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μέσος

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greekNew TestamentAdjective58 occurrences13 books56 verses

Definition

μέσος, -η, -ον

[in LXX chiefly for תָּוֶךְ ;]

middle, in the middle or midst;

1. prop., as an adj.: Luke 23:45, John 19:18, Acts 1:18; with genitive pl., Luke 22:55, John 1:26; genitive temp. (Bl., § 36, 13), μέσης νυκτός, Matthew 25:6; μ. ἡμέρας, Acts 26:13.

2. In adverbial phrases, neut., μέσον, τὸ μ., as subst.: ἀνὰ μέσον, with genitive, between (cl.; in LXX: Genesis 1:4, al.), elliptically (but see M, Pr., 99), 1 Corinthians 6:5; = ἐν μ., among, in the midst of (El., § 39, 2; 40, 8; cf. in LXX: Joshua 19:1, Sir.27.2), Matthew 13:25, Mark 7:31, Revelation 7:17; διὰ μέσου, with genitive, Luke 4:30; διὰ μέσον (Rec. -ου, see 81., § 42, 1), between, Luke 17:11 (ICC, in l); εἰς τὸ μ. (see: εἰς), Mark 3:3, Luke 4:35; 5:19; 6:8, John 20:19, 26; εἰς μ., Mark 14:60; ἐν τῷ μ., Matthew 14:6; ἐν μ., Joshua 8:3, 9, Acts 4:7; with, genitive loc., Mark 6:47, Luke 21:21; 22:55, Acts 17:22, Hebrews 2:12" (LXX), Revelation 4:6; 5:6; 22:2. with genitive pl., Matthew 10:16; 18:2, 20, Mark 9:36, Luke 2:46; 8:7; 10:3; 22:27; 24:36, Acts 1:15; 2:22; 27:21, 1 Thessalonians 2:7, Revelation 1:13; 2:1; 5:6; 6:6; κατὰ μέσον τ. νυκτός, Acts 27:27 (Bl., § 47, 6); ἐκ τοῦ μ. (Lft., in l; Deiss., BS, 252 f.), Colossians 2:14; ἐκ μ.., 2 Thessalonians 2:7; ἐκ τοῦ μ., with genitive, Matthew 13:49, Acts 17:33; 23:10, 1 Corinthians 5:2, 2 Corinthians 6:17.

3. Neut., μέσον, adverbially, with genitive, in the midst of, Matthew 14:24 (WH, txt., R, mg., aliter), Philippians 2:15 (διὰ μέσου­see supr.-also John 8:50, R, mg.).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as μέσος:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

58 total
  1. Revelation 1:13μέσῳ · among
    …and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
  2. Revelation 2:1μέσῳ · among
    “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
  3. Revelation 4:6μέσῳ · [the] center
    And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
  4. Revelation 5:6μέσῳ · [the] center; μέσῳ
    Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
  5. Revelation 6:6μέσῳ · from among
    And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”
  6. Revelation 7:17μέσον · [the] center
    For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
  7. Revelation 22:2μέσῳ · the middle
    …down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.