Strong's Number G1695

Transliteration:

Emmaous{em-mah-ooce'}

Word Origin:

probably of Hebrew origin, cf 3222

Part of Speech:

proper name location

Usage in the KJV:

Emmaus 1

Total: 1

Definition:

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.