Bethsaida
ΒηθσαϊδάStrong’s G0966Bēthsaida
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Bēthsaida is the Greek word usually translated “bethsaida”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.”
Meaning
Usually translated “bethsaida”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- bethsaida 7
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- Luke 2
- John 2
- Matthew 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 6:45And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
- Mark 8:22And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
- Luke 9:10And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
- Luke 10:13Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
- John 1:44Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
- John 12:21The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
Greek dictionary
Βηθσαϊδά Bēthsaida · Bethsaida
Βηθσαιδά (Rec. -σαϊδά), and -δάν (Mt, Mk, ll. with), ἡ, indecl. (Syr., house of fish), Bethsaida, a town on NE. shore of the Sea of Galilee: Luk.9:10. It is generally supposed that a second B. on the W. shore is referred to in Mat.11:21, Mrk.6:45 8:22, Luk.10:13, Jhn.1:45 12:21 (DB, i, 282f.; but see Swete on Mrk.6:45). 2. 2. Βηθζαθά, ἡ, indecl. (perh. Aram. בֵּית זַיְתָה, house of olives) Jhn.5:2..† (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.