Samaria
ΣαμάρειαStrong’s G4540Samareia
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Samareia is the Greek word usually translated “samaria”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.”
Meaning
Usually translated “samaria”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- samaria 7
- of samaria 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 7
- John 3
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- John 4:4And he must needs go through Samaria.
- John 4:5Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
- John 4:7There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
- Acts 1:8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
- Acts 8:1And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
- Acts 8:5Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
Greek dictionary
Σαμάρεια Samareia · Samaria
Σαμαρία (Rec. -άρεια), -ας, ἡ (Heb. שֹׁמְרוֹן; Aram. שָׁמְרַיִן), Samaria; (a) the city: Act.8:5 (and perhaps also Act.8:9, 14); (b) the region: Luk.17:11, Jhn.4:4-5, 7, Act.1:8 8:1 (and perhaps also Act.8:9, 14) Act.9:31 15:3.† (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.