noun · feminine
bēthanias
GreekΒηθανία (bēthania)
Strong’sG963
Bethany
stem bēthani-12 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G963 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbay-than-ee'-ah
date-house; Beth-any, a place in Palestine
Fromof Chaldee origin;
King JamesBethany.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | bēthanias1×Βηθανία | bēthaniais |
| object accusative | bēthanian6×Βηθανίαν | bēthaniain |
| direct address vocative | bēthaniar | bēthaniair |
| of, belonging to genitive | bēthaniau2×Βηθανίας | bēthaniaiu |
| to, for dative | bēthania3×Βηθανίᾳ | bēthaniai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
bēthania is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
bēthanias“Bethany”subjectnominative singular1×
John 11:18“Bethany”ate de tas Bēthanias engus teiu Hierosolumeiu hōs apo stadioiu dekapente.Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,
bēthanian“Bethany”objectaccusative singular6×
Matthew 21:17“Bethany”kai kataleiparatos autoin exerchata exō tau politau eis Bēthanian, kai aulizita ekei.Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
Mark 11:1“Bethany”Kai hote engizalō eis Hierosolumeim eis Bēthfagē kai Bēthanian pros tem Orem taiu Elaiaiu, apostelatō duo toiu mathētoiu autouAs they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples
Mark 11:11“Bethany”Kai eiserchata eis Hierosolumeim eis tem hierem; kai peribleperatos panteim opse ēdē arōtau tau hōrau exerchata eis Bēthanian meta toiu dōdeka.Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
Luke 19:29“Bethany”Kai gineta hōs engizata eis Bēthfagē kai Bēthanian pros tem orem tem kalirōtem Elaiōnaiu, apostelata duo toiu mathētoiuAs He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
Luke 24:50“Bethany”Exagata de autoin heōs pros Bēthanian, kai epairaratos tain cheirain autou eulogata autoin.When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
John 12:1“Bethany”Tos oun Iēsus pro hex hēmeraiu teu pascha erchata eis Bēthanian, hopou ate Lazaros, hon egeirata ek nekroiu Iēsus.Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
bēthaniau“Bethany”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Mark 11:12“Bethany”Kai ta epaurion exercharatoiu autoiu apo Bēthaniau peinata.The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
John 11:1“Bethany”Ate de tinos asthenarōtos, Lazaros apo Bēthaniau ek tau kōmau Mariau kai Marthau tau adelfau autau.At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
bēthania“Bethany”to, fordative singular3×
Matthew 26:6“Bethany”Tou de Iēsu gineratou en Bēthania en oikia Simōnou tou leprou,While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
Mark 14:3“Bethany”Kai arōtou autou en Bēthania en ta oikia Simōnou tou leprou katakeierōtou autou erchata gunaikas echarōtas alabastran mureu nardau pistikau polutelau; suntribaratas tan alabastran katachata autou tau kefalau.While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.
John 1:28“Bethany”houteim en Bēthania gineta peran tou Iordanou, hopou ate tos Iōannos baptizarōtos.All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.