Bethany
ΒηθανίαStrong’s G0963Bēthania
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Bēthania is the Greek word usually translated “bethany”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.”
Meaning
Usually translated “bethany”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- bethany 12
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 4
- John 4
- Matthew 2
- Luke 2
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 26:6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
- Mark 11:1And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
- Mark 11:11And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
- Mark 11:12And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
- Mark 14:3And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
- Luke 19:29And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
Greek dictionary
Βηθανία Bēthania · Bethany
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.