Quick Definition
δυσμή, ῆς, ἡ n.f. a setting of the sun, the West
Strong's Definition
from 1416; the sun-set, i.e. (by implication) the western region
KJV Usage: west
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -εως | δύνω
82.2 · Spacial Orientations · North, South, East, West
west west (as the direction of the setting sun) In most languages east and west are related to the rising or setting sun, although in some languages there may be some local geographical feature which serves as a marker of direction, for example, the location of a particular mountain, the ocean, or a river. For north, some languages employ ‘to the left of the rising sun,’ that is to say, the direction is oriented in terms of the left hand of a person facing toward the rising sun. Similarly, south would be ‘to the right of the rising sun.’
noun, f. | -ῆς | δύνω
82.2 · Spacial Orientations · North, South, East, West
west west (as the direction of the setting sun) In most languages east and west are related to the rising or setting sun, although in some languages there may be some local geographical feature which serves as a marker of direction, for example, the location of a particular mountain, the ocean, or a river. For north, some languages employ ‘to the left of the rising sun,’ that is to say, the direction is oriented in terms of the left hand of a person facing toward the rising sun. Similarly, south would be ‘to the right of the rising sun.’
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δυσμή, -ῆς. ἡ. [fr. Aeschyl. and Hdt. down], much oftener in plur. [W. § 27, 3] δυσμαί, ai, (δύω or δύνω, q.v-), se. ἡλίου, the setting of the sun: Lk. xii. 54 [ace. to the reading of T WH Tr mrg. ἐπὶ 5. may possibly be understood of time (cf. W. 375 sq. (352)); see ἐπί, A.IL.; al. take the prep. locally, over, in, and give δυσμ. the meaning which follows ; see ἐπί, A. I. 1 b.]; the region of sunset, the west, [anarthrous, W.121 (115) ]: Rev. xxi. 13; ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν καὶ δυσμῶν, from all regions or nations, Mt. Vili. 11; xxiv. 27; Lk. xiii. 29; in Hebr. ΣΤ ΝΥ, Josh. i. 4. Often in prof. writ. fr. Hdt. on, both with and without ἡλίου.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
δυσμή dysmē 5x
a sinking or setting; pl. δυσμαί, the setting of the sun; hence, the west, Mt. 8:11; 24:27
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
δυσμή, -ῆς, ἡ
(= δύσις, < δύνω), [in LXX for בּוֹא, עֲרָבָה, etc. ;]
mostly in pl., opp. to ἀνατολαί;
a setting, as of the sun (acc. to Thayer, s.v., so perhaps in Lk 12:54).
the quarter of sunset, the west: anarth., Mt 8:11 24:27, Lk 12:54 13:29, Re 21:13.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
δυσμή. In P Thead 541° (a.p. 299) and BGU IV. 10498 (a.p. 342) we find ἀπὸ μὲν ἀνατολῶν and ἀπὸ δὲ δυσμῶν contrasted : cf. Mt 811 εἰς. Sy// 5527° (late ii/B.c.) εἰς τὴν παραστάδα τὴν ἀπὸ δυσμῆς τῆς στοᾶς τῆς βορεί[ας shows the sing., does Chrest. I. 34178 (reign of Hadrian) ἀρχόίμενον) ἀπὸ δυσίμῆς) τῆς κώμης, as printed; but Wilcken remarks “oder 8te(ews),” and presumably δυσίμῶν) is equally as For another prepositional combination see P possible.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
δυσμή (dusmē) — west. δυσμή, ἡ, (δύω) ={δύσις}, setting, mostly in plural, ἀελίου δ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ δυσμῇσιν ἐών at the point of setting, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. the quarter of sunset, west, ἀπὸ ἑσπέρης τε καὶ [ἡλίου] δυσμέων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἀνατολαί, [Refs 4th c.AD+]:—also δυθμή, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]