Strong's Greek Concordance

G1424: δυσμή

dysmḗ · “west”

Definition

the sun-set, i.e. (by implication) the western region

KJV translates it as: west

Word origin: from G1416 (δύνω);

Extended 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)

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How G1424 is translated

  • west ×2
  • west, ×1
  • the west, ×1
  • the west ×1

Bible verses with G1424 (dysmḗ)

Dysmḗ appears in 5 verses.

  • Matthew 8:11

    And 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.

  • Matthew 24:27

    For 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.

  • Luke 12:54

    And 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.

  • Luke 13:29

    And 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.

  • Revelation 21:13

    On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.