Lexical Definition

‎Σαμάρεια‎ Samáreia (sam-ar'-i-ah) Samaria ^N:N-F-L
of Hebrew origin (‎שֹׁמְרוֹן‎)

Samaria.

• Samaria (i.e. Shomeron), a city and region of Palestine

Abbott-Smith

Σαμαρία (Rec. -άρεια), -ας, ἡ (Heb. שֹׁמְרוֹן; Aram. שָׁמְרַיִן),
Samaria;
(a) the city: Ac 8:5 (and perhaps also 9, 14);
(b) the region: Lk 17:11, Jo 4:4, 5, 7, Ac 1:8 8:1 (and perhaps also 8:9, 14) 9:31 15:3.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

Greek of: שֹׁמְרוֹן

Σαμάρεια [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+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Luke.17.11 ☩ Matt.10.5 ☩ John.4.9}

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Samaria • Capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; Samaritan inhabitants

Samaria was the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel, and its inhabitants were known as Samaritans (1 Ki. 16:24; 2 Ki. 17:24; Jhn. 4:9; Acts 8:5).

• A location first mentioned at 1Ki.13.32;
• referred to as Samaria שֹׁמְרוֹן, or Samaria שׇׁמְרַיִן, or Samaritan שֹׁמרֹנִי, or Samaria Σαμάρεια, or Samaritan Σαμαρείτης, or Samaria (NIV= Samaritan) or Samaritan Σαμαρεῖτις.
  

Samaria, the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel, was built by King Omri around 880 BC (1 Ki. 16:24). The city served as the royal residence and the center of political power for the northern kingdom until its fall to the Assyrians in 722 BC (2 Ki. 17:5-6). After the Assyrian conquest, the region of Samaria was repopulated with people from various parts of the Assyrian Empire (2 Ki. 17:24), who intermarried with the remaining Israelites and became known as Samaritans.

The Samaritans developed their own religious practices, which combined elements of Israelite tradition with foreign customs (2 Ki. 17:26-28). They worshipped at Mount Gerizim instead of Jerusalem (Jhn. 4:20) and accepted only the first five books of the Bible as authoritative.

In the New Testament, Jesus encountered a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well (Jhn. 4:7-26) and used a Samaritan as an example of compassion in the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luk. 10:33). The early church spread to Samaria through the ministry of Philip (Acts 8:5-25), and the apostles Peter and John later visited the region (Acts 8:14-17).

Throughout the Bible, Samaria and the Samaritans are often portrayed as being in tension with the Jews due to religious and cultural differences (Jhn. 4:9; 8:48). However, Jesus and the early church demonstrated that the gospel was meant for all people, including the Samaritans.

All entries for Samaria or Samaritan: שֹׁמְרוֹן ☩ שׇׁמְרַיִן ☩ שֹׁמרֹנִי ☩ Σαμάρεια ☩ Σαμαρείτης ☩ Σαμαρεῖτις