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βορρᾶς

From LSJ

ἔστι γὰρ τὸ ἔλαττον κακὸν μᾶλλον αἱρετὸν τοῦ μείζονος → the lesser of two evils is more desirable than the greater

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English (Abbott-Smith)

βορρᾶς, -ᾶ (Attic contr. of Βορέας, the North wind personified), [in LXX for צָפֹון;]
1.Boreas, the North wind.
2.the north: Lk 13:29, Re 21:13.†

English (Thayer)

βορρᾶ (Winer's Grammar, § 8,1; Buttmann, 20 (18)), ὁ (equivalent to βορέας, βορέου), often (in Attic writings), in the Sept. for צָפון;
1. Boreas; the north-northeast wind.
2. the north: Winer's Grammar, 121 (115) under the word μεσημβρία).

Chinese

原文音譯:bo¸?©j 波拉士
詞類次數:名詞(2)
原文字根:北
字義溯源:北^,北邊
出現次數:總共(2);路(1);啓(1)
譯字彙編
1) 北邊(1) 啓21:13;
2) 北(1) 路13:29

English (Woodhouse)

north wind, northern region

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