μεσονύκτιος
mesonuktios
midnight
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word μεσονύκτιος (mesonuktios) corresponds to Strong's number G3317. Based on the given data, it is defined as "midnight." This term appears four times in the Bible, indicating its relatively limited usage in the text. The restricted frequency of this word suggests that it may be used in specific contexts where the hour of midnight holds particular significance. Further analysis of its occurrences in the Bible could provide insight into the cultural or practical importance of midnight during this time period. Given its definition and limited occurrences, the word μεσονύκτιος likely functions as a precise temporal marker, indicating a specific time rather than carrying any symbolic or metaphorical meaning.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
Watch therefore, for you don’t know when the lord of the house is coming, whether at evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning;
Luke 11:5He said to them, “Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight, and tell him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
Acts 16:25But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
Acts 20:7On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight.