Word Study · Strong's G963 · Greek
Βηθανία
Bethania
bay-than-ee'-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: Bēthanía
“date-house”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
date-house; Beth-any, a place in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Bethany.
- 12occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- Βηθανίαν4
- Βηθανίᾳ3
- Βηθανίαν,2
- Βηθανίας2
- Βηθανία1
How it is rendered · 2
- Bethany10
- Bethany,2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular6
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular3
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF-L · 6
- N-DSF-L · 3
- N-GSF-L · 2
- N-NSF-L · 1
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 21:17Βηθανίανbēthaniannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.here: Bethany
- Matthew 26:6Βηθανίᾳbēthanianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularWhile Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,here: Bethany
Mark4 occurrences
- Mark 11:1Βηθανίανbēthaniannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAs they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His discipleshere: Bethany
- Mark 11:11Βηθανίανbēthaniannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen 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.here: Bethany
- Mark 11:12Βηθανίαςbēthaniasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThe next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.here: Bethany
- Mark 14:3Βηθανίᾳbēthanianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularWhile 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.here: Bethany
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 19:29Βηθανίανbēthaniannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAs He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,here: Bethany
- Luke 24:50Βηθανίαν,bēthaniannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhen Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.here: Bethany,
John4 occurrences
- John 1:28Βηθανίᾳbēthanianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAll this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.here: Bethany
- John 11:1Βηθανίαςbēthaniasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAt this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.here: Bethany
- John 11:18Βηθανίαbēthanianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularNow Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,here: Bethany
- John 12:1Βηθανίαν,bēthaniannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSix days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.here: Bethany,