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Mesopotamia <a href="../greek/3319.htm" title="3319">►</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">Mesopotamia: Mesopotamia</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Μεσοποταμία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Mesopotamia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>meh-so-po-tah-MEE-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mes-op-ot-am-ee'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Mesopotamia<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Mesopotamia, the Country between the (two) Rivers, i.e. the Euphrates and the Tigris.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek words "μέσος" (mesos, meaning "middle") and "ποταμός" (potamos, meaning "river"), referring to the land between the rivers.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - H763: אֲרָם נַהֲרַיִם (Aram Naharaim), often translated as "Aram of the two rivers," referring to the same region.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Mesopotamia refers to the region located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, often considered the cradle of civilization. In the New Testament, it is mentioned in the context of the early spread of Christianity and the Jewish diaspora.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Mesopotamia is a historically significant region in the ancient Near East, encompassing parts of modern-day Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. It was home to some of the earliest human civilizations, including the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians. The region is known for its contributions to writing, law, and urbanization. In biblical times, it was a place of exile and origin for many Jewish communities.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3319.htm">mesos</a> and <a href="/greek/4215.htm">potamos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Mesopotamia, a region through which the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Mesopotamia (2).<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 3318: Μεσοποταμία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Μεσοποταμία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">Μεσοποταμίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (feminine of <span class="greek2">μεσοποτάμιος</span>, <span class="greek2">Μεσοποταμία</span>, <span class="greek2">μεσοποταμιον</span>, namely, <span class="greek2">χώρα</span>; from <span class="greek2">μέσος</span> and <span class="greek2">ποταμός</span>), <span class="accented">Mesopotamia,</span> the name, not so much political as geographical (scarcely in use before the time of Alexander the Great), of a region in Asia, lying between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris (whence it took its name; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Arrian</span>. anab. Alex. 7, 7; Tar. ann. 6, 37; <span class="hebrew">נַהֲרַיִם</span> <span class="hebrew">אֲרַם</span>, <span class="accented">Aram of the two rivers,</span> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/24-10.htm">Genesis 24:10</a>), bounded on the north by the range of Taurus and on the south by the Persian Gulf; many Jews bad settled in it (<span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 12, 3, 4): <a href="/interlinear/acts/2-9.htm">Acts 2:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/7-2.htm">Acts 7:2</a>. (Cf. Socin in Encycl. Brit. edition 9, under the word; Rawlinson, <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span>, vol. i. Essay ix.)<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>Mesopotamia. <p>From <a href="/greek/3319.htm">mesos</a> and <a href="/greek/4215.htm">potamos</a>; Mesopotamia (as lying between the Euphrates and the Tigris; compare <a href="/hebrew/763.htm">'Aram Naharayim</a>), a region of Asia -- Mesopotamia. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3319.htm">mesos</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4215.htm">potamos</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/763.htm">'Aram Naharayim</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Μεσοποταμια Μεσοποταμίᾳ Μεσοποταμιαν Μεσοποταμίαν Mesopotamia Mesopotamíāi Mesopotamian Mesopotamían<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/acts/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 2:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κατοικοῦντες τὴν <b>Μεσοποταμίαν</b> Ἰουδαίαν τε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and residents <span class="itali">of Mesopotamia,</span> Judea<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the dwellers <span class="itali">in Mesopotamia,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> inhabit <span class="itali">Mesopotamia</span> Judea also<p><b><a href="/text/acts/7-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 7:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τῇ <b>Μεσοποταμίᾳ</b> πρὶν ἢ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Abraham <span class="itali">when he was in Mesopotamia,</span> before<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> when he was in <span class="itali">Mesopotamia,</span> before he<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/7-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in <span class="itali">Mesopotamia</span> before than<p><b><a href="/greek/3318.htm">Strong's Greek 3318</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3318.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/mesopotamia_3318.htm">Μεσοποταμίᾳ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/mesopotamian_3318.htm">Μεσοποταμίαν — 1 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'; 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