West
δυσμήStrong’s G1424dusmē
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Dusmē is the Greek word usually translated “west”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “west”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- west 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Luke 2
- Revelation 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Revelation 21:13On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
Greek dictionary
δυσμή dusmē · west
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “west” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WEST, noun
[Latin, a decline or fall, departure. In elements, it coincides with waste.]
- In strictness, that point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinox, or any point in a direct line between the spectator or other object, and that point of the horizon; or west is the intersection of the prime vertical with the horizon, on that side where the sun sets. west is directly opposite to east, and one of the cardinal points.
- A country situated in the region towards the sun-setting, with respect to another.
All definitions and other forms of “west”
WEST, adjective
- Being in a line towards the point where the sun sets when in the equator; or in a looser sense, being in the region near the line of direction towards that point, either on the earth or in the heavens.“This shall be your west border” Numbers 34:6
- Coming or moving from the west or western region; as a west wind.
WEST, adverb
To the western region; at the westward; more westward; as, Ireland lies west of England.
WEST, verb intransitive
To pass to the west; to set, as the sun. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.