"west, Mk. 16:8 (shorter ending)"
Definition and meaning
west, Mk. 16:8 (shorter ending)
In the original Greek the word is written: δύσις
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of dysis (G1416) across the King James Bible.
And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
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Common questions
Strong's G1416 (dysis) is a Greek word that means: west, Mk. 16:8 (shorter ending) It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word dysis (G1416) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1416 is dysis, a Greek word defined as: west, Mk. 16:8 (shorter ending). James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
dysis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.