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μεσημβρία

MainId: 003230000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: μ

StrongCodes: G3314

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003230001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: μεσημβρία

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ας

   Constructs: {'Lemma': 'μεσημβρία', 'BaseFormIndex': 1, 'WordMeaningSets': [{'Word': 'μεσόω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἡμέρα', 'Meanings': []}]}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003230001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 67.74

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Time

      LEXSubDomains: A Point of Time with Reference to Units of Time: Daybreak, Midday, Midnight, Late

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-11-26 20:30:54

         DefinitionShort: the midpoint of a day

         Glosses: ['noon', 'midday']

         Comments: In a number of languages μεσημβρία[a] may be rendered as ‘when the sun is high’ or ‘when the sun is above one’s head’ or ‘just as the sun starts down.’ For another interpretation of μεσημβρία in {S:04400802600024}, see {D:82.4}.

      LEXReferences: ACTs 8:26, ACTs 22:6

   2. LEXID: 003230001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 82.4

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Spacial Orientations

      LEXSubDomains: North, South, East, West

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-11-26 20:30:54

         Glosses: south

         Comments: It is also possible to interpret κατὰ μεσημβρίαν in {S:04400802600024} as meaning ‘about noon,’ since {L:μεσημβρία} is a normal expression for ‘midday’ or ‘noon’ (see {D:67.74}). See also the discussion at {D:82.3}.

      LEXReferences: ACTs 8:26