| Lexical Summary Melitē: Melita (Malta), an island in the MediterraneanOriginal Word: Μελίτη Transliteration: Melitē Phonetic Spelling: (mel-ee'-tay) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: Melita (Malta), an island in the Mediterranean Meaning: Melita (Malta) -- an island in the Mediterranean Strong's ConcordanceMelita. Of uncertain origin; Melita, an island in the Mediterranean -- Melita. Thayer's Greek LexiconSTRONGS NT 3194: Μελίτη Μελίτη, Μελιτης, ἡ, Melita, the name of an island in the Mediterranean, lying between Africa and Sicily, now called Malta; (this Sicula Melita must not be confounded with Melita Illyrica in the Adriatic, now called Meleda (see B. D. under the word STRONGS NT 3194: Μελιτήνη [Μελιτήνη, see the preceding word.]    | 



