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μέσος
Transliteration
mesos (Key)
Pronunciation
mes'-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

μέσος mésos, mes'-os; from G3326; middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun):—among, × before them, between, + forth, mid(-day, -night), midst, way.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 61x

The KJV translates Strong's G3319 in the following manner: midst (41x), among (6x), from among (with G1537) (5x), midnight (with G3571) (2x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 61x
The KJV translates Strong's G3319 in the following manner: midst (41x), among (6x), from among (with G1537) (5x), midnight (with G3571) (2x), miscellaneous (5x).
  1. middle

  2. the midst

  3. in the midst of, amongst

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μέσος mésos, mes'-os; from G3326; middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun):—among, × before them, between, + forth, mid(-day, -night), midst, way.
STRONGS G3319:
μέσος, μέσῃ, μέσον (from Homer down), middle (Latinmedius, media, medium);
1. as an adjective: μέσης νυκτός, at midnight, Matthew 25:6; μέσης ἡμέρας, Acts 26:13 (according to Lob. ad Phryn., pp. 53, 54, 465, the better writings said μέσον ἡμέρας, μεσουσα ἡμέρα, μεσημβρία); with the genitive: (ἐκάθητο Πέτρος μέσος αὐτῶν, Luke 22:55 (R G L ἐν μέσῳ)); μέσος ὑμῶν ἕστηκε (others, στήκει), stands in the midst of you, John 1:26 (Plato, de rep. 1, p. 330 b.; polit., p. 303 a.); ἐσχίσθη μέσον (the veil) was rent in the midst, Luke 23:45 (Winer's Grammar, 131 (124) note); ἐλάκησε μέσος, Acts 1:18; (ἐσταύρωσαν) μέσον τόν Ἰησοῦν, John 19:18.
2. the neuter τό μέσον or (without the article in adverb. phrases, as διά μέσου, ἐν μέσῳ, cf. Winers Grammar, 123 (117); (cf. Buttmann, § 125, 6)) μέσον is used as a substantive; the Sept. for תָּוֶך (construction state תּוך), and קֶרֶב; the midst: ἀνά μέσον (see ἀνά, 1 (and added note below)); διά μέσου (τίνος), through the midst (Amos 5:17; Jeremiah 44:4 (Psalm 37:4)): αὐτῶν, through the midst of them, Luke 4:30; John 8:59 (Rec.); Σαμαρείας, Luke 17:11 (R G, but L T Tr WH διά μέσον, (see διά, B. I.); others take the phrase here in the sense of between (Xenophon, an. 1, 4, 4; Aristotle, de anim. 2, 11 vol. i., p. 423{b}, 12; see Liddell and Scott, under the word, III. 1 d.); cf. Meyer, Weiss (at the place cited) and added note below); εἰς τό μέσον, into the midst, i. e., according to the context, either the middle of a room or the midst of those assembled in it: Mark 3:3; Mark 14:60 Rec.; Luke 4:35; Luke 5:19; Luke 6:8; John 20:19, 26; εἰς μέσον (cf. German mittenhin), Mark 14:60 G L T Tr WH; ἐν τῷ μέσῳ, in the middle of the apartment or before the guests, Matthew 14:6; ἐν μέσῳ, in the midst of the place spoken of, John 8:3, 9; in the middle of the room, before all, Acts 4:7; with the genitive of place, Revelation 2:7 Rec.; Luke 21:21; (equivalent to German mittenauf) τῆς πλατείας, Revelation 22:2 (but see below); add, Luke 22:55a; Acts 17:22; τῆς θαλάσσης, in the midst (of the surface of) the sea, Mark 6:47; with the genitive plural in the midst of, amongst: with gen of things; Matthew 10:16; Luke 8:7; Luke 10:3; Revelation 1:18; Revelation 2:1; with the genitive of person, Matthew 18:2; Mark 9:36; Luke 2:46; Luke 22:55b there T Tr WH μέσος; see 1 above); Luke 24:36; Acts 1:15; Acts 2:22; Acts 27:21; Revelation 5:6 (b? (see below); Revelation 6:6); tropically, ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν εἰμί, I am present with them by my divine power, Matthew 18:20; with the genitive of a collective noun, Philippians 2:15 R (see 3 below) Hebrews 2:12; where association or contact is the topic, equivalent to among, in contact with: Luke 22:27; 1 Thessalonians 2:7. in the midst of, i. e. in the space within, τοῦ θρόνου (which must be conceived of as having a semicircular shape): Revelation 4:6; Revelation 5:6 (a?) where cf. DeWette and Bleek; (but DeWette's note on 5:6 runs And I saw between the throne and the four living creatures and the elders (i. e. in the vacant space between the throne and the living creatures (on one side) and elders (on the other side), accordingly nearest the throne" etc.); ἀνά μέσον, in Revelation 7:17 also he interprets in the same way; further see Revelation 22:2; cf. Kliefoth, Commentary, vol. ii., p. 40. For ἐν μέσῳ in this sense see Xenophon, an. 2, 2, 3; 2, 4, 17, 21; 5, 2, 27, etc.; Habakkuk 3:2; ἀνά μέσον Polybius 5, 55, 7; often in Aristotle (see Bonitz's index under the word μέσος); on ἐν μέσῳ and ἀνὰ μέσον cf. R. F. Weymouth in Journ. of Philol. 1869, ii. pp. 318-322. Numbers 16:48; Deuteronomy 5:5; Joshua 22:25; Judges 15:4; 1 Kings 5:12; Ezekiel 47:18; Ezekiel 48:22; cf. Genesis 1:4; see Meyer on 1 Corinthians 6:5; cf. ἀνά, 1). κατά μέσον τῆς νυκτός, about midnight, Acts 27:27 (see κατά, II. 2). ἐκ τοῦ μέσου, like the Latine medio, i. e. out of the way, out of sight: αἴρω τί, to take out of the way, to abolish, Colossians 2:14 (Plutarch, de curiositate 9; Isaiah 57:2); γίνομαι ἐκ μέσου, to be taken out of the way, to disappear, 2 Thessalonians 2:7; with the genitive of pers, ἐκ μέσου τινων, from the society or company of, out from among: Matthew 13:49; Acts 17:33; Acts 23:10; 1 Corinthians 5:2; 2 Corinthians 6:17 (Exodus 31:14; Numbers 14:44 Alex.).
3. the neuter μέσον is used adverbially with a genitive, in the midst ofanything: ἦν μέσον τῆς θαλάσσης, Matthew 14:24 (otherwise Tr text WH text; yet cf. Winer's Grammar, § 54, 6) ((so Exodus 14:27); τέων γάρ μέσον εἶναι τῆς Ἰωνιης, Herodotus 7, 170); γενεάς σκολιᾶς, Philippians 2:15 L T Tr WH (τῆς ἡμέρας, the middle of the day, Susanna 7 Theod.); cf. Buttmann, 123 (107f) (cf. 319 (274); Winer's Grammar, as above).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
1:4
Exodus
14:27; 31:14
Numbers
14:44; 16:48
Deuteronomy
5:5
Joshua
22:25
Judges
15:4
1 Kings
5:12
Psalms
37:4
Isaiah
57:2
Jeremiah
44:4
Ezekiel
47:18; 48:22
Amos
5:17
Habakkuk
3:2
Matthew
10:16; 13:49; 14:6; 14:24; 18:2; 18:20; 25:6
Mark
3:3; 6:47; 9:36; 14:60; 14:60
Luke
2:46; 4:30; 4:35; 5:19; 6:8; 8:7; 10:3; 17:11; 21:21; 22:27; 22:55; 22:55; 22:55; 23:45; 24:36
John
1:26; 8:3; 8:9; 8:59; 19:18; 20:19; 20:26
Acts
1:15; 1:18; 2:22; 4:7; 17:22; 17:33; 23:10; 26:13; 27:21; 27:27
1 Corinthians
5:2; 6:5
2 Corinthians
6:17
Philippians
2:15; 2:15
Colossians
2:14
1 Thessalonians
2:7
2 Thessalonians
2:7
Hebrews
2:12
Revelation
1:18; 2:1; 2:7; 4:6; 5:6; 5:6; 6:6; 7:17; 22:2; 22:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3319 matches the Greek μέσος (mesos),
which occurs 58 times in 56 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 10:16–Rev 1:13)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:16 -

“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst G3319 of wolves; so be as wary as serpents, and as innocent as doves.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:25 - “But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed [fn]weeds among G3319 the wheat, and left.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:49 - “So it will be at the [fn]end of the age: the angels will come forth and remove the wicked from among G3319 the righteous,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:6 -

But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced [fn]before G3319 them and pleased Herod,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:2 - And He called a child to Himself and set him among G3319 them,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:20 - “For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst G3319.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:6 - “But at midnight G3319 [fn]there finally was a shout: ‘Behold, the groom! Come out to meet him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:3 - He *said to the man with the withered hand, [fn]Get up and come forward G3319!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:47 -

When it was evening, the boat was in the middle G3319 of the sea, and He was alone on the land.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:31 -

Again He left the region of Tyre and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within G3319 the region of Decapolis.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:36 - And He took a child and placed him among G3319 them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:60 - And then the high priest stood up and came forward G3319 and questioned Jesus, saying, “Do You not offer any answer for what these men are testifying against You?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:46 - Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst G3319 of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:30 - But He passed through their midst G3319 and went on His way.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:35 - But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst G3319 of the people, it came out of him without doing him any harm.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:19 - But when they did not find any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle G3319 of the crowd, in front of Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:8 - But He knew [fn]what they were thinking, and He said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and [fn]come forward G3319!” And he got up and [fn]came forward.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:7 - “Other seed fell among G3319 the thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:3 - “Go; behold, I am sending you out like lambs in the midst G3319 of wolves.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:11 -

While He was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing [fn]between G3319 Samaria and Galilee.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:21 - “Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are inside G3319 [fn]the city must leave, and those who are in the country must not enter [fn]the city;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:27 - “For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among G3319 you as the one who serves.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:55 - After they kindled a fire in the middle G3319 of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter was sitting among G3319 them.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 - [fn]because the sun stopped shining; and the veil of the temple was torn [fn]in two G3319.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:36 -

Now while they were telling these things, Jesus Himself suddenly stood in their midst G3319 and *said to them, “Peace be to you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:26 - John answered them, saying, “I baptize [fn]in water, but among G3319 you stands One whom you do not know.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:3 - Now the scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in the act of adultery, and after placing her in the center G3319 of the courtyard,
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:9 - Now when they heard this, they began leaving, one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman where she was, in the center G3319 of the courtyard.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:18 - There they crucified Him, and with Him two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between G3319.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:19 -

Now when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were [fn]shut where the disciples were together due to fear of the [fn]Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst G3319, and *said to them, “Peace be to you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:26 -

[fn]Eight days later His disciples were again inside, and Thomas was with them. Jesus *came, the doors having been [fn]shut, and stood in their midst G3319 and said, “Peace be to you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:15 -

[fn]At this time Peter stood up among G3319 the brothers and sisters (a group of about 120 [fn]people was there together), and said,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:18 - (Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle G3319 and all his intestines gushed out.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:22 -

“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a Man [fn]attested to you by God with [fn]miracles and wonders and [fn]signs which God performed through Him in your midst G3319, just as you yourselves know

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:7 - When they had placed them in the center G3319, they began to inquire, “By what power, or in what name, have you done this?”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:22 -

So Paul stood in the midst G3319 of the [fn]Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that you are very religious in all respects.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:33 - So Paul went out from among G3319 them.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10 - And when a great dissension occurred, the commander was afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, and he ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:13 - at midday G3319, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, [fn]brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who were journeying with me.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:21 -

[fn]When many had lost their appetites, Paul then stood among G3319 them and said, “[fn]Men, you should have followed my advice and not have set sail from Crete, and thereby spared yourselves this damage and loss.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:27 -

But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight G3319 the sailors began to suspect that [fn]they were approaching some land.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:2 - [fn]You have become [fn]arrogant and [fn]have not mourned instead, so that the one who had done this deed would be removed from your midst G3319.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:5 - I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not among you anyone wise who will be able to decide between G3319 his brothers and sisters,
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:17 -

“Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST G3319 AND BE SEPARATE,” says the Lord.

“AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN;

And I will welcome you.

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:15 - so that you will [fn]prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst G3319 of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you [fn]appear as [fn]lights in the world,
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:14 - having canceled the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way G3319, having nailed it to the cross.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:7 - But we [fn]proved to be [fn]gentle [fn]among G3319 you. As a nursing mother [fn]tenderly cares for her own children,
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:7 - For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only [fn]He who now restrains will do so until [fn]He is [fn]removed G3319.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:12 - saying,

“I WILL PROCLAIM YOUR NAME TO MY BROTHERS,

IN THE MIDST G3319 OF THE ASSEMBLY I WILL SING YOUR PRAISE.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:13 - and in the middle G3319 of the lampstands I saw one like [fn]a son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and wrapped around the chest with a golden sash.

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