What does μέσος · Σαμάρεια · Γαλιλαία mean in the Bible?
μέσος · Σαμάρεια · Γαλιλαία is a Greek phrase meaning "through the midst/between Samaria and Galilee".
Greek · G3319, G4540, G1056
διὰ μέσον Σαμαρείας καὶ Γαλιλαίας
Middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun) · Samaria (i.e. Shomeron), a city and region of Palestine · Galilæa (i.e. the heathen circle), a region of Palestine
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μέσος G3319 middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun)
Pronunciation mésos
Spatial term emphasizing position within or among, often implying separation or intervention between entities.
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Σαμάρεια G4540 Samaria (i.e. Shomeron), a city and region of Palestine
Pronunciation Samáreia
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Γαλιλαία G1056 Galilæa (i.e. the heathen circle), a region of Palestine
Pronunciation Galilaía
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What does διὰ μέσον Σαμαρείας καὶ Γαλιλαίας (dia meson Samareias kai Galilaias) mean in the Bible?
μέσος · Σαμάρεια · Γαλιλαία is a Greek phrase meaning "through the midst/between Samaria and Galilee".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3319, G4540, G1056?
G3319, G4540, G1056 is connected to 56 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. through the midst/between Samaria and Galilee
Source Gloss
through the midst/between Samaria and Galilee
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 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 5 Aligned forms 56 Case pattern Dative (27) Number pattern Singular (56)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 22:55 · John 1:26 · Acts 1:18 3×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 13:49 · Luke 4:30 · Acts 17:33 · Acts 23:10 · 1 Cor 5:2 · 2 Cor 6:17 · Col 2:14 · 2 Thess 2:7 8×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 25:6 · Acts 26:13 2×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 10:16 · Matt 14:6 · Matt 18:2 · Matt 18:20 · Mark 6:47 · Mark 9:36 · Luke 2:46 · Luke 8:7 · Luke 10:3 · Luke 21:21 · Luke 22:27 · Luke 22:55 · Luke 24:36 · Acts 1:15 · Acts 2:22 · Acts 4:7 27×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 13:25 · Mark 3:3 · Mark 7:31 · Mark 14:60 · Luke 4:35 · Luke 5:19 · Luke 6:8 · Luke 17:11 · Luke 23:45 · John 19:18 · John 20:19 · John 20:26 · Acts 27:27 · 1 Cor 6:5 · Phil 2:15 · Rev 7:17 16×
Word Origins
διὰ μέσον Σαμαρείας καὶ Γαλιλαίας is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain