ΚΑΎΣΩΝ: † καύσων, -ωνος, ὁ [ (< καίω), [in LXX: Ge 31:40 א (חֹרֶב), Is 49:10 (שָׁרָב), Jb 27:21, Ho 12:1 (2), 13:15, Jh 4:8, Je 18:17, Ez 17:10 19:12 (קָדִים); Je 28 (51):1, Da TH 3:(67) Jth 8:3, Si 18:16 31 (34):16 43:22*;] ] 1. . burning heat (Ge, Isa (?), Jth 8:3, Si 18:16): Mt 20:12, Lk 12:55 (Ja 1:11, AV).
2. . a hot wind from the east (Heb. קָדִים, v. LXX, Ge 31:40, Is 49:10, Jb 27:21, Ho 12:1 (2), 13:15, Jh 4:8, Je 18:17, Ez 17:10 19:12, Je 28 (51):1, Da TH 3:(67) Jth 8:3, Si 18:16 31 (34):16 43:22), the modern sirocco (v. CGT on Am 4:9): Ja 1:11 (RV, the scorching wind; cf. R, mg., the hot wind, Mt 20:12, Lk 12:55).†