- Ἰτουραῖος
- Ituraean
- Ituraean, an adjective applied to a district also called Trachonitis, about 60 miles east of the Sea of Galilee, and partly inhabited by the nomad tribe called Ituraeans.
- Ἰτουραΐα
- Iturea
- N:N--L
- Ἰτουραῖος, -αία, -αῖον
[in LXX: 1Ch.5:19 A (יְטוּר) * ;]
Ituræan (in cl. always ὁι Ἰ., the Ituræans) χώρα (ἡ Ἰτουραίων ὀρεινή, τὰ τῶν Ἰ. μέρη, Strabo, XVI, ii, 16, 20), Luk.3:1 (cf. Exp. (1894), ix, 51 ff., 143 ff., 288 ff.).†
(AS)
1) a mountainous region, lying northeast of Palestine and west of Damascus. At the time when John the Baptist made his public appearance it was subject to Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod the Great, among the regions assigned to this prince after his father's death. It was brought under Jewish control by king Aristobulus around 100 B.C. Its inhabitants had been noted for robbery and skilful use of the bow.
Literal: Ituraea = "past the limits" or "he will arrange"Ἰτουραΐα
Itouraia
ee-too-rah'-yah
Of Hebrew origin [H3195]; Ituraea (that is, Jetur), a region of Palestine
KJV Usage: Itura.