The story
- Aramaic · derived fromגת שמנא
- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΓεθσημανί
- English todayGethsemane
From Ancient Greek Γεθσημανί (Gethsēmaní), from Aramaic גת שמנא (Gaṯ Šəmānê, literally “oil press”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gethsemane
Today it means: A biblical location in ancient Jerusalem, a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested the night before his crucifixion. Full definition →
Ancient Greek Γεθσημανί ← Aramaic גת שמנא