noun · feminine
bēthfagē
GreekΒηθφαγή (bēthfagē)
Strong’sG967
Bethphage
stem bēthfag-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Βηθφαγή (L, -γῆ), ἡ, indecl.
(Aram. בֵּית־פַּגֵּי, house of unripe figs; Dalman, Gr., 191),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G967 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbayth-fag-ay'
fig-house; Beth-phage, a place in Palestine
Fromof Chaldee origin (compare and );
King JamesBethphage.
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 | bēthfagē | bēthfagē |
| object accusative | bēthfagē3×Βηθφαγὴ | bēthfagē |
| direct address vocative | bēthfagē | bēthfagē |
| of, belonging to genitive | bēthfagē | bēthfagē |
| to, for dative | bēthfagē | bēthfagē |
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
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
bēthfagē“Bethphage”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 21:1“Bethphage”Kai hote engizala eis Hierosolumeim kai erchala eis Bēthfagē eis tem Orem taiu Elaiaiu, tote Iēsus apostelata duo mathētoinAs they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
Mark 11:1“Bethphage”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
Luke 19:29“Bethphage”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,