Lexicon Lusanias: Lysanias Original Word: Λυσανίας Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Lysanias. From lusis and ania (trouble); grief-dispelling; Lysanias, a governor of Abilene -- Lysanias. see GREEK lusis NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom luó and ania (trouble) Definition "ending sorrow," Lysanias, a governor of Abilene NASB Translation Lysanias (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3078: ΛυσανίαςΛυσανίας, Λυσανίου, ὁ, Lysanias; 1. the son of Ptolemy, who from 2. a tetrarch of Abilene (see Ἀβιληνή), in the days of John the Baptist and Jesus: Luke 3:1. Among the regions assigned by the emperors Caligula and Claudius to Herod Agrippa I. and Herod Agrippa II., Josephus mentions ἡ Λυσανίου τετραρχία (Antiquities 18, 6, 10, cf. 20, 7, 1), βασιλεία ἡ τοῦ Λυσανίου καλουμένῃ (b. j. 2, 11, 5), Ἀβιλα ἡ Λυσανίου (antt. 19, 5, 1); accordingly, some have supposed that in these passages Lysanias the son of Ptolemy must be meant, and that the region which he governed continued to bear his name even after his death. Others (as Credher, Strauss, Gfrörer, Weisse), denying that there ever was a second Lysanias, contend that Luke was led into error by that designation of Abilene (derived from Lysanias and retained for a long time afterward), so that he imagined that Lysanias was tetrarch in the time of Christ. This opinion, however, is directly opposed by the fact that Josephus, in Antiquities 20, 7, 1 and b. j. 2, 12, 8, expressly distinguishes Chalcis from the tetrarchy of Lysanias; nor is it probable that the region which Lysanias the son of Ptolemy governed for only six years took its name from him ever after. Therefore it is more correct to conclude that in the passages of Josephus where the tetrarchy of Lysanias is mentioned a second Lysanias, perhaps the grandson of the former, must be meant; and that he is identical with the one spoken of by Luke. Cf. Winer, RWB, under the word, Abilene; Wieseler in Herzog i., p. 64ff (especially in Beitrüge zur richtig. Würdigung d. Evang. as above with, pp. 196-204); Bleek, Synoptative Erklär. as above with i., p. 154f; Kneucker in Schenkel i., p. 26f; Schürer, Neutest. Zeitgesch. § 19 Anh. I, p. 313 (also in Riehm, under the word; Robinson in Bib. Sacra for 1848, pp. 79ff; Renan, La Dynastie des Lysanias d'Abilene (in the Memoires de l'Acad. des inscrip. et belles-lettres for 1870, Tom. xxvi., p. 2, pp. 49-84); BB. DD., under the word). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for the name Lysanias, as it is a Greek name specific to the Hellenistic and Roman periods. However, the concept of a ruler or tetrarch can be related to Hebrew terms for leadership, such as נָשִׂיא (nasi, Strong's Hebrew 5387) meaning "prince" or "leader." Usage: The name Lysanias appears in the context of the political landscape during the time of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ. It is specifically mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. Context: Lysanias is referenced in Luke 3:1, which provides a historical context for the beginning of John the Baptist's ministry. The verse states: "In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene." This mention situates Lysanias as a ruler in the region of Abilene, a territory located in the vicinity of Mount Hermon, near the border of modern-day Lebanon and Syria. |
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