# λίψ/lips This word is a type of thing. It is a noun. * This word can mean a southwest wind. When used in this way, this word is used to talk about a wind that blows from the southwest to the northeast. * These directions are based on what one sees as one faces the setting sun. Southwest is a little to the left of the setting sun, and northwest is a little to the right of the setting sun. * This word can mean southwest. When used in this way, this word is used to talk about something that is facing toward the southwest. See: Acts 27:12