noun · neuter
mesouranēmem
Greekμεσουράνημα (mesouranēma)
Strong’sG3321
the middle of heaven
stem mesouranēm-3 times in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† μεσουράνημα, -τος, τό
(< μεσουρανέω, to be in mid-heaven, of the sun at the meridian),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3321 — 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 | mesouranēmem | mesouranēmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | mesouranēmeu | mesouranēmeiu |
| to, for dative | mesouranēme3×μεσουρανήματι | mesouranēmei |
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
mesouranēme 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
mesouranēme“midheaven”to, fordative singular3×
Revelation 8:13“midheaven”Kai horama, kai akouama henou aetou peterōtou en mesouranēme legarōtou fōna mega; Ouai ouai ouai toin katoikarōtoin epi tau gēau ek taiu loipaiu fōnaiu tau salpinxau toiu treis angeloiu toiu mellarōtoiu salpizarō.And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”
Revelation 14:6“midheaven”Kai horama allon angelon peterōton en mesouranēme, echarōton euangeliem aiōniem euangelizara epi toin katherōtoin epi tau gēau kai epi pantem ethnem kai fulan kai glōssan kai laon,Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth — to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
Revelation 19:17“midheaven”Kai horama henon angelon histanarēton en to hēlio, kai krazata fōna mega legarōtos pantei tei ornithei tei peterōtei en mesouranēme; Deute sunagivar eis tem deipnem tem megem tou theou,Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,