Ἁριμαθαία [WH
Ἁρ., see their Introduction § 408],
-ας,
ἡ,
Arimathæa, Hebrew
רָמָה (a height), the name of several cities of Palestine; cf.
Gesenius, Thesaurus 3, p. 1275. The one mentioned in
Matthew 27:57;
Mark 15:43;
Luke 23:51;
John 19:38 appears to have been the same as that which was the birthplace and residence of Samuel, in Mount Ephraim:
1 Samuel 1:1, 19, etc. the
Sept. άρμαθαΐμ, and without the article
Ῥαμαθέμ, and according to another reading
Ῥαμαθαΐμ, 1 Macc. 11:34;
Ῥαμαθά in Josephus, Antiquities 13, 4, 9. Cf. Grimm on 1 Macc. 11:34;
Keim, Jesus von Naz. 3:514; [
B. D. American edition].
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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1 Samuel
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1:1; 1:19
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Matthew
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27:57
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Mark
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15:43
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Luke
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23:51
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John
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19:38
