ἐλαι-ών G1638
olive grove, olive orchard; specifically, the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem
This noun means an olive grove or orchard, and in the New Testament specifically refers to the Mount of Olives, the ridge east of Jerusalem. In Acts 1:12, the disciples return to Jerusalem from "the mount called Olivet" after Jesus' ascension. The location was significant in Jesus' ministry—He taught there, prayed in Gethsemane on its slope, and ascended from its summit. The name preserves the agricultural character of the site, a hillside planted with olive trees.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The Mount of Olives (Olivet), the prominent ridge east of Jerusalem covered with olive groves. In Acts 1:12, it's the site of Jesus' ascension. The mount figured prominently in Jesus' final week: He wept over Jerusalem from its slope, taught His disciples there, and prayed in Gethsemane at its foot. The name evokes both the sacred geography and the agricultural landscape of ancient Judea. 1×
AR["الزَّيْتُونِ"]·ben["জৈতুন-বন"]·DE["Ἐλαιῶνος"]·EN["of-Olives"]·FR["éloge"]·heb["זֵיתִים"]·HI["यरूशलेम"]·ID["Zaitun,"]·IT["oliveto"]·jav["Zaitun,"]·KO["불리는"]·PT["das-Oliveiras"]·RU["Елеонской,"]·ES["de-los-Olivos"]·SW["Mizeituni"]·TR["Zeytinlik"]·urd["زیتون"]
Related Senses
H3754 1. vineyard, cultivated grape plot (92×)H0730 1. cedar tree or wood (73×)H1612 1. vine, grapevine (55×)H3293a 1. forest, wood, thicket (55×)H5560 1. fine flour (53×)H5193 1. plant vegetation (48×)H2232 1. sow seed, plant crops (41×)H1715 1. grain, cereal crop (40×)H7114b 1. reap, harvest grain (36×)H2132 1. olive tree (34×)H8184 1. barley (34×)H2406 1. wheat (grain crop) (30×)H7070 1. reed, cane (plant) (30×)H7848 1. acacia (28×)H8328 1. root of a plant (28×)H8384 1. fig tree (25×)H5488 1. reeds, rushes (in 'Sea of Reeds') (24×)G0290 1. a vineyard (23×)G2325 1. reap, harvest a crop (21×)G4687 1. sow seed, plant (21×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐλαι-ών, ῶνος, ὁ, olive-yard, LXX+3rd c.BC+ __II the Mount of Olives, Olivet, NT+1st c.AD+