ἔδυ
dýnō
set
To go down, to enter, or to sink (especially in reference to the sun or celestial bodies setting below the horizon); in extended uses: to be engulfed, disappear, or be overshadowed. In the New Testament and Hellenistic Greek, most commonly indicates the action of the sun setting.
Mark 1:32 · Word #5
Lexicon G1416
| Lemma | δύνω |
| Transliteration | dýnō |
| Strong's | G1416 |
| Definition | To go down, to enter, or to sink (especially in reference to the sun or celestial bodies setting below the horizon); in extended uses: to be engulfed, disappear, or be overshadowed. In the New Testament and Hellenistic Greek, most commonly indicates the action of the sun setting. |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | set |
| Literal | set |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | δύω |
| Strong's | G1416 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1416-02
went down
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple past), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, third person singular, denotes a simple completed action in past time. "Went down" preserves the core idea of sinking or descending without adding contextual specifics such as the sun. |
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