Μαδιάμ G3099
Madiam (Μαδιάμ) — the Greek transliteration of Hebrew Midian, referring to the desert region east of the Gulf of Aqaba
This proper name appears in Acts 7:29 during Stephen's recounting of Moses' exile. When Moses fled Egypt after killing the Egyptian, he settled in the land of Midian, a semi-nomadic region associated with Abraham's descendants through Keturah. The Greek form preserves the Hebrew name of both the patriarch Midian and the geographical territory his descendants inhabited, the wilderness where Moses encountered God at the burning bush.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The genitive form 'of Midian' identifies the desert territory where Moses lived as a shepherd for forty years before his calling. Cross-linguistic consistency (Spanish 'de-Madiám,' French 'Madian') confirms this as the standard NT rendering of the Hebrew toponym, marking a crucial transition in Moses' life from Egyptian prince to wilderness shepherd. 1×
AR["مِدْيَانَ"]·ben["মিদিয়নের"]·DE["Μαδιάμ"]·EN["of-Madiam"]·FR["Madian"]·heb["מִדְיָן"]·HI["मिद्यान"]·ID["Midian,"]·IT["Madian"]·jav["Midian,"]·KO["미디안-의"]·PT["de-Midiã"]·RU["мадиамской"]·ES["de-Madiám"]·SW["ya-Midiani"]·TR["Midyan"]·urd["مدیان"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Μαδιάμ, ὁ indecl. (Heb. מִדְיָן), Midian; __1. son of Abraham (Gen.25:2). __2. An Arabian tribe (Gen.36:35, Psa.83:9, al). __3. γῆ Μ. (Heb. אֶרֶץ מִדְיָן ), the land of Midian (Exo.2:15, al.): Act.7:29.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)