Ἐμμαοῦς
Emmaous
Proper locative noun · Probably of Hebrew origin, cf ימים (H3222)
Probably of Hebrew origin (compare H3222); Emmaus, a place in Palestine:—Emmaus.
Outline
- Emmaus = "warm baths"
- the village to which the two disciples were going when our Lord appeared to them on the way, on the day of resurrection. Lk. 24:13. Luke makes its distance from Jerusalem, sixty stadia, or 7.5 miles (12 km); and Josephus mentions "a village called Emmaus" at the same distance. The site of Emmaus remains yet to be identified.