King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G9
Transliteration: Abilēnē
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-lay-nay')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: Abilene, territory northwest of Damascus
Meaning: Abilene -- territory northwest of Damascus
Ἀβιληνή (WH Ἀβειλ. (see under the word εἰ)), (ῆς, ἡ (namely, χώρα, the district belonging to the city Abila). Abilene, the name of a region lying between Lebanon and Hermon toward Phoenicia, 18 miles distant from Damascus and 37 (according to the Itin. Anton. 38) from Heliopolis: Luke 3:1. Cf. Λυσανίας (and B. D. under the word).
Word Summary
Abilēnē: Abilene, territory northwest of Damascus
Original Word: ἈβιληνήTransliteration: Abilēnē
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-lay-nay')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: Abilene, territory northwest of Damascus
Meaning: Abilene -- territory northwest of Damascus
Strong's Concordance
Abilene. Of foreign origin (compare 'abel); Abilene, a region of Syria -- Abilene.
see HEBREW 'abel
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 9: ἈβιληνήἈβιληνή (WH Ἀβειλ. (see under the word εἰ)), (ῆς, ἡ (namely, χώρα, the district belonging to the city Abila). Abilene, the name of a region lying between Lebanon and Hermon toward Phoenicia, 18 miles distant from Damascus and 37 (according to the Itin. Anton. 38) from Heliopolis: Luke 3:1. Cf. Λυσανίας (and B. D.