Greek

Gethsemane

ΓεθσημανῆStrong’s G1068

Gethsēmanē

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Gethsēmanē is the Greek word usually translated “gethsemane”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.”

Matthew 26:36 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “gethsemane”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

gethsemane 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Matthew 1
Mark 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture

Mark 14:32And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.

Greek dictionary

Γεθσημανῆ Gethsēmanē · Gethsemane

Γεθσημασεί (Rec. -νῆ, LTr. -νεῖ) indecl. (Heb. גֵּת שְׁמָנִי, oil-press), Gethsemane: called in Jhn.18:1 a κῆπος, but named only in Mat.26:36, Mrk.14:32.† (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.