"Samaria, the city and region so called, Acts 8:14"
Definition and meaning
Samaria, the city and region so called, Acts 8:14
In the original Greek the word is written: Σαμάρεια
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of samareia (G4540) across the King James Bible.
And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
And he must needs go through Samaria.
Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
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Common questions
Strong's G4540 (samareia) is a Greek word that means: Samaria, the city and region so called, Acts 8:14 It appears 11 times in the King James Bible.
The word samareia (G4540) appears 11 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4540 is samareia, a Greek word defined as: Samaria, the city and region so called, Acts 8:14. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
samareia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.