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Samareia <a href="../greek/4541.htm" title="4541">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Samareia: Samaria</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Σαμάρεια</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Samareia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>sah-MAR-eh-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(sam-ar'-i-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Samaria<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Samaria, a small district of Palestine, bounded by Galilee on the north, and by Judaea on the south, and taking its name from the city of Samaria, the ancient capital of the kingdom of (northern) Israel.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן (Shomron)<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>H8111 (שֹׁמְרוֹן, Shomron)<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Samaria refers to both a city and a region in ancient Israel. It was the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel after the division of the united monarchy. In the New Testament, Samaria is significant as a geographical area between Judea and Galilee, often associated with the Samaritans, a group distinct from the Jews of Judea.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Samaria was established as the capital of the Northern Kingdom by King Omri around 880 BC. It became a center of idolatry and was often at odds with the Southern Kingdom of Judah. After the Assyrian conquest in 722 BC, the region was repopulated with foreigners, leading to the development of the Samaritan people, who had a syncretistic form of worship. By the time of Jesus, Jews and Samaritans had deep-seated animosities, partly due to religious and ethnic differences.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Hebrew origin <a href="/hebrew/8111.htm">Shomron</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Samaria, the name of both a city and a region in Pal.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Samaria (11).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4540: Σαμάρεια</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Σαμάρεια</span></span> (on the accent cf. <span class="abbreviation">Chandler</span> § 104; <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 17 (15); <span class="greek2">Σαμαρια</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> (see <span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> Proleg., p. 87; cf. Iota); on the forms see Abbot in <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> American edition, under the word), <span class="greek2">Σαμαρείας</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, as above), <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, § 18, 5{a}) (Hebrew <span class="hebrew">שֹׁמְרון</span>, Chaldean <span class="hebrew">שָׁמְרַיִן</span> pronoun Scha-me-ra-in, Assyr. Samirina) (on the derivation, see <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span>, under the word), <span class="accented">Samaria</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> the name of a city built by Omri king of Israel (<a href="/interlinear/1_kings/16-24.htm">1 Kings 16:24</a>), on a mountain of the same name (<span class="hebrew">שֹׁמְרון</span> <span class="hebrew">הַר</span>, <a href="/interlinear/amos/6-1.htm">Amos 6:1</a>), situated in the tribe of Ephraim; it was the capital of the whole region and the residence of the kings of Israel. After having been besieged three years by Shalmaneser (IV.), king of Assyria, it was taken and doubtless devastated by Sargon, his son and successor, <DATE_RANGE:722 B.C.>, who deported the ten tribes of Israel and supplied their place with other settlers; <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/17-5.htm">2 Kings 17:5f, 24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/18-9.htm">2 Kings 18:9</a>ff. After its restoration, it was utterly destroyed by John Hyrcanus the Jewish prince and high priest (see next word). Long afterward rebuilt once more, it was given by Augustus to Herod (the Great), by whom it was named in honor of Augustus <span class="accented">Sebaste,</span> i. e. <span class="accented">Augusta</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Strabo</span> book 16, p. 760; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 15, 7, 3; 8, 5). It is now an obscure village bearing the name of <span class="accented">Sebustieh</span> or <span class="accented">Sebastiyeh</span> (cf. Bädeker, Palästina, p. 354ff. (English translation, p. 340ff; Murray, Handbook, Part ii., p. 329ff)). It is mentioned, <a href="/interlinear/acts/8-5.htm">Acts 8:5</a> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>, <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">πόλιν</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">Σαμαρείας</span> (genitive of apposition, cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 59, 8 a.; (<span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 123, 4)), but according to the better reading, <span class="greek2">πόλει</span> ... <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">Σαμαρείας</span>, the genitive is partitive, and does not denote the city but the Samaritan territory; cf. <a href="/interlinear/acts/8-9.htm">Acts 8:9</a>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">the Samaritan territory, the region of Samaria,</span> of which the city Samaria was the capital: <a href="/interlinear/luke/17-11.htm">Luke 17:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/4-4.htm">John 4:4f, 7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/8-1.htm">Acts 8:1, 5</a> (see above), <BIBLE/VERSE_ONLY:Acts 8:9>; <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Acts 9:31; 15:3>; by metonymy, for the inhabitants of the region, <a href="/interlinear/acts/8-14.htm">Acts 8:14</a>. Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s RWB, under the word Samaria; Robinson, Palestine ii. 288ff; Petermann in <span class="abbreviation">Herzog</span> 13:359ff; (especially <span class="abbreviation">Kautzsch</span> in (<span class="abbreviation">Riehm</span> under the word Samaritaner, and) <span class="abbreviation">Herzog</span> edition 2, xiii. 340ff, and references there and in <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> (especially American edition) under the word <REFERENCE_WORK:Smith's Bible Dictionary><TOPIC:Samaria>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Samaria. <p>Of Hebrew origin (<a href="/hebrew/8111.htm">Shomrown</a>); Samaria (i.e. Shomeron), a city and region of Palestine -- Samaria. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8111.htm">Shomrown</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Σαμαρείᾳ Σαμάρεια Σαμάρειαν Σαμαρείας Σαμαρια Σαμαρία Σαμαρίᾳ Σαμαριαν Σαμαρίαν Σαμαριας Σαμαρίας Samareia Samáreia Samareíāi Samareian Samáreian Samareias Samareías<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/17-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 17:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διὰ μέσον <b>Σαμαρείας</b> καὶ Γαλιλαίας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> between <span class="itali">Samaria</span> and Galilee.<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the midst <span class="itali">of Samaria</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/17-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> through [the] midst <span class="itali">of Samaria</span> and Galilee<p><b><a href="/text/john/4-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 4:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διὰ τῆς <b>Σαμαρείας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And He had to pass through <span class="itali">Samaria.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/john/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> go through <span class="itali">Samaria.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/john/4-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> through <span class="itali">Samaria</span><p><b><a href="/text/john/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 4:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πόλιν τῆς <b>Σαμαρείας</b> λεγομένην Συχὰρ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to a city <span class="itali">of Samaria</span> called<br><a href="/kjvs/john/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a city <span class="itali">of Samaria,</span> which is called<br><a href="/interlinear/john/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a city <span class="itali">of Samaria</span> called Sychar<p><b><a href="/text/john/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 4:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκ τῆς <b>Σαμαρείας</b> ἀντλῆσαι ὕδωρ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a woman <span class="itali">of Samaria</span> to draw<br><a href="/kjvs/john/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a woman of <span class="itali">Samaria</span> to draw water:<br><a href="/interlinear/john/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> out of <span class="itali">Samaria</span> to draw water<p><b><a href="/text/acts/1-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 1:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ <b>Σαμαρείᾳ</b> καὶ ἕως</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Judea <span class="itali">and Samaria,</span> and even<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Judaea, and <span class="itali">in Samaria,</span> and unto<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/1-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Judea and <span class="itali">Samaria</span> and to<p><b><a href="/text/acts/8-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 8:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰουδαίας καὶ <b>Σαμαρείας</b> πλὴν τῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Judea <span class="itali">and Samaria,</span> except<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">Samaria,</span> except<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Judea and <span class="itali">Samaria</span> except the<p><b><a href="/text/acts/8-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 8:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πόλιν τῆς <b>Σαμαρείας</b> ἐκήρυσσεν αὐτοῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the city <span class="itali">of Samaria</span> and [began] proclaiming<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the city <span class="itali">of Samaria,</span> and preached<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [a] city <span class="itali">of Samaria</span> proclaimed to them<p><b><a href="/text/acts/8-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 8:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔθνος τῆς <b>Σαμαρείας</b> λέγων εἶναί</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the people <span class="itali">of Samaria,</span> claiming<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the people <span class="itali">of Samaria,</span> giving out<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> people <span class="itali">of Samaria</span> saying to be<p><b><a href="/text/acts/8-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 8:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δέδεκται ἡ <b>Σαμάρεια</b> τὸν λόγον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> heard <span class="itali">that Samaria</span> had received<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that <span class="itali">Samaria</span> had received<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> had received <span class="itali">Samaria</span> the word<p><b><a href="/text/acts/9-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 9:31</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Γαλιλαίας καὶ <b>Σαμαρείας</b> εἶχεν εἰρήνην</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Galilee <span class="itali">and Samaria</span> enjoyed<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">Samaria,</span> and were edified;<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Galilee and <span class="itali">Samaria</span> had peace<p><b><a href="/text/acts/15-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 15:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Φοινίκην καὶ <b>Σαμάρειαν</b> ἐκδιηγούμενοι τὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Phoenicia <span class="itali">and Samaria,</span> describing in detail<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">Samaria,</span> declaring<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/15-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Phoenicia and <span class="itali">Samaria</span> relating the<p><b><a href="/greek/4540.htm">Strong's Greek 4540</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4540.htm">11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/samareia_4540.htm">Σαμαρείᾳ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/samareian_4540.htm">Σαμάρειαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/samareias_4540.htm">Σαμαρείας — 8 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4539.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4539"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4539" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4541.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4541"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4541" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>