Σᾰμάρεια G4540
Samaria — the region and chief city in central Palestine between Judea and Galilee, homeland of the Samaritans
The proper noun Σαμάρεια (Samareia) designates both the ancient city and the broader region of central Palestine between Judea and Galilee. In John 4:4-7, Jesus passes 'through Samaria' and encounters the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. Luke 17:11 places Jesus 'between Samaria and Galilee.' The risen Christ commissions the disciples as witnesses 'in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth' (Acts 1:8), and Acts records the gospel's spread into Samaria through Philip's preaching (Acts 8:1-14) and the church's peace 'throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria' (Acts 9:31). Spanish 'Samaria' preserves the name unchanged.
Senses
1. Samaria (proper noun, the region/city) — Samaria, the proper noun for the region (and its chief city) in central Palestine between Judea and Galilee, homeland of the Samaritans. Theologically significant as the first expansion zone of the gospel beyond Jerusalem: Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4:4-7), the risen Lord's commission 'in all Judea and Samaria' (Acts 1:8), Philip's mission sparking revival there (Acts 8:1-14), and the early church's peace 'throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria' (Acts 9:31; 15:3). Luke 17:11 locates Jesus' journey 'between Samaria and Galilee.' Spanish 'Samaria,' Hindi 'Samariya,' and Korean 'Samaria' all transliterate uniformly. 11×
AR["السَامِرَةُ","السَامِرَةِ","السَّامِرَةِ","السّامِرَةِ","سامِرَةَ","سَامِرَةِ"]·ben["শমরিয়া","শমরিয়ায়","শমরিয়ার","শমরীয়ার","শেষ"]·DE["Samaria","Samarien"]·EN["Samareia","of-Samaria"]·FR["Samarie"]·heb["שֹׁמְרוֹן","שׁוֹמְרוֹן"]·HI["सामरिया","सामरिया-का","सामरिया-ने","सामरिया।"]·ID["Samaria","Samaria,","Samaria."]·IT["Samaria","samareias"]·jav["Samaria","Samaria,","Samaria."]·KO["까지","사마리아","사마리아-가","사마리아-의","사마리아를","사마리아와"]·PT["Samaria","Samaria,","Samaria.","de-Samaria"]·RU["Самарии","Самарии,","Самарию","Самария","самарийский"]·ES["Samaria","Samaréia","Samáreia","Samáreias","Samária"]·SW["Samaria","Samaréia"]·TR["Samiriye","Samiriye'den","Samiriye'nin","Samiriye'yi","ve"]·urd["سامریہ"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Σᾰμάρεια [ᾰρ], ἡ, “Samaria”, a city of Palestine, called Sebaste by Herod, Refs 1st c.BC+; also as name of a region, NT; of a village in Egypt, Refs 3rd c.BC+:—Σᾰμᾰρίτης [ῑ], ου (Doric dialect Σαμαρ-ίτας Refs 2nd c.BC+, ὁ, Samaritan, NT; feminine Σαμαρ-ῖτις, ιδος, NT (Σαμαρ-εῖτις Refs:—also Σᾰμᾰρεύς, έως, Refs 5th c.AD+