UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: wind, blowing, to blow

Semantic entry: 14.4

Semantic domains: Physical Events and States

Subdomains: Wind

Definition: air in relatively rapid movement, but without specification as to the force of the movement

Notes: As in the case of English (which has, for example, such terms as breeze, zephyr, gust, storm, whirlwind, cyclone, tornado, etc.), other languages likewise normally have a number of different terms depending upon the strength of the wind and whether the wind may be carrying substances such as sand or dust. In some languages there may also be a problem involved in the use of terms for ‘wind,’ since some of these may have meanings of malicious or malevolent spirits, or they may imply a disease-bringing event.