Mesonuktios μεσονύκτιος
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| μεσονύκτιος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mesonuktios |
| Strong's number | G3317 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | midnight |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (2) |
Mesonuktios (Greek μεσονύκτιος, Strong's G3317) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “midnight”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μεσο-νύκτιος (on seel, μεσα-, see Bl., § 6, 2), -ον
(μέσος, νύξ), [in LXX chiefly for לַיִל חֵצִי ;]
of or at midnight; as subst., neut., τὸ μ., midnight (Arist. and late writers) : genitive, Luk.11:5; μέχρι μ., Act.20:7; κατὰ τὸ μ., Act.16:25; accusative (Rec., genitive; see Bl., § 34, 8), Mrk.13:35.†
μεσανύκτιον, see. μεσονύκτιος
(AS)
(μέσος, νύξ), [in LXX chiefly for לַיִל חֵצִי ;]
of or at midnight; as subst., neut., τὸ μ., midnight (Arist. and late writers) : genitive, Luk.11:5; μέχρι μ., Act.20:7; κατὰ τὸ μ., Act.16:25; accusative (Rec., genitive; see Bl., § 34, 8), Mrk.13:35.†
μεσανύκτιον, see. μεσονύκτιος
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | midnight (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | midnight (4) |
Verses
Every verse with Mesonuktios, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 13:35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.
Luke
- Luke 11:5And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
Acts
- Acts 16:25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
- Acts 20:7And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).