Biblical Greek Place Names

Abilene Ἀβιληνή (Region) Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Probably from Hebrew אָבֵל (ʾavel) meaning "meadow, grassy place". This is the name of a place briefly mentioned in the New Testament.

Babylon Βαβυλών (Settlement) English, German, Dutch, Biblical, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Babili), which appears to mean "gateway of God", from Akkadian 𒆍 (babu) meaning "gate" and 𒀭 (ilu) meaning "God", though it may in fact derive from a non-Semitic language. This was the name of a major city in ancient Mesopotamia, the capital of the Babylonian Empire. It was located in present-day Iraq.

Bethania Βηθανία (Settlement) Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Bethany used in the Greek and Latin New Testament.

Bethleem Βηθλεέμ (Settlement) Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Bethlehem used in the Greek and Latin Bibles.

Chanaan Χαναάν (Region) Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Greek and Latin form of Canaan.

Damaskos Δαμασκός (Settlement) Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Damascus.

Galilaia Γαλιλαία (Region) Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Galilee.

Gethsemani Γεθσημανί (Region) Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Gethsemane used in the Greek and Latin Bibles.

Harimathaia Ἁριμαθαία (Settlement) Biblical Greek
Greek form of Arimathea.

Ierousalem Ἰερουσαλήμ (Settlement) Biblical Greek
Biblical Greek form of Jerusalem.

Iordanes Ἰορδάνης (River) Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Greek and Latin form of Jordan.

Ioudaia Ἰουδαία (Region) Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Greek
Greek form of Judah.

Israel Ἰσραήλ (Country) English, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Indonesian, Malay, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the name of the Old Testament hero Jacob, who was also called Israel. This was the name of an ancient kingdom that existed until the 8th century BC. The modern country of Israel is named for it.

Magdala Μαγδαλά (Settlement) Ancient Aramaic, Biblical Greek
The name of an ancient town in northern Israel on the Sea of Galilee. It is derived from Aramaic מגדלא (maḡḏala) meaning "tower", with the cognate Hebrew form being מִגְדָּל (Miḡdal). This town is mentioned briefly in the New Testament. It is the source of the surname of the biblical figure Mary Magdalene, who likely came from that town.

Nazaret Ναζαρέτ (Settlement) Spanish, Italian, German, Polish, Czech, Greek, Armenian, Croatian, Serbian, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Form of Nazareth in various languages.

Nineue Νινευή (Settlement) Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Biblical Greek form of Nineveh.

Philadelpheia Φιλαδέλφεια (Settlement) Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Philadelphia.