Βηθαβαρά,Βηθανία (Bēthabara)
Bēthabara
Bethany
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Βηθαβαρά, -ας (Rec. -ρᾶ, indecl.; Heb. בֵּית עֲבָרָה, place of crossing; -αραβᾷ, R, mg.),
Bethabara:Jhn.1:28, Rec. (WH, R, βηθανία).†
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Bethabara:
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Original: Βηθαβαρά
Transliteration: Bēthabara
Phonetic: bay-thab-ar-ah'
Thayer Definition: Bethabara = "house of the ford"
- a place beyond Jordan, where John was baptising. This may correspond to Bethbarah (fords of Abarah), the ancient ford of the Jordan on the road to Gilead
Origin: of Hebrew origin H1004 and H5679
TDNT entry: None
Part(s) of speech: Noun Location