Midst
μέσοςStrong’s G3319mesos
Appears in 58 verses of the New Testament
In short
Mesos is the Greek word usually translated “midst”, “middle” and “at middle”. It appears in 58 verses of the New Testament.
“For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.”
Meaning
Usually translated “midst”, “middle” and “at middle”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- midst 50
- in middle 2
- middle 2
- at middle 1
- in between 1
- mid 1
- between 1
- way 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 13
- Acts 10
- Revelation 8
- Matthew 7
- John 7
- Mark 5
13 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
- Matthew 13:25But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
- Matthew 13:49So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
- Matthew 14:6But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
- Matthew 18:2And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
- Matthew 18:20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
All 58 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
μέσος mesos · midst
μέσος, -η, -ον [in LXX chiefly for תָּוֶךְ ;] middle, in the middle or midst; 1. prop., as an adj.: Luk.23:45, Jhn.19:18, Act.1:18; with genitive pl., Luk.22:55, Jhn.1:26; genitive temp. (Bl., § 36, 13), μέσης νυκτός, Mat.25:6; μ. ἡμέρας, Act.26:13. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “midst” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MIDST, noun
[contracted from middest, the superlative of mid.]
All definitions and other forms of “midst”
MIDST, adverb
In the middle.
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.