Word Study · Strong's G5510 · Greek

χιών

chion

khee-one'

Strong's 1890 spelling: chiṓn

“snow”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

snow

Rendered in the KJV as

snow.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

χιὼν1
χιών.1

How it is rendered · 2

snow1
snow.1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular2

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N-NSF · 2

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Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 2 · 50%
Revelation1 of 2 · 50%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 28:3χιών.chiōnnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularHis appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.here: snow.

Revelation1 occurrence

Revelation 1:14χιὼνchiōnnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThe hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.here: snow

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