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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1424. δυσμή (dusmé) -- Setting, west</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1424.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/23-41.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1424.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1424</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1423.htm" title="1423">◄</a> 1424. dusmé <a href="../greek/1425.htm" title="1425">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">dusmé: Setting, west</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">δυσμή</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>dusmé<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>doos-MAY<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(doos-may')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Setting, west<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a setting (of the sun), hence: the West.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek verb δύω (duo), meaning "to go down" or "to set."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of the setting sun or west is מַעֲרָב (ma'arav), Strong's Hebrew 4628.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "dusmé" primarily refers to the setting of the sun, and by extension, it is used to denote the west, the direction where the sun sets. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe the end of a period or the conclusion of an event.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the setting of the sun was a significant daily event, marking the transition from day to night. The west, as the direction of the sunset, held symbolic meanings of endings and conclusions. In the biblical context, the setting of the sun could also symbolize the end of an era or the completion of God's work.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1416.htm">dunó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a setting (as of the sun), by impl. (the) western (region)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>west (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1424: δυσμή</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">δυσμή</span></span>, <span class="greek2">δυσμης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> and <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down), much more often in plural (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, § 27, 3) <span class="greek2">δυσμαι</span>, <span class="greek2">αἱ</span> (<span class="greek2">δύω</span> or <span class="greek2">δύνω</span>, which see), namely, <span class="greek2">ἡλίου</span>, <span class="accented">the setting of the sun</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/12-54.htm">Luke 12:54</a> (according to the reading of <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> marginal reading <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span> <span class="greek2">δυσμή</span> may possibly be understood of <span class="accented">time</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 375f (352)); see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἐπί</span></span>, A. II.; others take the preposition locally, <span class="accented">over, in,</span> and give <span class="greek2">δυσμή</span> the meaning which follows; see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἐπί</span></span>, A. I. 1 b.); <span class="accented">the region of sunset, the west,</span> (anarthrous, <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 121 (115)): <a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-13.htm">Revelation 21:13</a>; <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> <span class="greek2">ἀνατολῶν</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">δυσμῶν</span>, from all regions or nations, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/8-11.htm">Matthew 8:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/13-29.htm">Luke 13:29</a>; in Hebrew <span class="hebrew">הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ</span> <span class="hebrew">מְבוא</span>, <a href="/interlinear/joshua/1-4.htm">Joshua 1:4</a>. Often in secular writings from <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> on, both with and without <span class="greek2">ἡλίου</span>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>west. <p>From <a href="/greek/1416.htm">duno</a>; the sun-set, i.e. (by implication) the western region -- west. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1416.htm">duno</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>δυσεως δύσεως δυσμαίς δυσμάς δυσμων δυσμών δυσμῶν duseos duseōs dusmon dusmōn dyseos dyseōs dýseos dýseōs dysmon dysmôn dysmōn dysmō̂n<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/8-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 8:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀνατολῶν καὶ <b>δυσμῶν</b> ἥξουσιν καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from east <span class="itali">and west,</span> and recline<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the east and <span class="itali">west,</span> and shall sit down<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/8-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> east and <span class="itali">west</span> will come and<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/24-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 24:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φαίνεται ἕως <b>δυσμῶν</b> οὕτως ἔσται</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> even <span class="itali">to the west,</span> so<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shineth even unto <span class="itali">the west;</span> so shall<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/24-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> shines as far as [the] <span class="itali">west</span> so will be<p><b><a href="/text/mark/16-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 16:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἄχρι <b>δύσεως</b> ἐξαπέστειλεν δι'</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/16-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and to <span class="itali">west</span> sent out through<p><b><a href="/text/luke/12-54.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 12:54</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀνατέλλουσαν ἐπὶ <b>δυσμῶν</b> εὐθέως λέγετε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> rising <span class="itali">in the west,</span> immediately<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> out of <span class="itali">the west,</span> straightway<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12-54.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> rising up from <span class="itali">[the] west</span> immediately you say<p><b><a href="/text/luke/13-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 13:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀνατολῶν καὶ <b>δυσμῶν</b> καὶ ἀπὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from east <span class="itali">and west</span> and from north<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">[from] the west,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/13-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> east and <span class="itali">west</span> and from<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/21-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 21:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἀπὸ <b>δυσμῶν</b> πυλῶνες τρεῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and three gates <span class="itali">on the west.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and on <span class="itali">the west</span> three gates.<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and on <span class="itali">[the] west</span> gates three<p><b><a href="/greek/1424.htm">Strong's Greek 1424</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1424.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/duseo_s_1424.htm">δύσεως — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dusmo_n_1424.htm">δυσμῶν — 5 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1423.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1423"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1423" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1425.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1425"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1425" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>