μεσουρᾰν-ημα G3321
mid-heaven, the zenith or highest point of the sky
This term refers to the zenith, the point directly overhead where heaven meets its meridian. In Revelation, angels fly 'in mid-heaven' to proclaim messages visible to all earth's inhabitants (Rev 8:13, 14:6, 19:17). The position suggests maximum visibility and universal proclamation. All three occurrences are in Revelation's apocalyptic visions, where cosmic geography matters. The consistent rendering across languages—'medio del cielo,' 'Mitte des Himmels'—preserves the spatial precision of this astronomical term.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The zenith or meridian point of the sky, the highest arc where celestial bodies culminate. In Revelation's visions, this is the position from which angels make proclamations meant to reach all earth's inhabitants. The Greek μεσουράνημα literally means 'mid-heaven,' a technical term for the culminating point. Spanish and German translations preserve this spatial precision with 'medio del cielo' and 'Mitte des Himmels.' 3×
AR["وَسَطِ السَّماءِ", "وَسَطِ-السَّماءِ", "وَسَطِ-السَّمَاءِ"]·ben["আকাশ-মধ্যে", "মধ্য-আকাশে,", "মধ্যগগনে"]·DE["Mitte-des-Himmels"]·EN["mid-heaven"]·FR["Mitte-des-Himmels"]·heb["אֶמְצַע-הַשָּׁמַיִם"]·HI["आकाश-के-बीच", "मध्य-आकाश"]·ID["tengah-langit", "tengah-langit,"]·IT["mesouranēmati"]·jav["tengah-langit", "tengahing-langit"]·KO["중천", "하늘-한가운데"]·PT["meio-do-céu"]·RU["середине-неба", "середине-неба,", "средине-неба,"]·ES["medio-del-cielo", "medio-del-cielo,"]·SW["katikati-ya-mbingu,", "ya-mbingu,"]·TR["göğün-ortasında"]·urd["آسمان-کے-بیچ"]
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
μεσουρᾰν-ημα, ατος, τό, culmination, Refs 1st c.BC+ __2 mid-heaven, zenith, NT __3 μ. κόσμου title of Aries as having been on the meridian at the Creation, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __4 name of the tenth τόπος, Refs