Quick Definition
Ἀβιληνή, ῆς, ἡ n.f. Abilene
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Abilene, a region of Syria
Derivation: of foreign origin (compare H058);
KJV Usage: Abilene
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun-name, f. | -ῆς
93.389 · Names of Persons and Places · Places
Abilene a territory around the city of Abila, northwest of Damascus and ruled over by Lysanias
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
᾿Αβιληνή [WH ᾿Αβειλ. (see 5. v. εἰ }7, -ῆς, η, (SC. χώρα, the district belonging to the city Abila), Abilene, the name of a region lying between Lebanon and Hermon towards Phoenicia, 18 miles distant from Damascus and 37 [ace. to the Itin. Anton. 38] from Heliopolis: Lk. iii. 1. Cf. Λυσανίας [and B. D. 5. v.].
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Ἀβιληνή Abilēnē 1x
Abilene, a district of the Syrian Decapolis; from Abila, the chief town, Lk. 3:1*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Ἀβιληνή v.s. Ἀβειληνή.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
Ἀβιληνή (Abilēnē) — Abilene. Ἀβειληνή (T, Rec. Ἀβι-), -ῆς, ἡ, (sc. χώρα), Abilene, a district in the Anti-Lebanon: Luk.3:1.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)