Mesos μέσος

Mesos (Greek μέσος, Strong's G3319) is a Greek adjective meaning “midst”. It occurs 60 times in 58 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Mesos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 10:16
  Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
• Matthew 13:25
  But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
• Matthew 13:49
  So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous,
• Matthew 14:6
  But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod
• Matthew 18:2
  And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.
• Matthew 18:20
  For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
• Matthew 25:6
  And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

Mark

• Mark 3:3
  And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”
• Mark 6:47
  And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
• Mark 7:31
  And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
• Mark 9:36
  And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them,
• Mark 14:60
  And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?So the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?”

Luke

• Luke 2:46
  And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
• Luke 4:30
  But he passing through the midst of them went his way,But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.
• Luke 4:35
  And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
• Luke 5:19
  And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
• Luke 6:8
  But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
• Luke 8:7
  And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.
• Luke 10:3
  Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
• Luke 17:11
  And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
• Luke 21:21
  Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.
• Luke 22:27
  For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
• Luke 22:55
  And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.
• Luke 23:45
  And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
• Luke 24:36
  And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

John

• John 1:26
  John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
• John 8:3
  And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
• John 8:9
  And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
• John 8:59
  Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
• John 19:18
  Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
• John 20:19
  Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
• John 20:26
  And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

Acts

• Acts 1:15
  And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,
• Acts 1:18
  Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
• Acts 2:22
  Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
• Acts 4:7
  And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
• Acts 17:22
  Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.
• Acts 17:33
  So Paul departed from among them.At that, Paul left the Areopagus.
• Acts 23:10
  And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
• Acts 26:13
  At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
• Acts 27:21
  But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
• Acts 27:27
  But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 5:2
  And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?
• 1 Corinthians 6:5
  I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 6:17
  Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

Philippians

• Philippians 2:15
  That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

Colossians

• Colossians 2:14
  Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!

1 Thessalonians

• 1 Thessalonians 2:7
  But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.

2 Thessalonians

• 2 Thessalonians 2:7
  For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 2:12
  Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”

Revelation

• Revelation 1:13
  And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
• Revelation 2:1
  Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;“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.
• Revelation 2:7
  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
• Revelation 4:6
  And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.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.
• Revelation 5:6
  And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.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.
• Revelation 6:6
  And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.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.”
• Revelation 7:17
  For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.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.’”
• Revelation 22:2
  In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.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.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).