Bethsaida (Βηθσαϊδά) – Strong’s G966: Bethsaida, meaning in Greek

Definition

Of Chaldee origin (compare [H1004] and [H6719]);
fishing house;
Bethsaida a place in Palestine: - Bethsaida.

Meaning of the name

Bethsaida, "site [house] of fishing"

Detailed definition

Βηθσαιδά (Rec. -σαϊδά), and -δάν (Mt, Mk, ll. with), ἡ, indecl. (Syr., house of fish),
Bethsaida, a town on NE. shore of the Sea of Galilee: Luk.9:10. It is generally supposed that a second B. on the W. shore is referred to in Mat.11:21, Mrk.6:45 8:22, Luk.10:13, Jhn.1:45 12:21 (DB, i, 282f.; but see Swete on Mrk.6:45).
2. 2. Βηθζαθά, ἡ, indecl. (perh. Aram. בֵּית זַיְתָה, house of olives) Jhn.5:2..†
(AS)

In the biblical story

Bethsaida

Town where Jesus performed miracles, home of several disciples

Bethsaida was a fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, notable as the hometown of several of Jesus' disciples and a place where He performed miracles.

In the Bible

Strong G966 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

Matthew 11:21
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Mark 6:45
And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
Mark 8:22
And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
Luke 9:10
And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
Luke 10:13
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
John 1:44
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
John 12:21
The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

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Strong G966Βηθσαϊδά