Βηθανία

Spanish (DGE)

-ας, ἡ

• Alolema(s): -ίη Nonn.Par.Eu.Io.12.1
Betania localidad palestina en la vertiente oriental del Monte de los Olivos Eu.Matt.26.6, Eu.Luc.19.29, Eu.Io.11.1, Nonn.l.c., AP 15.40.28 (Cometas Scholasticus), lugar de la Ascensión Eu.Luc.24.50.

English (Abbott-Smith)

Βηθανία, -ας (also -ιά, indecl., Lk 19:29 and in B*, Mk 11:1), ἡ, (Heb. בֵּית עֲנִיָּה, house of affliction, acc. to Jerome, or perh., house of dates, cf. Bethphage),
Bethany;
1.a village fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem, the modern El Azerîyeh: Mt 21:17 26:6, Mk 8:22 (WH, mg.) 11:1, 11, 12 14:3 Lk 19:29 24:50, Jo 11:1, 18 12:1.
2.A place on E. bank of Jordan: Jo 1:28 (R, mg., Βηθαβαρά, q.v.).†

English (Strong)

of Chaldee origin; date-house; Beth-any, a place in Palestine: Bethany.

English (Thayer)

Βηθανίας, ἡ (עֲנִיָּה בֵּית house of depression or misery (cf. B. D. American edition)), Bethany;
1. a town or village beyond the Mount of Olives, fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem: WH give the accusative Βηθανία (see their Appendix, p. 160), cf. Tr marginal reading); el-'Aziriyeh or el-'Azir (the Arabic name of Lazarus); cf. Robinson i. 431 f; (BB. DD. under the word).
2. a town or village on the east bank of the Jordan, where John baptized: L T Tr WH (see the preceding word). But Origen, although confessing that in his day nearly all the manuscripts read ἐν Βηθανία, declares that when he journeyed through those parts he did not find any place of that name, but that Bethabara was pointed out as the place where John had baptized; the statement is confirmed by Eusebius and Jerome also, who were well acquainted with the region. Hence, it is most probable that Bethany disappeared after the Apostles' time, and was restored under the name of Bethabara; cf. Lücke at the passage, p. 391ff (Cf. Prof. J. A. Paine in Phila. S. S. Times for Apr. 16,1881, p. 243f.)