Mesēmbría — G3314

Definition

feminine noun

midday; by implication, the south

1. (as respects time) noon
2. (as respects locality) the south

Usually translated as

noon, south

Origin

from G3319 and G2250

• mésos (G3319)
• hēméra (G2250)

Occurrences

Mesēmbría occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (2)

• Acts 8:26 — And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south (μεσημβρίαν) unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
• Acts 22:6 — And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon (μεσημβρίαν), suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.