Strong's Lexicon Lusanias: Lysanias Original Word: Λυσανίας Word Origin: Derived from the Greek name Λύσανδρος (Lysandros), which means "one who releases" or "one who frees." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for Lysanias, as it is a Greek name referring to a specific historical figure during the Roman period. Usage: Lysanias is a proper noun referring to a tetrarch mentioned in the New Testament. The term "tetrarch" denotes a ruler of a quarter of a region or province. In the context of the Bible, Lysanias is noted as a political figure during the time of John the Baptist and Jesus. Cultural and Historical Background: Lysanias was a tetrarch of Abilene, a region located in the vicinity of Mount Hermon and the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. The mention of Lysanias in the Gospel of Luke situates the narrative in a specific historical context, providing a timeframe for the events described. Historically, there were multiple rulers named Lysanias, but the one referenced in the New Testament is believed to have ruled during the early first century AD. The political landscape of the time was complex, with various tetrarchs and client kings ruling under the oversight of the Roman Empire. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom luó and ania (trouble) Definition "ending sorrow," Lysanias, a governor of Abilene NASB Translation Lysanias (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3078: ΛυσανίαςΛυσανίας, Λυσανίου, ὁ, Lysanias; 1. the son of Ptolemy, who from 2. a tetrarch of Abilene (see Ἀβιληνή), in the days of John the Baptist and Jesus: Luke 3:1. Among the regions assigned by the emperors Caligula and Claudius to Herod Agrippa I. and Herod Agrippa II., Josephus mentions ἡ Λυσανίου τετραρχία (Antiquities 18, 6, 10, cf. 20, 7, 1), βασιλεία ἡ τοῦ Λυσανίου καλουμένῃ (b. j. 2, 11, 5), Ἀβιλα ἡ Λυσανίου (antt. 19, 5, 1); accordingly, some have supposed that in these passages Lysanias the son of Ptolemy must be meant, and that the region which he governed continued to bear his name even after his death. Others (as Credher, Strauss, Gfrörer, Weisse), denying that there ever was a second Lysanias, contend that Luke was led into error by that designation of Abilene (derived from Lysanias and retained for a long time afterward), so that he imagined that Lysanias was tetrarch in the time of Christ. This opinion, however, is directly opposed by the fact that Josephus, in Antiquities 20, 7, 1 and b. j. 2, 12, 8, expressly distinguishes Chalcis from the tetrarchy of Lysanias; nor is it probable that the region which Lysanias the son of Ptolemy governed for only six years took its name from him ever after. Therefore it is more correct to conclude that in the passages of Josephus where the tetrarchy of Lysanias is mentioned a second Lysanias, perhaps the grandson of the former, must be meant; and that he is identical with the one spoken of by Luke. Cf. Winer, RWB, under the word, Abilene; Wieseler in Herzog i., p. 64ff (especially in Beitrüge zur richtig. Würdigung d. Evang. as above with, pp. 196-204); Bleek, Synoptative Erklär. as above with i., p. 154f; Kneucker in Schenkel i., p. 26f; Schürer, Neutest. Zeitgesch. § 19 Anh. I, p. 313 (also in Riehm, under the word; Robinson in Bib. Sacra for 1848, pp. 79ff; Renan, La Dynastie des Lysanias d'Abilene (in the Memoires de l'Acad. des inscrip. et belles-lettres for 1870, Tom. xxvi., p. 2, pp. 49-84); BB. DD., under the word). From lusis and ania (trouble); grief-dispelling; Lysanias, a governor of Abilene -- Lysanias. see GREEK lusis |
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