Definition
καύσων, -ωνος, ὁ
(καίω), [in LXX: Genesis 31:40 א (חֹרֶב), Isaiah 49:10 (שָׁרָב), Job 27:21, Hosea 12:1, (2), Hosea 13:15, Jonah 4:8, Jeremiah 18:17, Ezekiel 17:10; 19:12 (קָדִים); Jeremiah 51:1, From Theodotion Daniel 3:67) Jdt.8.3, Sir.18.16; 34:16; 43:22 * ;]
1. burning heat (Ge, Isa (?), Jth, ll.with, Sir.18.16): Matthew 20:12, Luke 12:55 (James 1:11, AV).
2. a hot wind from the east (Heb. קָדִים, see LXX, ll.with), the modern sirocco (see CGT on Amos 4:9): James 1:11 (RV, the scorching wind; cf. R, mg., the hot wind, Mt, Lk, ll.with).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as καύσων:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Matthew 20:12καύσωνα · scorching heat‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’
- Luke 12:55Καύσων · hotAnd when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
- James 1:11καύσωνι · scorching heatFor the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.