Bible Person

Lysanias

Meaning: that drives away sorrow · Male · 1 cross reference

Lysanias is the tetrarch of Abilene named in Luke 3:1. He belongs to the political landscape that Luke carefully names when introducing John the Baptist's ministry. First appears in Luke 3:1.1

AI summary: Lysanias matters because his single cross reference helps anchor the gospel narrative in a specific and traceable public world. The entry contributes to Luke's pattern of situating salvation history within real rulers, regions, and dates. Taken together, the material presents Lysanias as a regional ruler in the historical setting of the gospel.1

Central Figure

Lysanias

Meaning: that drives away sorrow

Tetrarch of Abilene (Luke 3:1), on the eastern slope of Anti-Lebanon, near the city of Damascus.