Strong's Lexicon
G9
G9 — Ἀβιληνή
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G9 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ἀβιληνή |
| Part of Speech: | Name Location |
| Etymology: | of foreign origin |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Abilene |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ab-ee-lay-nay' |
| Meaning: | 1. Abilene, a region of Syria |
| KJV Renderings: | Abilene |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἀβιληνή (WH Ἀβειλ. (see under the word εἰ)), (ῆς, ἡ (namely, χώρα, the district belonging to the city Abila). Abilene, the name of a region lying between Lebanon and Hermon toward Phoenicia, 18 miles distant from Damascus and 37 (according to the Itin. Anton. 38) from Heliopolis: Luk 3:1. Cf. Λυσανίας (and B. D. under the word).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ἀβιληνή (Abilene)
Luke 3:1
- KJV: Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene
- GK: εν έτει δε πεντεκαιδεκάτω της ηγεμονίας Τιβερίου Καίσαρος ηγεμονεύοντος Ποντίου Πιλάτου της Ιουδαίας και τετραρχούντος της Γαλιλαίας Ηρώδου Φιλίππου δε του αδελφού αυτού τετραρχούντος της Ιτουραίας και Τραχωνίτιδος χώρας και Λυσανίου της Αβιληνής τετραρχούντος