Strong's Lexicon
G966 — Βηθσαϊδά
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G966 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Βηθσαϊδά |
| Part of Speech: | Name Location |
| Etymology: | of Chaldee origin |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | Bethsaida |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bayth-sai"-dah' |
| Meaning: | 1. fishing-house 2. Bethsaida, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Bethsaida |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
[Βηδσαιδα, given by L marginal reading Tr marginal reading in Luk 10:13 where Rec. etc. Βηθσαϊδά, which see]
STRONGS NT 966: ΒηθσαϊδάΒηθσαϊδά (WH Βηθσαϊδά; see Iota) and (Mat 11:21 R G T WH) Βηθσαϊδάν, ἡ, indeclinable but with accusative (which may, however, be only the alternate form just given; cf. WH’s Appendix, p. 160) Βηθσαϊδάν (Buttmann, 17 (16f); Winers 61 (60); Tdf. Proleg., p. 119f), (Syriac )dYc tYB [] i. e. house or place of hunting or fishing), Bethsaida;
1. a small city (πόλις, Joh 1:44 (45)) or a village (κώμη Mar 8:22-23) on the western shore of the Lake of Gennesaret: Joh 1:44 (45); Mat 11:21; Mar 6:45; Luk 10:13 (here L marginal reading Tr marginal reading Βηδσαιδα; cf. Tdf. Proleg. as above); Joh 12:21 (where τῆς Γαλιλαίας is added).
2. a village in lower Gaulanitis on the eastern shore of Lake Gennesaret, not far from the place where the Jordan empties into it. Philip the tetrarch so increased its population that it was reckoned as a city, and was called Julius in honor of Julia, the daughter of the emperor Augustus (Josephus, Antiquities 18, 2, 1; Pliny, h. n. 5, 15). Many think that this city is referred to in Luk 9:10, on account of Mar 6:32; Mar 6:45; Joh 6:1; others that the Evangelists disagree. Cf. Winers RWB under the word; Raumer, p. 122f; (BB. DD. under the word, Bethsaida.
3. In Joh 5:2 Lachmann marginal reading WH marginal reading read Βηθσαϊδά; see under the word Βηθεσδά.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Βηθσαϊδά (Bethsaida)
Matthew 11:21
- KJV: Woe unto thee Chorazin woe unto thee Bethsaida for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes
- GK: ουαί σοι Χοραζίν ουαί σοι Βηθσαϊδά ότι ει εν Τύρω και Σιδώνι εγένοντο αι δυνάμεις αι γενόμεναι εν υμίν πάλαι αν εν σάκκω και σποδώ μετενόησαν
Mark 6:45
- KJV: And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida while he sent away the people
- GK: και ευθέως ηνάγκασε τους μαθητάς αυτού εμβήναι εις το πλοίον και προάγειν εις το πέραν προς Βηθσαϊδά έως αυτός απολύση τον όχλον
Mark 8:22
- KJV: And he cometh to Bethsaida and they bring a blind man unto him and besought him to touch him
- GK: και έρχεται εις Βηθσαϊδαν και φέρουσιν αυτώ τυφλόν και παρακαλούσιν αυτόν ίνα αυτού άψηται
Luke 9:10
- KJV: And the apostles when they were returned told him all that they had done And he took them and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida
- GK: και υποστρέψαντες οι απόστολοι διηγήσαντο αυτώ όσα εποίησαν και παραλαβών αυτούς υπεχώρησε κατ΄ ιδίαν εις τόπον έρημον πόλεως καλουμένης Βηθσαϊδά
Luke 10:13
- KJV: Woe unto thee Chorazin woe unto thee Bethsaida for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done in you they had a great while ago repented sitting in sackcloth and ashes
- GK: ουαί σοι Χωραζίν ουαί σοι Βηθσαϊδά ότι ει εν Τύρω και Σιδώνι εγένοντο αι δυνάμεις αι γενόμεναι εν υμίν πάλαι αν εν σάκκω και σποδώ καθήμεναι μετενόησαν
John 1:44
- KJV: Now Philip was of Bethsaida the city of Andrew and Peter
- GK: ην δε ο Φίλιππος από Βηθσαϊδά εκ της πόλεως Ανδρέου και Πέτρου
John 12:21
- KJV: The same came therefore to Philip which was of Bethsaida of Galilee and desired him saying Sir we would see Jesus
- GK: ούτοι ούν προσήλθον Φιλίππω τω από Βηθσαϊδά της Γαλιλαίας και ηρώτων αυτόν λέγοντες κύριε θέλομεν τον Ιησούν ιδείν
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