ΣαμάρειαSamáreia

Samaria

Greek (New Testament) · G4540

Meanings

(a) the city: Acts 8:5 (and perhaps also Acts 8:9, Acts 8:14)

(b) the region: Luke 17:11, John 4:4-5, John 4:7, Acts 1:8, Acts 8:1 (and perhaps also Acts 8:9, Acts 8:14) Acts 9:31, Acts 15:3.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 11 times in the Bible.

  • Luke 17:11 As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria.
  • John 4:4 He had to go through Samaria on the way.
  • John 4:5 Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
  • John 4:7 Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.”
  • Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
  • Acts 8:1 Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.