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ὄμβρος
ombros
G3655
G:N-M Greek

rainstorm

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Ombros denotes the expected rainstorm inferred when a cloud rises in the west.

The attested use names the rainstorm people expect when they see a cloud rising in the west.

Senses in use

  1. An anticipated rainstorm · dominant

    In Luke 12:54, the nominative singular masculine form occurs in the crowd's conclusion that a cloud rising in the west signals an approaching storm; the APB renders the clause, "a rainstorm is coming."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 12:54, the APB presents the expected event as "a rainstorm is coming." This wording confirms the clause's overall sense rather than isolating each Greek term.

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