">southwest</span> and toward<p><b><a href="/greek/3047.htm">Strong's Greek 3047</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3047.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/liba_3047.htm">λίβα — 1 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3046.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3046"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3046" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3048.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3048"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3048" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>