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δύνω, δῦμι
dunō, dumi
G1416
G:V Greek

to set

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duno, dumi describes the sun's setting, marking the approach of evening in the cited verses.

The attested verses use the term for the sun's setting, situating the arrival of evening before people bring the sick to Jesus.

Senses in use

  1. The sun setting as evening approaches · dominant

    In Luke 4:40, the present active participle occurs in the clause about the sun setting before people bring those with illnesses. In Mark 1:32, the aorist active indicative occurs after evening came, with the APB rendering the clause “after the sun had set.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the event as “the sun was setting” in Luke 4:40 and “the sun had set” in Mark 1:32. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.

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