This is the name of the place Samaria: Capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; Samaritan inhabitants.
Definition
Σαμαρία (Rec. -άρεια), -ας, ἡ (Heb. שֹׁמְרוֹן; Aram. שָׁמְרַיִן),
Samaria;
(a) the city: Acts 8:5 (and perhaps also Acts 8:9, 14);
(b) the region: Luke 17:11, John 4:4-5, 7, Acts 1:8; 8:1 (and perhaps also Acts 8:9, 14) Acts 9:31; 15:3.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
11 total
- Luke 17:11Σαμαρείας · SamariaWhile Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
- John 4:4Σαμαρείας · SamariaNow He had to pass through Samaria.
- John 4:5Σαμαρείας · of SamariaSo He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
- John 4:7Σαμαρείας · [When] a SamaritanWhen a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
- Acts 1:8Σαμαρείᾳ · SamariaBut you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- Acts 8:1Σαμαρείας · SamariaAnd Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
- Acts 8:5Σαμαρείας · [in] SamariaPhilip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
- Acts 8:9Σαμαρείας · of SamariaPrior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
- Acts 8:14Σαμάρεια · SamariaWhen the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
- Acts 9:31Σαμαρείας · SamariaThen the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 15:3Σαμάρειαν · SamariaSent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.