λίψ líps

Meaning

the south(- west) wind (as bringing rain, i.e. (by extension) the south quarter)

In the King James Version: southwest

Derivation: probably from (to pour a "libation");

Where it is used

• Acts 27:12 Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.