Bethany
English
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Βηθανία (Bēthanía) from the Aramaic בית עניא (beth anya, “house of wretchedness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛθəni/
Proper noun
Bethany
- (biblical) The village where Jesus stayed before going to Jerusalem and being crucified.
- (biblical) The village where Lazarus, Mary and Martha lived (Bible, John 11 v. 1)
- (biblical) Mary of Bethany, sometimes identified as Mary Magdalene.
- A female given name, transferred use of the biblical place name.
Quotations
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, John 11:1::
- Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.