GREEK · G3078
Λυσανίας
Lusanias — Lysanias
Λυσανίας, -ου, ὁ Lysanias: Luk.3:1.† (AS)
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Lysanias
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Historical dictionary entry
Tetrarch of Abilene (Luke 3:1), on the eastern slope of Anti-Lebanon, near the city of Damascus.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.