Save Type Region Usage Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Scripts Ἀβιληνή(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. AB-i-leen(English) ab-i-LEE-nee(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Probably from Hebrew אָבֵל ('avel) meaning "meadow, grassy place". This is the name of a place briefly mentioned in the New Testament.