Greek · G3507, G393, G1424 · unreviewed

νεφέλην ἀνατέλλουσαν ἐπὶ δυσμῶν

Cloud · to (cause to) arise · west

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νεφέλη G3507 cloud

Pronunciation nephélē

A single, visible cloud (distinct from νέφος, an amorphous mass); often symbolizes divine presence or judgment.

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ἀνατέλλω G393 to (cause to) arise

Pronunciation anatéllō

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δυσμή G1424 west

Pronunciation dysmḗ

West as the direction of sunset; often paired with east (sunrise) to denote geographical extremes.

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What does νεφέλην ἀνατέλλουσαν ἐπὶ δυσμῶν (nephelēn anatellousan epi dysmōn) mean in the Bible?

νεφέλη · ἀνατέλλω · δυσμή is a Greek word meaning "a cloud rising in the west".

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Meaning

a cloud rising in the west

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 17:5 · Mark 9:7 · Luke 9:34 · Acts 1:9 · Rev 14:14 5×

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Jude 1:12 1×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 17:5 · Mark 9:7 · Luke 9:35 · Rev 14:15 · Rev 14:16 5×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine Matt 24:30 · Matt 26:64 · Mark 14:62 · Rev 1:7 4×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 21:27 · 1 Cor 10:2 · Rev 11:12 3×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Mark 13:26 · 1 Thess 4:17 2×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 9:34 · Luke 12:54 · 1 Cor 10:1 · Rev 10:1 · Rev 14:14 5×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 3 ongoing 1 resultant 1 subjunctive 1 participle 3

Tense

aorist 6 present 2 perfect 1

Voice

active 9

Mood

indicative 5 participle 3 subjunctive 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 4:16 ἀνέτειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:45 ἀνατέλλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:6 ἀνατείλαντος aorist active participle participle Mark 4:6 ἀνέτειλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 16:2 ἀνατείλαντος aorist active participle participle Luke 12:54 ἀνατέλλουσαν present active participle participle Hebrews 7:14 ἀνατέταλκεν perfect active indicative resultant James 1:11 ἀνέτειλεν aorist active indicative completed 2 Peter 1:19 ἀνατείλῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 21 — The Widow’s Gift, Jerusalem’s Fall, and Watchfulness before the Son of Man Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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