Midnight

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: Μεσονύκτιον (Strong'S #3317 — Noun Neuter — mesonuktion — mes-on-ook'-tee-on )

an adjective denoting "at, or of, midnight," is used as a noun in  Mark 13:35;  Luke 11:5;  Acts 16:25;  20:7 .

 Matthew 25:6  Acts 27:27Midst.

Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types

 Luke 11:5 (c) The term describes the deep perplexity and distress of a soul that has come to the end of his resources and is in soul trouble about his path and his future. It represents the man or the woman who calls at your door selling some article, but in his heart there is conviction of sin, and a realization of his need. You are supposed to have the Bread of Life to give to him in his deep distress.

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( n.) The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.

(2): ( a.) Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; as, midnight studies; midnight gloom.

King James Dictionary

MID'NIGHT, n. The middle of the night twelve o'clock at night.

MID'NIGHT, a. Being in the middle of the night as midnight studies.

1. Dark as midnight very dark as midnight gloom.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Judges 16:3 Psalm 119:62 Acts 16:25

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

See HOUR.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

mid´nı̄t ( לילה הצות , ḥăcōth laylāh , "middle of the night" (  Exodus 11:4;  Job 34:20;  Psalm 119:62 ), הלּילה חצי , ḥăcı̄ ha - laylāh , "the half of the night" ( Exodus 12:29;  Judges 16:3; Rth 3:8), הלּילה תּוך , tōkh ha - laylāh , "the division of the night" and hence, the middle point ( 1 Kings 3:20 ); μέσης νυκτός , mésēs nuktós ( Matthew 25:6 ), or μέσον τῆς νυκτός , méson tḗs nuktós , "the middle of the night" ( Acts 27:27 ), μεσονύκτιος , mesonúktios , "midnight"; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek, mesonúktion ( Acts 16:25 , etc.)): In the period before the exile midnight does not seem to have been very accurately determined. The division of the night was into three watches, the middle one of which included midnight. In New Testament times the four-watch division was used where midnight must have been more or less accurately determined. See Time; Watch .

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

( לִיַל , Night, Νύξ , in connection with חֲצַי חָצוֹת , or תָּוֶךְ , Μέσος , Middle; Μεσονύκτιον simply. (See Night) .