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Lysanias
that drives away sorrow
Λυσανίας Lusanias
Lysanias (Greek: Λυσανίας, Lusanias) means “that drives away sorrow”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at Luke 3:1. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Augustus in Luke 3.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Lysanias
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At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- New
- Era
- Gospels
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Luke 3:1 |
| Cross-references | 36 linked passages |
Origin & meaning
Λυσανίας, -ου, ὁ
Lysanias: Luk.3:1.†
(AS)
Lysanias, the tetrarch of Abilene, ruled during the time of John the Baptist's ministry (Luk.3.1).
The biblical story
Lysanias was the tetrarch of Abilene, a region located in the Anti-Lebanon mountains, during the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar (Luk.3.1). He is mentioned in the Gospel of Luke as one of the rulers in power when John the Baptist began his ministry. The title "tetrarch" indicates that Lysanias governed a portion of a divided territory. Historical records suggest that he may have been a descendant of an earlier Lysanias who ruled Chalcis and was executed by Mark Antony in 36 BC. Apart from this brief mention in Luke's Gospel, no further details about Lysanias' life or rule are provided in the Bible. His inclusion in the list of rulers helps to establish the historical and political context of John the Baptist's ministry and the beginning of Jesus' public ministry.
Key verses
Lysanias appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Luke 3:1
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Luke (1)
- Luke 3:1