Strong's Lexicon
Béthania: Bethany
Original Word:Βηθανία
Part of Speech:Noun, Feminine
Transliteration:Béthania
Pronunciation:bay-than-ee'-ah
Phonetic Spelling:(bay-than-ee'-ah)
Definition:Bethany
Meaning:(a) Bethany, the home of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary, near Jerusalem, (b) Bethany, beyond Jordan.
Word Origin:Derived from the Hebrew בֵּית עַנְיָה (Beth Aniyah), meaning "house of affliction" or "house of figs."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -H1004: בֵּית (beth) - "house"
-H6041: עָנִי (ani) - "affliction" or "poor"
Usage:Bethany is a village mentioned in the New Testament, located near Jerusalem on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives. It is significant as the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, and as a place where Jesus often visited and performed miracles.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the time of Jesus, Bethany was a small village about two miles from Jerusalem. It was a place of refuge and hospitality for Jesus and His disciples. The village was known for its fig trees and possibly for a hospice for the sick and needy, which aligns with its name meaning "house of affliction."
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originof Aramaic origin
Definition"house of affliction" or "house of dates," Bethany, the name of two cities in Pal.
NASB TranslationBethany (12).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 963: ΒηθανίαΒηθανίαΒηθανίας,
ἡ (
עֲנִיָּהבֵּית house of depression or misery (cf.
B. D. American edition)),
Bethany;
1. a town or village beyond the Mount of Olives, fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem:John 11:1, 18;John 12:1;Matthew 21:17;Matthew 26:6;Luke 19:29 (hereWH give the accusativeΒηθανία (see their Appendix, p. 160), cf.Tr marginal reading);;Mark 11:1, 11;Mark 14:3; now a little Arab hamlet, of from 20 to 30 families, calledel-'Aziriyeh orel-'Azir (the Arabic name ofLazarus); cf. Robinson i. 431f; (BB. DD. under the word).2. a town or village on the east bank of the Jordan, where John baptized:John 1:28LTTrWH (see the preceding word). ButOrigen, although confessing that in his day nearly all the manuscripts readἐνΒηθανία, declares that when he journeyed through those parts he did not find any place of that name, but thatBethabara was pointed out as the place where John had baptized; the statement is confirmed byEusebius andJerome also, who were well acquainted with the region. Hence, it is most probable that Bethany disappeared after the Apostles' time, and was restored under the name ofBethabara; cf. Lücke at the passage, p. 391ff (Cf. Prof. J. A. Paine in Phila. S. S. Times for Apr. 16, 1881, p. 243f.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Bethany.Of Chaldee origin; date-house; Beth-any, a place in Palestine -- Bethany.
Forms and Transliterations
Βηθανια Βηθανία Βηθανίᾳ Βηθανιαν Βηθανίαν Βηθανιας Βηθανίας Bethania Bethanía Bēthania Bēthanía Bethaníāi Bēthaníāi Bethanian Bethanían Bēthanian Bēthanían Bethanias Bethanías Bēthanias BēthaníasLinks
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