"nocturnal, while still dark, Mk. 1:35*"
Definition and meaning
nocturnal, while still dark, Mk. 1:35*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἔννυχος
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 ennychos (G1773) across the King James Bible.
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
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Common questions
Strong's G1773 (ennychos) is a Greek word that means: nocturnal, while still dark, Mk. 1:35* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word ennychos (G1773) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1773 is ennychos, a Greek word defined as: nocturnal, while still dark, Mk. 1:35*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ennychos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.