CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 963. Βηθανία (Béthania) -- Bethany</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/963.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/hebrews/6-2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/963.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 963</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/962.htm" title="962">◄</a> 963. Béthania <a href="../greek/964.htm" title="964">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Béthania: Bethany</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Βηθανία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Béthania<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bay-than-ee'-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bay-than-ee'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Bethany<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(a) Bethany, the home of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary, near Jerusalem, (b) Bethany, beyond Jordan.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew בֵּית עַנְיָה (Beth Aniyah), meaning "house of affliction" or "house of figs."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H1004:</b> בֵּית (beth) - "house"<p> - <b>H6041:</b> עָנִי (ani) - "affliction" or "poor"<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Bethany is a village mentioned in the New Testament, located near Jerusalem on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives. It is significant as the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, and as a place where Jesus often visited and performed miracles.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the time of Jesus, Bethany was a small village about two miles from Jerusalem. It was a place of refuge and hospitality for Jesus and His disciples. The village was known for its fig trees and possibly for a hospice for the sick and needy, which aligns with its name meaning "house of affliction."<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Aramaic origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"house of affliction" or "house of dates," Bethany, the name of two cities in Pal.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Bethany (12).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 963: Βηθανία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Βηθανία</span></span> <span class="greek2">Βηθανίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="hebrew">עֲנִיָּה</span> <span class="hebrew">בֵּית</span> house of depression or misery (cf. <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> American edition)), <span class="accented">Bethany</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> a town or village beyond the Mount of Olives, fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem: <a href="/interlinear/john/11-1.htm">John 11:1, 18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/12-1.htm">John 12:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-17.htm">Matthew 21:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-6.htm">Matthew 26:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/19-29.htm">Luke 19:29</a> (here <span class="manuref">WH</span> give the accusative <span class="greek2">Βηθανία</span> (see their Appendix, p. 160), cf. <span class="manuref">Tr</span> marginal reading); <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Luke 24:50>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/11-1.htm">Mark 11:1, 11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/14-3.htm">Mark 14:3</a>; now a little Arab hamlet, of from 20 to 30 families, called<span class="latin">el-'Aziriyeh</span> or<span class="latin">el-'Azir</span> (the Arabic name of <span class="accented">Lazarus</span>); cf. Robinson i. 431f; (<span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span> under the word). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> a town or village on the east bank of the Jordan, where John baptized: <a href="/interlinear/john/1-28.htm">John 1:28</a> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> (see the preceding word). But <span class="abbreviation">Origen</span>, although confessing that in his day nearly all the manuscripts read <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">Βηθανία</span>, declares that when he journeyed through those parts he did not find any place of that name, but that <span class="accented">Bethabara</span> was pointed out as the place where John had baptized; the statement is confirmed by <span class="abbreviation">Eusebius</span> and <span class="abbreviation">Jerome</span> 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 <span class="accented">Bethabara</span>; cf. Lücke at the passage, p. 391ff (Cf. Prof. J. A. Paine in Phila. S. S. Times for Apr. 16, 1881, p. 243f.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Bethany. <p>Of Chaldee origin; date-house; Beth-any, a place in Palestine -- Bethany. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Βηθανια Βηθανία Βηθανίᾳ Βηθανιαν Βηθανίαν Βηθανιας Βηθανίας Bethania Bethanía Bēthania Bēthanía Bethaníāi Bēthaníāi Bethanian Bethanían Bēthanian Bēthanían Bethanias Bethanías Bēthanias Bēthanías<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/21-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 21:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πόλεως εἰς <b>Βηθανίαν</b> καὶ ηὐλίσθη</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> out of the city <span class="itali">to Bethany,</span> and spent the night<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the city into <span class="itali">Bethany;</span> and he lodged<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> city to <span class="itali">Bethany</span> and passed the night<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/26-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 26:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γενομένου ἐν <b>Βηθανίᾳ</b> ἐν οἰκίᾳ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> when Jesus <span class="itali">was in Bethany,</span> at the home<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> was in <span class="itali">Bethany,</span> in the house<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having been in <span class="itali">Bethany</span> in [the] house<p><b><a href="/text/mark/11-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 11:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Βηθφαγὴ καὶ <b>Βηθανίαν</b> πρὸς τὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at Bethphage <span class="itali">and Bethany,</span> near<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Bethphage and <span class="itali">Bethany,</span> at the mount<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Bethphage and <span class="itali">Bethany</span> near the<p><b><a href="/text/mark/11-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 11:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐξῆλθεν εἰς <b>Βηθανίαν</b> μετὰ τῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He left <span class="itali">for Bethany</span> with the twelve,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto <span class="itali">Bethany</span> with<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he went out to <span class="itali">Bethany</span> with the<p><b><a href="/text/mark/11-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 11:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῶν ἀπὸ <b>Βηθανίας</b> ἐπείνασεν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> when they had left <span class="itali">Bethany,</span> He became hungry.<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> were come from <span class="itali">Bethany,</span> he was hungry:<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> they from <span class="itali">Bethany</span> he hungered<p><b><a href="/text/mark/14-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 14:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ ἐν <b>Βηθανίᾳ</b> ἐν τῇ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">While He was in Bethany</span> at the home<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> being in <span class="itali">Bethany</span> in the house<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of him in <span class="itali">Bethany</span> in the<p><b><a href="/text/luke/19-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 19:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Βηθφαγὴ καὶ <b>Βηθανίαν</b> πρὸς τὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Bethphage <span class="itali">and Bethany,</span> near<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Bethphage and <span class="itali">Bethany,</span> at the mount<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/19-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Bethphage and <span class="itali">Bethany</span> toward the<p><b><a href="/text/luke/24-50.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 24:50</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἕως πρὸς <b>Βηθανίαν</b> καὶ ἐπάρας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them out as far <span class="itali">as Bethany,</span> and He lifted<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as far as to <span class="itali">Bethany,</span> and he lifted up<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/24-50.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> as far as to <span class="itali">Bethany</span> and having lifted up<p><b><a href="/text/john/1-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 1:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ταῦτα ἐν <b>Βηθανίᾳ</b> ἐγένετο πέραν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> took place <span class="itali">in Bethany</span> beyond<br><a href="/interlinear/john/1-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> These things in <span class="itali">Bethany</span> took place across<p><b><a href="/text/john/11-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 11:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Λάζαρος ἀπὸ <b>Βηθανίας</b> ἐκ τῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Lazarus <span class="itali">of Bethany,</span> the village<br><a href="/kjvs/john/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [named] Lazarus, of <span class="itali">Bethany,</span> the town<br><a href="/interlinear/john/11-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Lazarus of <span class="itali">Bethany</span> of the<p><b><a href="/text/john/11-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 11:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ ἡ <b>Βηθανία</b> ἐγγὺς τῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Now <span class="itali">Bethany</span> was near Jerusalem,<br><a href="/kjvs/john/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Now <span class="itali">Bethany</span> was nigh<br><a href="/interlinear/john/11-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover <span class="itali">Bethany</span> near<p><b><a href="/text/john/12-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 12:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἦλθεν εἰς <b>Βηθανίαν</b> ὅπου ἦν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> came <span class="itali">to Bethany</span> where<br><a href="/kjvs/john/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> came to <span class="itali">Bethany,</span> where Lazarus<br><a href="/interlinear/john/12-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> came to <span class="itali">Bethany</span> where was<p><b><a href="/greek/963.htm">Strong's Greek 963</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_963.htm">12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/be_thania_963.htm">Βηθανίᾳ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/be_thanian_963.htm">Βηθανίαν — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/be_thanias_963.htm">Βηθανίας — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/962.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="962"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="962" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/964.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="964"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="964" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>