Word Study · Strong's G4540 · Greek
Σαμάρεια
Samareia
sam-ar'-i-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: Samáreia
“Samaria (i.e. Shomeron), a city and region of Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Samaria (i.e. Shomeron), a city and region of Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Samaria.
- 11occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 11 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- Σαμαρείας7
- Σαμαρείᾳ1
- Σαμάρεια1
- Σαμάρειαν1
- Σαμαρείας.1
How it is rendered · 3
- Samaria6
- of Samaria4
- Samaria.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular8
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GSF-L · 8
- N-ASF-L · 1
- N-DSF-L · 1
- N-NSF-L · 1
All 11, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
John3 occurrences
- John 4:4Σαμαρείας.samareiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularNow He had to pass through Samaria.here: Samaria.
- John 4:5Σαμαρείαςsamareiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularSo He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.here: of Samaria
- John 4:7Σαμαρείαςsamareiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWhen a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”here: Samaria
Acts7 occurrences
- Acts 1:8Σαμαρείᾳsamareianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularBut 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.”here: Samaria
- Acts 8:1Σαμαρείαςsamareiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd 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.here: Samaria
- Acts 8:5Σαμαρείαςsamareiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularPhilip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.here: of Samaria
- Acts 8:9Σαμαρείαςsamareiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularPrior 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,here: of Samaria
- Acts 8:14Σαμάρειαsamareianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularWhen the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.here: Samaria
- Acts 9:31Σαμαρείαςsamareiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen 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.here: Samaria
- Acts 15:3Σαμάρειανsamareiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSent 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.here: Samaria