ἐλαιῶν, Ἐλαιῶνος, ὁ (the ending ὤν in derivative nouns indicating a place set with trees of the kind designated by the primitive, as δαφνων, ἰτεων, δρυμῶν κέδρων, cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 422ff: Kühner, i., p. 711; (Jelf, § 335 d.)); an olive-orchard, a place planted with olive trees, i. e. the Mount of Olives (A. V. Olivet) (see ἐλαία, 1): Act_1:12 (διά τοῦ Ἐλαιῶνος ὄρους, Josephus, Antiquities 7, 9, 2). In Luk_19:29; Luk_21:37 also we should write τό ὄρος τό καλούμενον ἐλαιῶν (so L T Tr (but WH with R G ἐλααιων)); likewise in Josephus, Antiquities 20, 8, 6 πρός ὄρος τό προσαγορευόμενον ἐλαιῶν; b. j. 2, 13, 5 and 5, 2, 3 εἰς (κατά) ἐλαιῶν καλούμενον ὄρος; 6, 2, 8 κατά τό ἐλαιῶν ὄρος; (but in Josephus the passages cited; Bekker editions, ἐλαιῶν). Cf. Fritzsche on Mark, p. 794f; Buttmann, 22 (19f); Winers Grammar, 182 (171) n. 1; (but see WHs Appendix, p. 158b). (The Sept. sometimes render ζΗιΔϊ freely by ἐλαιῶν, as Exo_23:11; Deu_6:11; 1Sa_8:14, etc.; not found in Greek writings.)

ἐλαιών elaiōn 1x an olive garden; in NT the mount Olivet, Luk_19:29 ; Luk_21:37 ; Act_1:12

† ἐλαιών , -ῶνος , ὁ ( < ἐλαία ), [in LXX for H2132 ;] olive-grove, olive-garden (so in FlJ and in Papyri; Deiss., BS , 209 ff .; MM , Exp., iii; M , Pr., 49, 69, 235): Luk_19:29 ; Luk_21:37 ( WH , -ῶν ; v. their App ., 158; Field, Notes , 73; El., § 10, 5; 33, 1; Thayer , s.v. ), Act_1:12 (where EL, ll c ., proposes the conjectural emendation ἐλαιῶν for -ῶνος ).†

ἐλαιών [page 201] Deissmann ( BS p. 208 ff.) has sufficiently demonstrated against Blass ( Gr. pp. 32, 64, 85) the reality of this word : see also Proleg. pp. 49, 69, 235, and add from the recently published P Ryl II. 130 .9 (A.D. 31) εἰς τὸν ὑπάρχοντά μοι . . .. ἐλαιῶνα , 138 .9 (A.D. 34) εἰς τὰ νεώφυτα τῶν ἐλαιώνων , into the young plantations in the olive-yards (Edd.), 152 .11 (A.D. 42) ἐν ἐλαιῶ (νι ) Θερμουθαρίου , also P Lond 214 .10 (A.D. 270 5) (= II. p. 161, Chrest. I. p. 209 ) εἰς ἀμπελικὸν χωρίον καλούμενον Ἐλαιῶνα . The formation is a favourite one, as φοινικών , palmgrove (P Amh II. 31 .3 al . B.C. 112, P Gen I. 38 .5 A.D. 207 8), καμηλών , camel-shed (P Oxy III. 507 .26 A.D. 169, 533 .22 ii/iii A.D.). The specializing of the ών suffix ( place of. . . , as in ἀνδρών , γυναικών , κοιτών , etc.) for groves is found in δαφνών , ἀμπελών , φηγών , πιτυών , μηλών , κυπαρισσών , συκών , Ἑλικών ( willow mountain ) the last a specially good parallel for Ἐλαιών , if the etymology is sound. Cf. Brugmann Kurze Vergl. Gramm. § 414, and Moulton Gr. ii. § 61 ( b ).

ἐλαιών ἐλαιών, ῶνος, [Etym: ἐλαία] "an olive-yard", Lat. olivetum: the Mount of Olives, Olivet, NTest.

ἐλαιών, -ῶνος, ὁ (ἐλαία), [in LXX for זַיִת ;] olive-grove, olive-garden (so in FlJ and in π.; Deiss., BS, 209 ff.; MM, Exp., iii; M, Pr., 49, 69, 235): Luk.19:29 21:37 (WH, -ῶν; see their App., 158; Field, Notes, 73; El., § 10, 5; 33, 1; Thayer, see word), Act.1:12 (where EL, ll with, proposes the conjectural emendation ἐλαιῶν for -ῶνος).† (AS)