noun · neuter
mesonuktiem
Greekμεσονύκτιον (mesonuktion)
Strong’sG3317
midnight
stem mesonukti-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μεσο-νύκτιος (on v.l. μεσα-, v. Bl., § 6, 2), -ον,
(< μέσος, νύξ), [in LXX chiefly for הַלַּיְלָה חֵצִי;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3317 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | mesonuktiem | mesonuktieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | mesonuktieu2×μεσονυκτίου | mesonuktieiu |
| to, for dative | mesonuktie | mesonuktiei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
mesonuktie is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
mesonuktieu“midnight”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Luke 11:5“midnight”Kai legata pros autoin; Tinos ek vu echati filon kai poreueti pros auton mesonuktieu kai legateia auto; Filor, kichrēasar mi treis artoin,Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
Acts 20:7“midnight”En de ta hena teiu sabbateiu sunagirētoiu nu klara arton tos Paulos dialegete autoi, mellarōtos exeiarō ta epaurion, parateinate tē ton logon mechris mesonuktieu.On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
mesonuktiem2×
Mark 13:35“midnight”grēgoravōr oun, ouk oidavē gar pote tos kurios tau oikiau erchetō, ē opse ē mesonuktiem ē alektorofōniau ē prōi,Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return — whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.
Acts 16:25“midnight”Kata de tem mesonuktiem Paulos kai Silaos proseucherōtois humnale ton theon, epakroele de autoiu tois desmiois;About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.