noun · feminine
samareias
GreekΣαμάρεια (samareia)
Strong’sG4540
Samaria
stem samarei-11 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Σαμάρεια, v.s. Σαμαρία.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4540 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsam-ar'-i-ah
Samaria (i.e. Shomeron), a city and region of Palestine
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesSamaria.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | samareias1×Σαμάρεια | samareiais |
| object accusative | samareian1×Σαμάρειαν | samareiain |
| direct address vocative | samareiar | samareiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | samareiau8×Σαμαρείας | samareiaiu |
| to, for dative | samareia1×Σαμαρείᾳ | samareiai |
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
samareia 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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
samareias“Samaria”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 8:14“Samaria”Akouaratois de tois en Hierosolumei apostolois hoti dechetē tas Samareias ton logon tou theou, apostelala pros autoin Petron kai Iōannon,When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
samareian“Samaria”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 15:3“Samaria”tois men oun propempiratois hupo tau ekklēsau dierchele tan tē Foinikan kai Samareian ekdiēgerōtois tan epistrofan teiu ethneiu, kai poiale charan megan pantoi toi adelfoi.Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
samareiau“Samaria”of, belonging togenitive singular8×
Luke 17:11“Samaria”Kai gineta en te poreuerō eis Ierousalēm kai autos dierchete dia mesem Samareiau kai Galilaiau.While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
John 4:4“Samaria”date de auton diercherō dia tau Samareiau.Now He had to pass through Samaria.
John 4:5“Samaria”erchetō oun eis politan tau Samareiau legirōtan Suchar plēsion teu chōrieu hem dōata Iakōb to Iōsēf to huio autou;So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
John 4:7“Samaria”Erchetō gunaikas ek tau Samareiau antlara hudōrem. legatō auta tos Iēsus; Dōasar mi pinara;When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
Acts 8:1“Samaria”Saulos de ate suneudokarōtos ta anairesia autou. Gineta de en ekeina ta hēmera diōgmos megos epi tan ekklēsan tan en Hierosolumei; pantois de diaspeirila kata tain chōrain tau Ioudaiau kai Samareiau plēn toiu apostoloiu.And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
Acts 8:5“Samaria”Filippos de katercharatos eis tan politan tau Samareiau kērussate autoi ton christon.Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
Acts 8:9“Samaria”Anēros de tinos onome Simōnos prouparchate en ta polita mageuarōtos kai existanarōtos tem ethnem tau Samareiau, legarōtos arō tinon heauton megon,Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
Acts 9:31“Samaria”Tas men oun ekklēsas kata holau tau Ioudaiau kai Galilaiau kai Samareiau echate eirēnan oikodomirōtas, kai poreuerōtas to fobo tou kuriou kai ta paraklēsia teu hagieu pneumeu plēthunite.Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
samareia“Samaria”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 1:8“Samaria”alla lambevi dunamian epercharateu teu hagieu pneumeu epi vin, kai evi mu marturois en tē Ierousalēm kai en panta ta Ioudaia kai Samareia kai heōs eschateu tau gēau.But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”