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Koine Greek wordlink #100421

SR GNT Acts 22:6 μεσημβρίαν (mesaʸmbrian) ‘nearing to Damaskos/(Dammeseq) about midday suddenly from the’ Strongs=33140 Lemma=mesēmbria
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=60 AD Event=Paul_gives_his_testimony TimeSeries=Paul_gives_his_testimony

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Other uses (1) of identical word form μεσημβρίαν (N-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μεσημβρίαν’ (N-AFS) has 2 different glosses: ‘the south’(1), ‘midday’(1).

Acts 8:26 ‘and be going to the south to the road’ SR GNT Acts 8:26 word 14

OET-LV: 26 But an_messenger of_the_master spoke to Filippos saying: Rise _up and be _going to the_south, to the road which coming _down from Hierousalaʸm to Gaza/(ˊAzzāh), this is the_wilderness road. (ACT_8:26)

OET-RV: 26 Then a messenger from Yahweh spoke to Philip, “Start walking and head south on the road that goes downhill from Yerushalem to Gaza through the wilderness.” (ACT 8:26)

Acts 22:6 ‘nearing to Damaskos/(Dammeseq) about midday suddenly from the’ SR GNT Acts 22:6 word 11

OET-LV: 6 But it _became to _me journeying, and nearing to_ the _Damaskos about midday, suddenly much light from the sky to _flash _around around me. (ACT_22:6)

OET-RV: 6 “But one time as I was travelling and getting close to Damascus by the middle of the day, suddenly a bright light from the sky began to flash around me (ACT 22:6)

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular