Greek adjective · G3319
μέσος
mesosmes'-os
prop., as an adj.; In adverbial phrases, neut., μέσον, τὸ μ., as subst.; Neut., μέσον, adverbially, with genitive, in the midst of
56 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: mésos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3319is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 13 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
- 3meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3319
middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun)
The King James renders it: among, X before them, between, + forth, mid(-day, -night), midst, way.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
mesos is rendered "prop., as an adj.; In adverbial phrases, neut., μέσον, τὸ μ., as subst.; Neut., μέσον, adverbially, with genitive, in the midst of". It stands 56 times in the Greek text, across thirteen books.
- Fourteen of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists three meanings for it, beginning with "prop., as an adj.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Matthew 10:16μέσῳ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Fourteen of the word's fifty-six uses are in Luke.
What the word means
The word carries three meanings: prop., as an adj., and In adverbial phrases, neut., μέσον, τὸ μ., as subst., and Neut., μέσον, adverbially, with genitive, in the midst of.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| prop., as an adj.Luk.23:45, Jhn.19:18, Act.1:18; with genitive pl., Luk.22:55, Jhn.1:26; genitive temp. (Bl., § 36, 13), μέσης νυκτός, Mat.25:6; μ.... | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 25:6At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ |
| In adverbial phrases, neut., μέσον, τὸ μ., as subst.ἀνὰ μέσον | Tagged as
| WhereGenesis 1:4And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. |
| Neut., μέσον, adverbially, with genitive, in the midst ofMat.14:24 (WH, txt., R, mg., aliter), Php.2:15 (διὰ μέσουsee supr.-also Jhn.8:50, R, mg.).† (AS) | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereMatthew 14:24but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| μεσονύκτιον | mesonyktion | midnight | Uses4 |
| μεσουράνημα | mesouranema | midair | Uses3 |
| μεσόω | mesoo | be in the middle | Uses1 |
| μεσότοιχον | mesotoichon | wall | Uses1 |
All 56, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- μέσῳ27
- μέσον16
- μέσου8
- μέσος3
- Μέσης2
The grammar of each form
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular27A-DSN
- adjective · accusative (object) · neuter singular16A-ASN
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular8A-GSN
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3A-NSM
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2A-GSF
Matthew
seven uses
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: midst
So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous,
- μέσουmesouadjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
- Μέσηςmesesadjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: At middle
Mark
five uses
Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: midst
When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: midst
Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them,
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
So the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?”
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: midst
Luke
fourteen uses
Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.
- μέσουmesouadjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: midst
but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: midst
But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: midst
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: midst
Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
- μέσοςmesosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: midst
The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: in middle
While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
John
four uses
“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
- μέσοςmesosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: midst
There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: in between
It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: midst
Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: midst
Acts
ten uses
In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
- μέσοςmesosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: in middle
Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
At that, Paul left the Areopagus.
- μέσουmesouadjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
- μέσουmesouadjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
- μέσηςmesesadjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: mid
After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: middle
1 Corinthians
two uses
And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?
- μέσουmesouadjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: between
2 Corinthians
one use
“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
- μέσουmesouadjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
Philippians
one use
so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: midst
Colossians
one use
having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
- μέσουmesouadjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: way
1 Thessalonians
one use
On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
2 Thessalonians
one use
For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way.
- μέσουmesouadjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
Hebrews
one use
He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
Revelation
eight uses
and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: midst
For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
- μέσονmesonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: center
down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
- μέσῳmesoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: middle
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.