This is the name of the place Gethsemane: Garden near Jerusalem; site of Jesus' prayer and arrest.
Definition
Γεθσημασεί (Rec. -νῆ, LTr. -νεῖ) indecl. (Heb. גֵּת שְׁמָנִי, oil-press),
Gethsemane: called in John 18:1 a κῆπος, but named only in Matthew 26:36, Mark 14:32.
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- Matthew 26:36Γεθσημανὶ · GethsemaneThen Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
- Mark 14:32Γεθσημανί · GethsemaneThen they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”