Σαμάρεια Samareia

Greek word for “Samaria” · Strong’s G4540 · used 11 times in 11 verses

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Meaning

Σαμαρία (Rec. -άρεια), -ας, ἡ (Heb.

How it is translated

Glosses given for Samareia in context, with how often each is used:

• samaria 11

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 8 (4), John 4 (3), Luke 17 (1), Acts 1 (1), Acts 9 (1), Acts 15 (1)

Forms

• Σαμαρείας 8
• Σαμαρείᾳ 1
• Σαμάρεια 1
• Σαμάρειαν 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with Samareia more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• διέρχομαι dierchomai “to pass through” 3
• Ἰουδαία Ioudaia “Judea” 3
• ἐκκλησία ekklēsia “assembly” 3
• πόλις polis “city” 3
• μέγας megas “great” 3
• Γαλιλαία Galilaia “Galilee” 2
• Ἱεροσόλυμα Hierosoluma “Jerusalem” 2
• Ἱερουσαλήμ Hierousalēm “Jerusalem” 2
• ἀπόστολος apostolos “apostle” 2
• πορεύω poreuō “to travel” 2
• ἔθνος ethnos “Gentiles” 2
• μέν men “on the other hand” 2

Key verses

The verses using Samareia that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Luke 17:11 — And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
• John 4:4 — And he must needs go through Samaria.
• 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.
• John 4:7 — There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
• 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 Judæa, and in Samaria,…
• 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…
• Acts 8:5 — Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
• 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…
• 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:
• Acts 9:31 — Then had the churches rest throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy…
• 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…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.