Dusmē δυσμή
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| δυσμή | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | dusmē |
| Strong's number | G1424 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | west |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (2) |
Dusmē (Greek δυσμή, Strong's G1424) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “west”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
δυσμή, -ῆς, ἡ
(= δύσις, δύνω), [in LXX for בּוֹא, עֲרָבָה, etc. ;]
mostly in pl., opposite to ἀνατολαί;
1. a setting, as of the sun (accusative to Thayer, see word, so perhaps in Luk.12:54).
2. the quarter of sunset, the west: anarth., Mat.8:11 24:27, Luk.12:54 13:29, Rev.21:13.†
(AS)
(= δύσις, δύνω), [in LXX for בּוֹא, עֲרָבָה, etc. ;]
mostly in pl., opposite to ἀνατολαί;
1. a setting, as of the sun (accusative to Thayer, see word, so perhaps in Luk.12:54).
2. the quarter of sunset, the west: anarth., Mat.8:11 24:27, Luk.12:54 13:29, Rev.21:13.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | west (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | west (5) |
Verses
Every verse with Dusmē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 8:11And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 24:27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Luke
- Luke 12:54And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.
- Luke 13:29And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.
Revelation
- Revelation 21:13On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).