This is the name of the place Kidron: A valley east of Jerusalem, site of significant events.
Definition
κέδρος, -ου, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for אֶרֶז, Numbers 24:6, al.; χειμάρρους τῶν Κέδρων, 2 Kings 15:23, 1 Kings 15:13 (קִדְרוֹן) ;]
a cedar: χείμαρρος τῶν Κ. (as in 2Sam, 1Ki, ll. with), John 18:1 (Rec. Tr., WH, R, mg.; τοῦ Κέδρου, T, WH, mg., see: Κεδρών, and cf. Westc., in l; WH, App., 89 f.; Abbott, JG, 513 ff).
Κεδρών
(see: κέδρος), ὁ,
indecl.
(in FlJ, genitive -ῶνος; Heb. קִדְרוֹן), [in LXX: 2 Kings 15:23, 2 Kings 23:6, al. ;]
Cedron (OT, Kidron): χείμαρρος τοῦ Κ., John 18:1 (L, Tr., mg., R, txt.; cf. Bl., 10, 5; Lft., Essays, 172 ff).
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- John 18:1Κέδρων · KidronAfter Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.