ΒηθσαϊδάBēthsaïdá
fishing-house; Bethsaida, a place in Palestine
Greek (New Testament) · G966
Meanings
Bethsaida, a town on NE. shore of the Sea of Galilee: Luke 9:10. It is generally supposed that a second Β. on the W. shore is referred to in Matthew 11:21, Mark 6:45, Mark 8:22, Luke 10:13, John 1:45, John 12:21 (DB, i, 282 f.; but see Swete on Mark 6:45).
2. v.l. for Βηθζαθά, Βηθεσδά, John 5:2.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 11:21 “What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse.
- Mark 6:45 Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and head across the lake to Bethsaida, while he sent the people home.
- Mark 8:22 When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and they begged him to touch the man and heal him.
- Luke 9:10 When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida.
- Luke 10:13 “What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse.
- John 1:44 Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s hometown.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.