παραχειμάζω
paracheimazō
to winter
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word "paracheimazō" (G3914) is a verb that means "to winter". Its primary function is to describe a natural seasonal phenomenon, specifically the period of cold weather and inactivity that accompanies the winter season. This word appears four times in the Bible, which suggests that winter was an important seasonal consideration for the authors and audiences of these texts. The range of usage for "paracheimazō" likely spans various contexts, from describing seasonal changes in the natural world to possibly depicting inactivity or dormancy in other realms, such as agriculture or animal behavior. As a term that specifically references a distinct season, "paracheimazō" underscores the significance of the annual cycle in the ancient Mediterranean world, where seasons played a crucial role in determining agricultural cycles, trade patterns, and overall quality of life.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.
Acts 28:11After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was “The Twin Brothers.”
1 Corinthians 16:6But with you it may be that I will stay, or even winter, that you may send me on my journey wherever I go.
Titus 3:12When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me to Nicopolis, for I have determined to winter there.