What does ῥύσις (rhýsis) mean in the Bible?
ῥύσις (rhýsis): Abnormal bodily discharge, particularly menstrual hemorrhage; emphasizes continuous flowing rather than single event.
Greek · G4511
ῥύσις
A flux (of blood)
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ῥύσιςG4511
Pronunciationrhýsis
What does ῥύσις (rhýsis) mean in the Bible?
ῥύσις (rhýsis): Abnormal bodily discharge, particularly menstrual hemorrhage; emphasizes continuous flowing rather than single event.
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How does the BSB render G4511?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include vvv (3).
Where does ῥύσις (rhýsis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 5:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders Itvvv3×Mark 5:25, Luke 8:43, Luke 8:44
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMark 5:25
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Mark1Luke2
Source forms
ῥύσει2xrhyseiMark 5:25, Luke 8:43
ῥύσις1xrhysisLuke 8:44
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular2xMark 5:25, Luke 8:43
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular1xLuke 8:44
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Abnormal bodily discharge, particularly menstrual hemorrhage; emphasizes continuous flowing rather than single event.
Strong'sG4511
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 8:40-56Source Gloss
a flux (of blood)
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Abnormal bodily discharge, particularly menstrual hemorrhage; emphasizes continuous flowing rather than single event.
(ῥέω), [in LXX chiefly for זוֹב ;] a flowing, issue: τ. αἵματος, Mrk.5:25, Luk.8:43-44.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 5:25Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ῥύσειrusei
a flowing, an issue
Read verseLuke 8:43Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ῥύσειrusei
a flowing, an issue
Read verseLuke 8:44Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ῥύσιςrusiv
a flowing, an issue
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Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 patterns2Aligned forms3Case patternDative (2)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineLuke 8:441×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMark 5:25 · Luke 8:432×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
A woman's chronic hemorrhage or menstrual bleeding condition lasting twelve years
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Word Origins
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