"a flowing; a morbid flux, Mk. 5:25; Lk. 8:43, 44*"
Definition and meaning
a flowing; a morbid flux, Mk. 5:25; Lk. 8:43, 44*
In the original Greek the word is written: ῥύσις
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 rhysis (G4511) across the King James Bible.
And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
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Common questions
Strong's G4511 (rhysis) is a Greek word that means: a flowing; a morbid flux, Mk. 5:25; Lk. 8:43, 44* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word rhysis (G4511) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4511 is rhysis, a Greek word defined as: a flowing; a morbid flux, Mk. 5:25; Lk. 8:43, 44*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
rhysis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.