GreekG4540Noun

Σαμάρεια

Samareia

11Occurrences
G4540Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Samaria (i.e. Shomeron), a city and region of Palestine

of Hebrew origin (H08111);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Samaria; (a) the city: (and perhaps also ); (b) the region: (and perhaps also ) .

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N-F-L

Full Description

N:N-F-L

Occurrences

Σαμάρεια appears 11 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
7
John
3
Luke
1

Key Passages

Acts 1:8BSB

But 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 8:1BSB

And 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 8:9BSB

Prior 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 9:31BSB

Then 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.

John 4:5BSB

So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

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