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Strong G4540Σαμάρεια

Samaria

Transliteration
Samareia
Pronunciation
sam-ar'-i-ah
Morphology
Proper Name (Feminine) of a Location

Definition

Of Hebrew origin [H8111];
Samaria (that is Shomeron) a city and region of Palestine: - Samaria.

Meaning of the name

Samaria, "belonging to the clan of Shemer [1Ki 16:24]"

Detailed definition

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)

In the biblical story

Samaria

Capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; Samaritan inhabitants

Samaria was the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel, and its inhabitants were known as Samaritans (1 Ki. 16:24; 2 Ki. 17:24; Jhn. 4:9; Acts 8:5).

In the Bible

Strong G4540 appears in 11 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • samaria11

First verses

  1. Luke 17:11
    And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
  2. John 4:4
    And he must needs go through Samaria.
  3. John 4:5
    Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
  4. John 4:7
    There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
  5. Acts 1:8
    But 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 Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
  6. Acts 8:1
    And 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 Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
  7. Acts 8:5
    Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
  8. Acts 8:9
    But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
  9. Acts 8:14
    Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
  10. Acts 9:31
    Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
  11. Acts 15:3
    And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
Σᾰμάρεια [ᾰρ], ἡ,
“Samaria”, a city of Palestine, called Sebaste by Herod, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 16.2.34, etc.)]; also as name of a region, [NT (NT.Luke.17.11, etc.)]; of a village in Egypt, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PEnteux.” 8.6, +others (3rd c.BC), “PPetr.” 2p.14, +others (3rd c.BC))]:—Σᾰμᾰρίτης [ῑ], ου (Doric dialect Σαμαρ-ίτας [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“IG” 12(8).439 (Thasos, 2nd c.BC)))], ὁ, Samaritan, [NT (NT.Matt.10.5, etc.)]; feminine Σαμαρ-ῖτις, ιδος, [NT (NT.John.4.9, “IG” 3.2892)] (Σαμαρ-εῖτις [Refs ([prev. work]2891))]:—also Σᾰμᾰρεύς, έως, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD(?): Stephanus Byzantius, 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus)]