Samareia is the geographical name used for Samaria as a territory, a route, and the setting of a city and its people.

The term designates Samaria as a geographical setting: a territory traversed or included among named regions, and the location of a city and its inhabitants. It occurs in travel routes, geographical lists, and accounts centered on people in Samaria.

1. Samaria as a geographical setting · dominant

   The forms identify Samaria within movements and named areas: in Acts 1:8 the dative singular stands alongside Jerusalem and Judea in the APB rendering of the witness commission, while in John 4:4 and Luke 17:11 the genitive singular occurs in clauses rendered as passing through Samaria. The same designation also marks a city setting in Acts 8:5 and John 4:5, where the APB renders a "city of Samaria."

   Acts 1:8Acts 8:5John 4:4John 4:5Luke 17:11Acts 15:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the name as "Samaria," including routes through it, areas named with Judea and Galilee, and people associated with it. In Acts 8:5 and John 4:5 it renders the phrase as a "city of Samaria"; These renderings describe the verse's clause rather than supplying separate definitions.