Midair
μεσουράνημαStrong’s G3321mesouranēma
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Mesouranēma is the Greek word usually translated “mid-heaven”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!”
Meaning
Usually translated “mid-heaven”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- mid-heaven 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 3
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 14:6And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
- Revelation 19:17And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
Greek dictionary
μεσουράνημα mesouranēma · midair
μεσουράνημα, -τος, τό (μεσουρανέω, to be in mid-heaven, of the sun at the meridian), the zenith, mid-heaven: Rev.8:13 14:6 19:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.