Gethsemane

See also: Gethsémané

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γεθσημανή (Gethsēmanḗ), from Classical Syriac ܓܕܣܡܢ (Gat Šmānê, literally “oil press”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛθˈsɛməni/
• Rhymes: -ɛməni

Proper noun

Gethsemane

1. A biblical location in ancient Jerusalem, a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus underwent the agony in the garden and was arrested the night before his crucifixion.

Translations

garden in ancient Jerusalem

• Aramaic: גת שמנא

  Classical Syriac: ܓܕܣܡܢ (Gat Šmānê)

• Catalan: Getsemaní
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 客西馬尼／客西马尼 (haak³ sai¹ maa⁵ nei⁴)

  Eastern Min: 客西馬尼／客西马尼 (Káik-să̤-mā-nà̤)

  Hakka: 客西馬尼／客西马尼 (Khiet-sî-mâ-nì)

  Hokkien: 客西馬尼／客西马尼 (Khek-se-má-nî)

  Mandarin: 客西馬尼／客西马尼 (Kèxīmǎní)

• Dutch: Getsemane
• Esperanto: Getsemano
• Finnish: Getsemane
• French: Gethsémané
• German: Getsemani (de), Gethsemani, Gethsemane
• Greek: Γεσθημανή (el) f (Gesthimaní), Γεθσημανή (el) f (Gethsimaní), Ιεσθημανή (el) f (Iesthimaní)

  Ancient: Γεθσημανή f (Gethsēmanḗ)

• Hebrew: גת שמנים
• Italian: Getsemani m
• Latin: Gethsēmanī
• Polish: Getsemani (pl) m, Ogród Oliwny (pl) m, Ogrójec m
• Portuguese: Getsémani (European), Getsêmani (Brazilian)
• Russian: Гефсимания (Gefsimanija)
• Spanish: Getsemaní
• Swedish: Getsemane