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Bethany
Biblical Persons & Places
Bethany
Bethany_1
A location first mentioned at Mat.21.17;
only referred to as Bethany (Βηθανία).
Strong's Definition
date-house; Beth-any, a place in Palestine
Derivation: of Chaldee origin;
KJV Usage: Bethany
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Βηθανία Βηθανίας, ἡ (ςΒπΔιΘΜδ αΕΜιϊ 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: Joh_11:1; Joh_11:18; Joh_12:1; Mat_21:17; Mat_26:6; Luk_19:29 (here WH give the accusative Βηθανία (see their Appendix, p. 160), cf. Tr marginal reading); ; Mar_11:1; Mar_11:11; Mar_14:3; now a little Arab hamlet, of from 20 to 30 families, calledel-'Aziriyeh orel-'Azir (the Arabic name of Lazarus); cf. Robinson i. 431f; (BB. DD. under the word).
2. a town or village on the east bank of the Jordan, where John baptized: Joh_1:28 L T Tr WH (see the preceding word). But Origen, although confessing that in his day nearly all the manuscripts read ἐν Βηθανία, declares that when he journeyed through those parts he did not find any place of that name, but that Bethabara was pointed out as the place where John had baptized; the statement is confirmed by Eusebius and Jerome 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 of Bethabara; cf. Lücke at the passage, p. 391ff (Cf. Prof. J. A. Paine in Phila. S. S. Times for Apr. 16, 1881, p. 243f.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Βηθανία Bēthania 12x
Bethany
(1) A village near Jerusalem, at the Mount of Olives, Mat_21:17 ; Mar_11:1 .
(2) A village beyond the Jordan, Joh_1:28 . See PhotoGuide.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Βηθανία , -ας
(also -ιά , indecl ., Luk_19:29 and in B* , Mar_11:1 ), ἡ , ( Heb . H6040 H1004 , house of affliction , acc to Jerome, or perh., house of dates , cf. Bethphage ),
Bethany;
1. a village fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem, the modern El Azeriyeh: Mat_21:17 ; Mat_26:6 , Mar_8:22 (WE, mg .) Mar_11:1 ; Mar_11:11-12 ; Mar_14:3 , Luk_19:29 ; Luk_24:50 , Joh_11:1 ; Joh_11:18 ; Joh_12:1 .
2. A place on E. bank of Jordan: Joh_1:28 ( R , mg ., Βηθαβαρά , q.v. ).†
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
Βηθανία, -ας (also -ιά, indecl., Luk.19:29 and in B*, Mrk.11:1), ἡ, (Heb. בֵּית עֲנִיָּה, house of affliction, accusative to Jerome, or perh., house of dates, cf. Bethphage),
Bethany;
__1. a village fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem, the modern El Azerîyeh: Mat.21:17 26:6, Mrk.8:22 (WH, mg.) 11:1, 11, 12 14:3 Luk.19:29 24:50, Jhn.11:1, 18 12:1.
__2. A place on E. bank of Jordan: Jhn.1:28 (R, mg., Βηθαβαρά, which see).
† (AS)