# μεσημβρία (mesēmbria)

Strong’s G3314. 2 New Testament occurrences.

(lit: midday, hence, the position of the sun at midday), the South.

Lexicon: Dodson, public domain.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/greek/mesembria-g3314

## Occurrences

- [Acts 8:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/8/26) — And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
- [Acts 22:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/22/6) — And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.