What does μεσονύκτιον (mesonýktion) mean in the Bible?
μεσονύκτιον (mesonýktion) is a Greek word meaning "midnight (especially as a watch)".
Greek · G3317
μεσονύκτιον
Midnight (especially as a watch)
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μεσονύκτιονG3317
Pronunciationmesonýktion
What does μεσονύκτιον (mesonýktion) mean in the Bible?
μεσονύκτιον (mesonýktion) is a Greek word meaning "midnight (especially as a watch)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3317?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include at midnight (2), midnight (2).
Where does μεσονύκτιον (mesonýktion) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 13:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Luke (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itat midnight2×Mark 13:35, Luke 11:5
midnight2×Acts 16:25, Acts 20:7
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 13:35
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Mark1Luke1Acts2
Source forms
μεσονύκτιον2xmesonyktionMark 13:35, Acts 16:25
μεσονυκτίου2xmesonyktiouLuke 11:5, Acts 20:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular2xMark 13:35, Acts 16:25
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular2xLuke 11:5, Acts 20:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. midnight (especially as a watch)
Strong'sG3317
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
midnight (especially as a watch)
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(μέσος, νύξ), [in LXX chiefly for לַיִל חֵצִי ;] of or at midnight; as subst., neut., τὸ μ., midnight (Arist. and late writers) : genitive, Luk.11:5; μέχρι μ., Act.20:7; κατὰ τὸ μ., Act.16:25; accusative (Rec., genitive; see Bl., § 34, 8), Mrk.13:35. μεσανύκτιον, see. μεσονύκτιος
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 13:35Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
μεσονυκτίου,mesonuktiou
midnight
Read verseLuke 11:5Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
μεσονυκτίου,mesonuktiou
midnight
Read verseActs 16:25Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
μεσονύκτιονmesonuktion
midnight
Read verseActs 20:7Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
μεσονυκτίου.mesonuktiou
midnight
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 forms4Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · NeuterLuke 11:5 · Acts 20:72×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMark 13:35 · Acts 16:252×
Word Origins
μεσονύκτιον is built from these roots: