δύσις
dusis
G6091
G:N-F
Greek
sunset
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Greek
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dusis denotes the western limit named in the clause extending from east to sunset.
The attested use marks the western endpoint in an east-to-sunset expression in Mark 16:8.
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The westward endpoint of an east-to-sunset span · dominant
In Mark 16:8, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the clause describing Jesus sending out preaching “from east to sunset”; the form marks the sunset-side endpoint of that stated span.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Mark 16:8 the APB presents the relevant clause as “from east to sunset.” It does not isolate the term beyond that clause.