Strong's #963: Bethania (pronounced bay-than-ee'-ah)

of Chaldee origin; date-house; Beth-any, a place in Palestine:--Bethany.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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Bēthania

Bethany = "house of dates" or, "house of misery"

1) a village at the Mount of Olives, about two miles (3 km) from Jerusalem, on or near the normal road to Jericho

2) a town or village on the east bank of the Jordan, where John was baptising

Part of Speech: noun proper locative

Relation: of Aramaic origin

Usage:

This word is used 11 times:

 

Matthew 21:17: "of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there."
Matthew 26:6: "when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the"
Mark 11:1: "unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives,"
Mark 11:11: "was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve."
Mark 11:12: "when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:"
Mark 14:3: "And being in Bethany in the house of Simon"
Luke 19:29: "to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called"
Luke 24:50: "out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands,"
John 11:1: "sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and"
John 11:18: "Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs"
John 12:1: "passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead,"