"Emmaus, pr. name, indecl., of a village near Jerusalem, Lk. 24:13*. See PhotoGuide."
Definition and meaning
Emmaus, pr. name, indecl., of a village near Jerusalem, Lk. 24:13*. See PhotoGuide.
In the original Greek the word is written: Ἐμμαοῦς
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of emmaous (G1695) across the King James Bible.
And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
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Common questions
Strong's G1695 (emmaous) is a Greek word that means: Emmaus, pr. name, indecl., of a village near Jerusalem, Lk. 24:13*. See PhotoGuide. It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word emmaous (G1695) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1695 is emmaous, a Greek word defined as: Emmaus, pr. name, indecl., of a village near Jerusalem, Lk. 24:13*. See PhotoGuide.. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
emmaous is a Greek word found in the New Testament.