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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Lysanias

that drives away sorrow

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Lysanias

(that drives away sorrow), mentioned by St. Luke in one of his chronological passages, ch. (Luke 3:1) as being tetrarch. of Abilene (i.e. the district round Abila) in the thirteenth year of Tiberius (A.D. 26), at the time when Herod Antipas was tetrarch of Galilee and Herod Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis.

ATS Bible Dictionary

Lysanias

See ABILENE.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Tetrarch of Abilene (Luke 3:1), on the eastern slope of Anti-Lebanon, near the city of Damascus.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

LYSANIAS

li-sa'-ni-as (Lusanias): Mentioned in Luke 3:1 as tetrarch of Abilene in the 15th year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, and thus fixing the date of the preaching of John the Baptist in the wilderness at about 26 or 28 A.D. A Lysanias is mentioned by Josephus as having ruled over Chalcis and Abilene, and as having been slain by Mark Antony at the instigation of Cleopatra. As this happened about 36 B.C., Luke has been charged with inaccuracy. Inscriptions, however, corroborate the view that the Lysanias of Luke was probably a descendant of the Lysanias mentioned by Josephus (compare Schurer, H J the Priestly Code (P), div I, volume II, App. 1, p. 338).

C. M. Kerr

Greek

3078. Lusanias -- "ending sorrow," Lysanias, a governor of Abilene
... 3077, 3078. Lusanias. 3079 . "ending sorrow," Lysanias, a governor of Abilene.
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Lusanias Phonetic Spelling ...
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Library

The Times of Pilate.
... Augustus, and how, after he had reigned ten years, he lost his kingdom, and his
brothers Philip [163] and Herod the younger, [164] with Lysanias, [165] still ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter ix the times of pilate.htm

Book 17 Footnotes
... This other was Lysanias, whom Luke mentions, of the posterity of that Lysanias who
was possessed of the same country called Abilene, from the city Abila, and ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 17 footnotes.htm

The Preaching of John. Ch. 3:1-20
... governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip
tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/a the preaching of john.htm

Martyrdom of Habib the Deacon.
... the Sharirs of the city, the men who had been appointed with reference to this
particular matter, heard of it, they went in and informed Lysanias, the governor ...
/.../unknown/the decretals/ancient syriac documents martyrdom of.htm

After the Death of Tiberius, Caius Appointed Agrippa King of the ...
... [293] He immediately gave the government of the Jews to Agrippa, [294] making him
king over the tetrarchies of Philip and of Lysanias; in addition to which he ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter iv after the death of.htm

On the Position Given to the Preaching of John the Baptist in all ...
... governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch
of Ituræa and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter vi on the position given.htm

John the Baptist's Person and Preaching.
... rock and boulders, tossed about in the wildest confusion, and intermingled with
fissures and crevices in every direction"], and Lysanias [Profane history gives ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xvii john the baptists person.htm

Martyrdom of the Holy Confessors Shamuna, Guria, and Habib, from ...
... But, when Licinius swayed the sceptre of the Roman empire and Lysanias had appointed
governor of Edessa, a persecution was again raised against the Christians ...
/.../unknown/the decretals/ancient syriac documents martyrdom of 2.htm

One Argument which Has Been Much Relied Upon but not More than Its ...
... palace, Caligula put a crown upon his head, and appointed him king of the tetrarchie
of Philip, intending also to give him the tetrarchie of Lysanias." (Antiq. ...
/.../paley/evidences of christianity/chapter vi one argument which.htm

Book 18 Footnotes
... [27] Although Caius now promised to give Agrippa the tetrarchy of Lysanias, yet
was it not actually conferred upon him till the reign of Claudius, as we learn ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 18 footnotes.htm

Thesaurus

Lysanias (1 Occurrence)
... Tetrarch of Abilene (Luke 3:1), on the eastern slope of Anti-Lebanon, near the
city of Damascus. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. LYSANIAS. ...
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Abilene (1 Occurrence)
... and 18 from the latter. Lysanias was governor or tetrarch of this province.
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ABILENE. a-bi-le'-ne ...
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Ituraea (1 Occurrence)
... compelled many of them to be circumcised, and added a great part of their territory
to Judea, 140 BC (Ant., XIII, xi, 3). Dio Cassius calls Lysanias "king of ...
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Lysa'ni-as (1 Occurrence)
Lysa'ni-as. Lysanias, Lysa'ni-as. Lysanius . Multi-Version Concordance
Lysa'ni-as (1 Occurrence). ... Lysanias, Lysa'ni-as. Lysanius . Reference Bible.
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Tetrarch (5 Occurrences)
... synonymous with "ethnarch" at least the Romans made a distinction between Herod
"tetrarch" of Galilee, Philip "tetrarch" of Trachonitis, Lysanias "tetrarch" of ...
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Agrippa (12 Occurrences)
... The Roman emperor Caligula made him governor first of the territories of Philip,
then of the tetrarchy of Lysanias, with the title of king ("king Herod"), and ...
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Artemas (1 Occurrence)
... The Athenian orator, Lysias, was doubtless named after his grandfather, Lysanias,
and at first may even have been called Lysanias himself. ...
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Lyres (21 Occurrences)

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Herod (45 Occurrences)
... He was made tetrarch of the provinces formerly held by Lysanias II., and ultimately
possessed the entire kingdom of his grandfather, Herod the Great, with the ...
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Judea (50 Occurrences)
... governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch
of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of ...
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Bible Concordance

Lysanias (1 Occurrence)

Luke 3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Lysanias

Lysanias: A Tetrarch

Related Terms

Abilene (1 Occurrence)

Ituraea (1 Occurrence)

Lysa'ni-as (1 Occurrence)

Tetrarch (5 Occurrences)

Agrippa (12 Occurrences)

Artemas (1 Occurrence)

Lyres (21 Occurrences)

Herod (45 Occurrences)