Strong's Lexicon dunó: To set, to go down Original Word: δυνώ Word Origin: From the root δύω (dýō), meaning "to enter" or "to sink." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H935 (בּוֹא, bo): Often used in the Old Testament to describe the setting of the sun, as in Genesis 15:12. Usage: The verb "dunó" is used in the New Testament to describe the action of the sun setting or going down. It conveys the idea of the sun sinking below the horizon, marking the transition from day to night. This term is often used metaphorically to indicate the end of a period or the closing of an era. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient times, the setting of the sun was a significant daily event, marking the end of the workday and the beginning of rest. The Jewish day began at sunset, so the setting of the sun was also the start of a new day. This cultural understanding is reflected in various biblical passages where the setting of the sun signifies the end of certain activities or the beginning of new ones. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina form of duó (to sink) Definition to enter, to sink into NASB Translation set (1), setting (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1416: δύνωδύνω, δύω; 2 aorist ἔδυν; 1 aorist (in Greek writings transitively) ἐδυσα (Mark 1:32 L Tr WH), cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 156f; Winers Grammar, p. 84 (81); Buttmann, 56 (49); (Veitch, see under the words); to go into, enter; go under, be plunged into, sink in: in the N. T. twice of the setting sun (sinking as it were into the sea), Mark 1:32; Luke 4:40. So times without number in Greek writings from Homer on; the Sept., Genesis 28:11; Leviticus 22:7, etc.; Tobit 2:4; 1 Macc. 10:50. (Compare: ἐκδύνω, ἀπεκδύνω (ἀπεκδύνομαι), ἐνδύνω, ἐπενδύνω, παρεισδύνω, ἐπιδύνω.) STRONGS NT 1416: δύσις [δύσις, δύσεως, ἡ; 1. a sinking or setting, especially of the heavenly bodies; 2. of the quarter in which the sun sets, the west: Mark 16 WH (rejected) 'Shorter Conclusion.' (So both in singular and in plural: Aristotle, de mund. 3, p. 393{a}, 17; 4, p. 394^b, 21; Polybius 1, 42, 5 etc.) STRONGS NT 1416: δύωδύω, see δύνω. Or dumi doo'-mee prolonged forms of an obsolete primary duo doo'-o (to sink) to go "down" -- set. Englishman's Concordance Mark 1:32 V-AIA-3SGRK: γενομένης ὅτε ἔδυ ὁ ἥλιος NAS: the sun had set, they [began] bringing KJV: the sun did set, they brought INT: having come when went down the sun Luke 4:40 V-PPA-GMS Strong's Greek 1416 |