- Original: χῶρος - Transliteration: Choros - Phonetic: kho'-ros - Definition: 1. the northwest wind 2. for the quarter of the heavens from which the wind blows - Origin: of Latin origin - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Of Latin origin; the north west wind: - north west. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • northwest, 1 Act 27:12