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Noon/south

μεσημβρίαStrong’s G3314

mesēmbria

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Mesēmbria is the Greek word usually translated “south” and “noon”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.”
Acts 8:26 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “south” and “noon”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • south 1
  • noon 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 2

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

μεσημβρία mesēmbria · noon/south

μεσημβρία, -ας, ἡ (μέσος, ἡμέρα), [in LXX chiefly for צֹהַר, Gen.3:16, al; also for נֶגֶב, Dan LXX 8:4, 9, al. ;] 1. noon: Act.22:6. 2. the South: Act.8:26.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “south” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

SOUTH, noun

  1. The north and south are opposite points in the horizon; each ninety degrees or the quarter of a great circle distant from the east and west.
  2. In a less exact sense, any point or place on the earth or in the heavens, which is near the meridian towards the right hand as one faces the east.
  3. A southern region, country or place; as the queen of the south in Scriptures.
  4. The wind that blows from the north. [Not used.]
All definitions and other forms of “south”

    SOUTH, adjective

    1. In any place north of the tropic of Cancer, pertaining to or lying in the meridian towards the sun; as a south wind.
    2. Being in a southern direction; as the south sea.

    SOUTH, adverb

    Towards the south A ship sails south; the wind blows south

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.