Βηθαβαρά

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic בית עברא (literally “ferry house”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Βηθαβαρά • (Bēthabará) f (indeclinable)

  1. Bethabara, a place on the Jordan where John the Baptist was baptizing.

Usage notes

Βηθαβαρά (Bēthabará) only appears once, in John 1:28, and only in less reliable manuscripts. Other manuscripts have Βηθανία (Bēthanía).

References

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