Strong's G3319 · Greek
μέσος
mesos · /mes'-os/
Definition
from 3326; middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun):--among, X before them, between, + forth, mid(-day, -night), midst, way.
KJV: among, X before them, between, + forth, mid(-day, -night), midst, way
Root / derivation: from 3326
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered μέσος across 49 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
49 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew6 verses
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. harmless: or, simple
Matthew 13:49So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
Matthew 14:24But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
Matthew 18:2And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
Matthew 18:20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew 25:6And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
Mark4 verses
And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
Mark 7:31And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
Mark 9:36And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
Mark 14:60And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
Luke10 verses
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
Luke 4:30But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
Luke 4:35And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
Luke 5:19And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
Luke 6:8But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
Luke 17:11And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
Luke 21:21Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
Luke 22:55And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
Luke 23:45And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Luke 24:36And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
John7 verses
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
John 8:3And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
John 8:9And they which heard it,2532 being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
John 8:59Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
John 19:18Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
John 20:19Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
John 20:26And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
Acts9 verses
And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
Acts 1:18Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
Acts 2:22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
Acts 4:7And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
Acts 17:22Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. Mars' hill: or, court of the Areopagites
Acts 17:33So Paul departed from among them.
Acts 23:10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
Acts 27:21But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
Acts 27:27But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
1 Corinthians1 verse
2 Corinthians1 verse
2 Thessalonians1 verse
Hebrews1 verse
Revelation7 verses
And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Revelation 2:1Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
Revelation 2:7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Revelation 4:6And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
Revelation 5:6And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Revelation 6:6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. A measure: the word choenix signifieth a measure containing one wine quart, and the twelfth part of a quart
Revelation 22:2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G3319 (mesos) mean?
from 3326; middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun):--among, X before them, between, + forth, mid(-day, -night), midst, way.
How many times does G3319 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G3319 (μέσος) appears in 49 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “midst.”
How is mesos translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G3319 is rendered as “midst” (40×), “among” (7×), “midnight” (2×), “way” (2×).
Where does the Greek word μέσος come from?
from 3326