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Strong's G1424 δυσμή (dysme)

Dysme means “west” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1424 — gadi in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1424
Language Greek
Linked Usages 63
Books 22

Strong's G1424 Quick Answer

Strong's G1424 δυσμή (dusme) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. dusme (doos-may') n. 1. the sun-set 2. (by implication) the western region It has 63 linked Bible usages across 22 books. Visible English usage signals include west. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
dusme (doos-may') n. 1. the sun-set 2. (by implication) the western region
Usage
63 linked usages
Books
22 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
west

Meaning and Definition

dusme (doos-may') n. 1. the sun-set 2. (by implication) the western region [from G1416] KJV: west Root(s): G1416

Original Word
δυσμή
Transliteration
dusme
Derivation
Root: δύνω R1: 1416
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1424. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

west

Usage: 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 Strong's G1424 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render dusme, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

west Matthew 8:11

How Strong's G1424 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 46 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1424 (δυσμή) appears 60 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1424 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1424 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 8:11 KJV

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 KJV

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 KJV

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.

Strong's G1424 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

46 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 15:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.

Genesis 15:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And when the sun was about to set, there was a flame, and behold a smoking furnace and lamps of fire, which passed between these divided pieces.

Exodus 17:12 Septuagint / Brenton

But the hands of Moses were heavy, and they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat upon it; and Aaron and Hur supported his hands one on this side and the other on that, and the hands of Moses were supported till the going down of the sun.

Strong's G1424 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

8 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 1:7 Septuagint / Brenton

Then Nebuchadnezzar king of the Assyrians sent unto all that dwelt in Persia, and to all that dwelt westward, and to those that dwelt in Cilicia, and Damascus, and Lebanon, and Antilebanon, and to all that dwelt upon the sea coast,

Judith 2:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt go against all the west country, because they disobeyed my commandment:

Judith 2:19 Septuagint / Brenton

Then he went forth and all his power to go before King Nebuchadnezzar in the voyage, and to cover all the face of the earth westward with their chariots, and horsemen and their chosen footmen.

Strong's G1424 in 1 Enoch

4 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 22:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And thence I went to another place, and he mountain [and] of hard rock.

1 Enoch 23:1 Septuagint / Brenton

From thence I went to another place to the west of the ends of the earth. And I saw a burning

1 Enoch 26:4 Septuagint / Brenton

ravine: in it also ran a stream underneath the mountain. And to the west thereof there was another mountain, lower than the former and of small elevation, and a ravine deep and dry between them: and another deep and dry ravine was at the extremities of the three mountains. And all the ravines were deep and narrow, (being formed) of hard rock, and trees were not planted upon

Usage Excerpts

First 63 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1424.

Genesis 15:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.
Genesis 15:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when the sun was about to set, there was a flame, and behold a smoking furnace and lamps of fire, which passed between these divided pieces.
Exodus 17:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the hands of Moses were heavy, and they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat upon it; and Aaron and Hur supported his hands one on this side and the other on that, and the hands of Moses were supported till the going down of the sun.
Exodus 22:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thou take thy neighbor’s garment for a pledge, thou shalt restore it to him before sunset.
Numbers 22:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Israel departed, and encamped on the west of Moab by Jordan toward Jericho.
Numbers 33:48 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped on the west of Moab, at Jordan by Jericho.
Numbers 33:49 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they encamped by Jordan between Jeshimoth, as far as Abel to the west of Moab.
Numbers 33:50 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord spoke to Moses at the west of Moab by Jordan at Jericho, saying,
Numbers 35:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord spoke to Moses to the west of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
Numbers 36:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These are the commandments, and the ordinances, and the judgments, which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, at the west of Moab, at Jordan by Jericho.
Deuteronomy 1:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side Jordan in the desert toward the west near the Red Sea, between Paran Tophel, and Laban, and Aulon, and the gold works.
Deuteronomy 11:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours; from the wilderness and Antilebanon, and from the great river, the river Euphrates, even as far as the west sea shall be your coasts.
Deuteronomy 11:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lo! are not these beyond Jordan, behind, westward in the land of Canaan, which lies westward near Gilgal, by the high oak?
Deuteronomy 16:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, to have his name called there, thou shalt sacrifice the Passover at even at the setting of the sun, at the time when thou camest out of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 24:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt surely restore his pledge at sunset, and he shall sleep in his garment, and he shall bless thee; and it shall be mercy to thee before the Lord thy God.
Joshua 1:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The wilderness and Antilebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, and as far as the extremity of the sea; your coasts shall be from the setting of the sun.
Joshua 5:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Israel kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, to the westward of Jericho on the opposite side of the Jordan in the plain.
Joshua 10:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sun and the moon stood still, Until God executed vengeance on their enemies; and the sun stood still in the midst of heaven; it did not proceed to set till the end of one day.
Joshua 10:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass toward the setting of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, and cast them into the cave into which they had fled for refuge, and rolled stones to the cave, which remain till this day.
Joshua 11:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua took all the hill country, and all the land of Negeb, and all the land of Goshen, and the plain country, and that toward the west, and the mountain of Israel and the low country by the mountain;
Joshua 13:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now divide this land by lot to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.
Joshua 15:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they proceed before the ascent of Akrabbim, and go out round Zin, and go up from the south to Kadesh-barnea; and go out to Hezron, and proceed up to Addar, and go out by the way that is west of Kadesh.
Joshua 23:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
See, that I have given to you these nations that are left to you by lots to your tribes, all the nations beginning at Jordan; and some I have destroyed; and the boundaries shall be at the great sea westward.
2 Kingdoms 2:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abner and his men departed at evening, and went all that night, and crossed over Jordan, and went along the whole adjacent country, and they come to the camp.
2 Kingdoms 4:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Ish-bosheth was sleeping on his bed in his chamber: and they smite him, and slay him, and take off his head: and they took his head, and went all the night by the western road.
1 Chronicles 6:63 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
out of the country beyond Jordan; Jericho westward of Jordan: out of the tribe of Reuben; Bezer in the wilderness and her suburbs, and Jahzah and her suburbs,
1 Chronicles 7:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their possession and their dwelling were Bethel and her towns, to the east Naaran, westward Gezer and her towns, and Shechem and her towns, as far as Gaza and her towns.
1 Chronicles 12:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These are the men that crossed over Jordan in the first month, and it had overflowed all its banks; and they drove out all the inhabitants of the valleys, from the east to the west.
1 Chronicles 26:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They gave the lot for the second to Hosah westward, after the gate of the chamber by the ascent, watch against watch.
1 Chronicles 26:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
to relieve guard, also for Hosah westward after the chamber gate, three. There was a ward over against the ward of the ascent eastward, six men in a day, and four for the north, and four for the south, and at the Esephim two to relieve guard, and four by the west, and two to relieve guard at the pathway.
1 Chronicles 26:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, a thousand and seven hundred mighty men, were over the charge of Israel beyond Jordan westward, for all the service of the Lord and work of the king.
2 Chronicles 4:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
wherein they made them twelve calves—three looking northward, and three westward, and three southward, and three eastward: and the sea was upon them above, and their hinder parts were inward.
Psalms 49:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Psalm for Asaph. The God of gods, the Lord, has spoken, and called the earth From the rising of the sun to the going down thereof.
Psalms 67:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Sing to God, sing praises to his name: Make a way for him that rides upon the west (the Lord is his name) And exult before him. They shall be troubled before the face of him,
Psalms 74:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For good comes neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor from the desert mountains.
Psalms 102:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As far as the east is from the west, So far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalms 106:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And gathered them out of the countries, From the east, and west, and north, and south.
Psalms 112:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
From the rising of the sun to his setting, The name of the Lord is to be praised.
Isaiah 9:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
even Syria from the rising of the sun, and the Greeks from the setting of the sun, who devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but still his hand is exalted.
Isaiah 43:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and will gather thee from the west.
Isaiah 45:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
That they that come from the east and they that come from the west may know that there is no God but me. I am the Lord God, and there is none beside.
Isaiah 59:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So shall they of the west fear the name of the Lord, and they that come from the rising of the sun his glorious name: for the wrath of the Lord shall come as a mighty river, it shall come with fury.
Ezekiel 27:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The elders of the Gebalians, and their wise men, who were in thee, these helped thy counsel: and all the ships of the sea and their rowers traded for thee to the utmost west.
Amos 6:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For behold, O house of Israel, I will raise up against you a nation, saith the Lord of hosts; and they shall afflict you so that ye shall not enter into Hamath, and as it were from the river of the wilderness.
Zechariah 8:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord Almighty; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and the west country;
Malachi 1:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For from the rising of the sun even to the going down thereof my name has been glorified among the Gentiles; and in every place incense is offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the Gentiles, saith the Lord Almighty.
Matthew 8:11 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
Judith 1:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Nebuchadnezzar king of the Assyrians sent unto all that dwelt in Persia, and to all that dwelt westward, and to those that dwelt in Cilicia, and Damascus, and Lebanon, and Antilebanon, and to all that dwelt upon the sea coast,
Judith 2:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt go against all the west country, because they disobeyed my commandment:
Judith 2:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then he went forth and all his power to go before King Nebuchadnezzar in the voyage, and to cover all the face of the earth westward with their chariots, and horsemen and their chosen footmen.
Judith 5:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and why have they determined not to come and meet me, more than all the inhabitants of the west?
Tobit 1:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
who in the time of Shalmaneser king of the Assyrians was led captive out of Thisbe, which is at the right hand of that city, which is called properly Naphtali in Galilee above Asher.
3 Maccabees 4:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The registering of these men was carried on cruelly, zealously, assiduously, from the rising of the sun to its going down, and was not brought to an end in forty days.
Baruch 4:37 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Lo, thy sons come, whom thou sentest away, they come gathered together from the east to the west by the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the glory of God.
Baruch 5:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high, and look about toward the east, and behold thy children gathered from the west unto the east by the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the remembrance of God.
1 Enoch 22:1 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And thence I went to another place, and he mountain [and] of hard rock.
1 Enoch 23:1 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
From thence I went to another place to the west of the ends of the earth. And I saw a burning
1 Enoch 26:4 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
ravine: in it also ran a stream underneath the mountain. And to the west thereof there was another mountain, lower than the former and of small elevation, and a ravine deep and dry between them: and another deep and dry ravine was at the extremities of the three mountains. And all the ravines were deep and narrow, (being formed) of hard rock, and trees were not planted upon
1 Enoch 28:3 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
above. Rushing like a copious watercourse [which flowed] towards the north-west it caused clouds and dew to ascend on every side.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1424, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 4 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G1424 FAQ

What does dysme (δυσμή) mean?

Dysme (Strong's G1424) is a Greek word most simply glossed "west". dusme (doos-may') n. 1. the sun-set 2. (by implication) the western region

How many times is dysme (δυσμή) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 63 linked usages for Strong's G1424 across 22 books.

Where can I study dysme (δυσμή) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1424 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate dysme (δυσμή)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as west. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1424 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 46 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 8 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 4 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G1424, with linked reader references where each row is available.