UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: noon, midday

Semantic entry: 67.74

Semantic domains: Time

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

Definition: the midpoint of a day

Notes: 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 RV ACT 8:26 · LV ACT 8:26 · Read together ACT 8:26, see 82.4: μεσημβρία / 82.4: νότος.

Sense 2: south

Semantic entry: 82.4

Semantic domains: Spacial Orientations

Subdomains: North, South, East, West

Notes: It is also possible to interpret κατὰ μεσημβρίαν in RV ACT 8:26 · LV ACT 8:26 · Read together ACT 8:26 as meaning ‘about noon,’ since μεσημβρία is a normal expression for ‘midday’ or ‘noon’ (see 67.74: μεσημβρία). See also the discussion at 82.3: βορρᾶς.