Bēthsaïdá — G966

Definition

locative proper noun

fishing-house; Bethsaida, a place in Palestine

1. a small city or a village on the western shore of the Lake of Gennesaret
2. a village in lower Gaulanitis on the eastern shore of Lake Gennesaret, not far from the place where the Jordan empties into it. Philip the tetrarch so increased its population that it was reckoned as a city, and was called Julius in honor of Julia, the daughter of the emperor Augustus . Many think that this city is referred to in

Usually translated as

Bethsaida

Origin

of Chaldee origin (compare H1004 and H6719)

Hebrew equivalents

• Bayith (H1004)
• Tsayâd (H6719)

Occurrences

Bēthsaïdá occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Mark (2), Luke (2), John (2)

• Matthew 11:21 — Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida (Βηθσαϊδὰν)! 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.
• Mark 6:45 — And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida (Βηθσαϊδὰν), while he sent away the people.
• Mark 8:22 — And he cometh to Bethsaida (Βηθσαϊδὰν); and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
• Luke 9:10 — And 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 (Βηθσαϊδά).
• Luke 10:13 — Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida (Βηθσαϊδά)! 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 1:44 — Now Philip was of Bethsaida (Βηθσαϊδά), the city of Andrew and Peter.
• John 12:21 — The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida (Βηθσαϊδά) of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.