Βηθφαγή G0967
Bethphage, village on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem, associated with Jesus' triumphal entry
Bethphage was a small village on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, lying between Bethany and Jerusalem. The name derives from Aramaic meaning 'house of unripe figs,' reflecting the agricultural character of the area. All three Gospel accounts of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem mention Bethphage as the location where Jesus sent disciples to retrieve the colt. The village marked a significant waypoint on the pilgrim route from Jericho to Jerusalem.
Senses
1. sense 1 — This proper name appears exclusively in the Synoptic accounts of Palm Sunday (Matthew 21:1, Mark 11:1, Luke 19:29). The multilingual glosses preserve the Greek transliteration with minor orthographic variation, reflecting the standard practice for biblical place names. The Aramaic etymology connects the site to fig cultivation, which remains significant given Jesus' later cursing of the fig tree during the same visit to Jerusalem. 3×
AR["بَيت-فاجي", "بَيتِ-فاجي", "بَيْتِ-فَاجِي"]·ben["বৈতফগী", "বৈথফাগেতে", "বৈৎফগী"]·DE["Bethphage"]·EN["Bēthphagē"]·FR["Bethphagé"]·heb["בֵּית-פַּגֵּי", "בֵּית־פַּגִּי", "בֵּית־פַּגֵּי"]·HI["बैतफगी", "बैतफगे"]·ID["Betfage"]·IT["bethphage"]·jav["Bètfagé", "Bétfagé"]·KO["베들바게", "벴법게", "볳바게와"]·PT["Betfagé"]·RU["Вифагии", "Виффагии", "Виффагию"]·ES["Bēthphagḕ", "Bēthphagḗ"]·SW["Bethfage", "Bēthphagē", "mlima"]·TR["Beytfaci"]·urd["بیت-فگی"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Βηθφαγή (L, -γῆ), ἡ, indecl. (Aram. בֵּית־פַּגֵּי, house of unripe figs; Dalman, Gr., 191), Bethphage: Mat.21:1, Mrk.11:1, Luk.19:29.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)