For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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μέσος
Vocabulary form:
mevsoV, -h, -on
Definition:
middle, in the midst
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
58
GK:
3545
Root:
meso
Cognates:
Meso is a combining form that when added to another word carries the meaning of "middle," such as mesomorphic (the state between liquid and crystalline), mesoplast (the nucleus of a cell), and Mesozoic (the age between the Paleozoic and Cenozoic ages).
Biblical Concordance
| Revelation 2:1 | “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands, has this to say: |
| Revelation 4:6 | and before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal; and around the throne, close by the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. |
| Revelation 5:6 | And I saw standing there, between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. |
| Revelation 6:6 | And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst (mesō | μέσῳ | dat sg neut) of the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, but do not harm the oil and the wine!” |
| Revelation 7:17 | for the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them and guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” |
| Revelation 22:2 | through the middle (mesō | μέσῳ | dat sg neut) of the city’s main street. On each side of the river was the tree of life producing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And its leaves were for the healing of the nations. |
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How about Mesopotamia? - land in the middle of the (two) rivers potamoi (Tigris and Euphrates)