Berean Strong's Lexicon mesonuktion: Midnight Original Word: μεσονύκτιον Word Origin: From the Greek words μέσος (mesos, meaning "middle") and νύξ (nux, meaning "night"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of midnight is חֲצוֹת (chatzot), found in passages like Exodus 12:29, where the LORD strikes down the firstborn of Egypt at midnight. Usage: The term "mesonuktion" refers to the middle of the night or midnight. In the New Testament, it is used to denote a specific time during the night, often associated with significant events or moments of divine intervention. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures, the night was divided into watches. Midnight, or "mesonuktion," was considered a time of deep darkness and stillness, often associated with rest and sleep. However, it was also a time when unexpected events could occur, symbolizing a moment of transition or divine action. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom mesonuktios (at midnight); from mesos and nux Definition at midnight NASB Translation midnight (4). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3317: μεσονύκτιονμεσονύκτιον, μεσονυκτίου, τό (neuter of the adjective μεσονύκτιος in Pindar, et al., from μέσος and νύξ, νυκτός), midnight: μεσονυκτίου, at midnight (Winers Grammar, § 30, 11; Buttmann, § 132, 26), Mark 13:35 (here T Tr WH accusative; cf. Winers Grammar, 230 (215f); Buttmann, § 131, 11); Luke 11:5; κατά τό μεσονύκτιον, about midnight, Acts 16:25; μέχρι μεσονυκτίου, until midnight, Acts 20:7. (The Sept.; Hippocrates, Aristotle, Diodorus, Strabo, Lucian, Plutarch; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 53 (Winer's Grammar, p. 23 c.).) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance midnight. Neuter of compound of mesos and nux; midnight (especially as a watch) -- midnight. see GREEK mesos see GREEK nux Forms and Transliterations μεσονυκτιον μεσονύκτιον μεσονυκτιου μεσονυκτίου μεσονυκτίω μεσοπόρφυρα μεσοπορφύρου mesonuktion mesonuktiou mesonyktion mesonýktion mesonyktiou mesonyktíouLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Mark 13:35 N-ANSGRK: ὀψὲ ἢ μεσονύκτιον ἢ ἀλεκτοροφωνίας NAS: in the evening, at midnight, or KJV: or at midnight, or INT: at evening or at midnight or when the rooster crows Luke 11:5 N-GNS Acts 16:25 N-ANS Acts 20:7 N-GNS Strong's Greek 3317 |
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