Ἐμμαούς
Emmaous · Emmaus
Greek word · Strong’s number G1695 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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Emmaous (Ἐμμαούς) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Emmaus”.
A village about eleven kilometers from Jerusalem.
How to say it
Em·ma·ous
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
The place
Emmaus ?
Today: disputed; several sites proposed near Jerusalem
A village about 7 miles (11 km) from Jerusalem; its site is not known for certain.
On the day of the resurrection, Jesus walked with two disciples toward Emmaus; they knew him when he broke the bread (Luke 24:13-31).
Where it appears
- Luke 24:13
And look, two of them on that very day were going to a village sixty stadia away from Jerusalem, whose name was Emmaus;