Biblical Greek Place Names

ABILENEΑβιληνη(Region)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Probably from Hebrew אָבֵל ('avel) meaning "meadow, grassy place". This is the name of a place briefly mentioned in the New Testament.

BABYLONΒαβυλων(Settlement)English, German, Dutch, Biblical, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Babili), which appears to mean "gateway of God", from Akkadian 𒆍 (babu) meaning "gate" and 𒀭 (ilu) meaning "God", though it may in fact derive from a non-Semitic language. This was the name of a major city in ancient Mesopotamia, the capital of the Babylonian Empire. It was located in present-day Iraq.

BETHANIAΒηθανια(Settlement)Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of BETHANY used in the Greek and Latin New Testament.

BETHLEEMΒηθλεεμ(Settlement)Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of BETHLEHEM used in the Greek and Latin Bibles.

GETHSEMANIΓεθσημανι(Region)Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of GETHSEMANE used in the Greek and Latin Bibles.

HIEROUSALEM‘Ιερουσαλημ(Settlement)Biblical Greek
Biblical Greek form of JERUSALEM.

IORDANESΙορδανης(River)Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Greek and Latin form of JORDAN.

NAZARETΝαζαρετ(Settlement)Spanish, Italian, German, Greek, Armenian, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Spainish, Italian, German, Armenian and Greek form of NAZARETH.

NINEUEΝινευη(Settlement)Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Biblical Greek form of NINEVEH.

PHILADELPHIEAΦιλαδελφεια(Settlement)Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of PHILADELPHIA.