Etymology

Bethany

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Today it means: The village where Jesus stayed before going to Jerusalem and being crucified. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Βηθανία ← Aramaic בית עניא
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  1. Aramaic · derived fromבית עניא“house of wretchedness”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΒηθανία
  3. English todayBethany

From Ancient Greek Βηθανία (Bēthanía), from Aramaic בית עניא (beth anya, “house of wretchedness”). This etymology is highly disputed; see Bethany.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΒηθανία all →

BethanBethanien

Aramaicבית עניא all →

BethanBethanien

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.