Meaning
besides its literal meaning, is used metaphorically in Eph 4:14, of variable teaching. In Mat 24:31, Mar 13:27 the four "winds" stand for the four cardinal points of the compass; so in Rev 7:1, "the four winds of the earth" (cp. Jer 49:36, Dan 7:2); the contexts indicate that these are connected with the execution of Divine judgments. Deissmann (Bible Studies) and Moulton and Milligan (Vocab.) illustrate the phrase from the papyri.
<2,,4157, pnoe>
"a blowing, blast" (akin to pneo, "to blow"), is used of the rushing "wind" at Pentecost, Act 2:2. See BREATH.
<3,,4151, pneuma>
is translated "wind" in Joh 3:8 (RV, marg., "the Spirit breatheth," the probable meaning); in Heb 1:7 the RV has "winds" for AV, "spirits." See SPIRIT.
Notes: (1) For pneo, "to blow" ("wind" in Act 27:40), see BLOW, No. 1. (2) For anemizo, Jam 1:6, "driven by the wind," see DRIVE, No. 8.
