GREEK · G6411
ἀπηλιώτης
apēliōtēs — east wind
the wind that comes from the rising sun, the east wind , Lat. subsolanus, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
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East wind
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6921
קָדִים
qa.dim — east
1) east, east wind 1a) east (of direction) 1b) east wind
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Εὐροκλύδων
Eurokludōn — a north wind
Εὐρ-ακύλων (Rec. εὐροκλύδων, which see), -ωνος (Εὖρος, the East wind, and Lat. Aquilo; Vg., Euroaquilo), the Euraquilo, a N.E. wind (i.e. between Eurus and Aquilo): Act.27:14.† εὐρο-κλύδων (G, εὐροκλ-), -ωνος, ὁ (Εὖρος (seel. εὐρύς, broad), κλύδων), Euroclydon (prob. a sailor's corruption of Εὐρακύλων, which see): Act.17:14, Rec,† (AS)
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The wind coming from the east (Job 27:21; Isa. 27:8, etc.). Blight caused by this wind, “thin ears” (Gen. 41:6); the withered “gourd” (Jonah 4: 8). It was the cause and also the emblem of evil (Ezek. 17:10; 19:12; Hos. 13:15). In Palestine this wind blows from a burning desert, and hence is destitute of moisture necessary for vegetation.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.