Original Word: Ἀβιληνή
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: Abiléné
Pronunciation: ah-bee-lay-NAY
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-lay-nay')
KJV: Abilene
NASB: Abilene
Word Origin: [of foreign origin]

1. Abilene, a region of Syria

Abilene.

Of foreign origin (compare 'abel); Abilene, a region of Syria -- Abilene.

see HEBREW 'abel

Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
Abilene, territory northwest of Damascus
NASB Translation
Abilene (1).

STRONGS NT 9: Ἀβιληνή

Ἀβιληνή (WH Ἀβειλ. (see under the word εἰ)), (ῆς, ἡ (namely, χώρα, the district belonging to the city Abila). Abilene, the name of a region lying between Lebanon and Hermon toward Phoenicia, 18 miles distant from Damascus and 37 (according to the Itin. Anton. 38) from Heliopolis: Luke 3:1. Cf. Λυσανίας (and B. D. under the word).

Forms and Transliterations

Αβειληνης Ἀβειληνῆς Ἀβιληνῆς Abilenes Abilenês Abilēnēs Abilēnē̂s

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