Gethsemane, agony in

Gethsemane, agony in

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  • Gethsemane — [geth sem′ə nē] n. [Gr Gethsēmanē < Aram gat shemanin, lit., oil press: ? because such a press was located there] 1. Bible a garden on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, scene of the agony, betrayal, and arrest of Jesus: Matt. 26:36 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • Agony — Ag o*ny, n.; pl. {Agonies}. [L. agonia, Gr. ?, orig. a contest, fr. ?: cf. F. agonie. See {Agon}.] 1. Violent contest or striving. [1913 Webster] The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Pain so extreme… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • agony — (n.) late 14c., mental suffering (especially that of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane), from O.Fr. agonie, agoine anguish, terror, death agony (14c.), and directly from L.L. agonia, from Gk. agonia a (mental) struggle for victory, originally a… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Gethsemane — • The place in which Jesus Christ suffered the Agony and was taken prisoner by the Jews Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Gethsemane — Gethsemanic, gethsemanic /geth seuh man ik/, adj. /geth sem euh nee/, n. 1. a garden east of Jerusalem, near the brook of Kedron: scene of Jesus agony and betrayal. Matt. 26:36. 2. (l.c.) a scene or occasion of suffering; calvary. * * * Garden… …   Universalium

  • Agony in the Garden — The Agony in the Garden is the name given to the time in the life of Jesus between the Last Supper and His arrest.criptural depictionAccording to all four Gospels, immediately after the Last Supper, Jesus took a walk to pray in the Garden of… …   Wikipedia

  • Gethsemane —    Oil press, the name of an olive yard at the foot of the Mount of Olives, to which Jesus was wont to retire (Luke 22:39) with his disciples, and which is specially memorable as being the scene of his agony (Mark 14:32; John 18:1; Luke 22:44).… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Gethsemane — The name (meaning ‘oil press’) of the garden where Jesus prayed in agony before his arrest (Mark 14:32) and located by John [[➝ John the Apostle]] (who does not give the name) across the Kidron valley on the western side of the Mount of Olives.… …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • agony — /ag euh nee/, n., pl. agonies. 1. extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering. 2. a display or outburst of intense mental or emotional excitement: an agony of joy. 3. the struggle preceding natural death: mortal… …   Universalium

  • Agony —    Contest; wrestling; severe struggling with pain and suffering. Anguish is the reflection on evil that is already past, while agony is a struggle with evil at the time present. It is only used in the New Testament by Luke (22:44) to describe… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary


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