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Greek · G3507, G393, G1424

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 phrase meaning "a cloud rising in the west".

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What does νεφέλη · ἀνατέλλω · δυσμή mean in the Bible?

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

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3507, G393, G1424?

G3507, G393, G1424 is connected to 25 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. a cloud rising in the west

Strong's G3507, G393, G1424
Lexical occurrences 25 verses Word forms 7 forms 25 references

Source Gloss

a cloud rising in the west
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 7 Aligned forms 25 Case pattern Genitive (9) Number pattern Singular (18)
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×
25 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
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)

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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