Bēthanía — G963

G963 · Greek — Βηθανία

Pronunciation: bay-than-ee'-ah

Definition

locative proper noun

date-house; Beth-any, a place in Palestine

  1. a town or village beyond the Mount of Olives, fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem
  2. a town or village on the east bank of the Jordan, where John baptized

Usually translated as

Bethany

Origin

of Chaldee origin

Occurrences

Bēthanía occurs 11 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Mark (4), Luke (2), John (3)

Strong's Lexicon — B