Save Type Region Usage Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Scripts Ἀβιληνή(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /ˈæb.ɪ.ˌliːn/(English) /æb.ɪ.ˈliː.niː/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Probably from Hebrew אָבֵל ('avel) meaning "meadow, grassy place". This is the name of a place briefly mentioned in the New Testament.