Lexical Definition

‎Σουσάννα‎ Sousánna (soo-san'-nah) Susanna ^N:N-F-P
of Hebrew origin (‎שׁוּשַׁן‎ feminine)

Susanna.

• lily
• Susannah (i.e. Shoshannah), an Israelitess

Abbott-Smith

Σουσάννα, -ης (cf. Da LXX TH Su, inscr., 2, 7, al.), ἡ,
Susanna: Lk 8:3.†

Abbott-Smith References

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Female • Woman who helped support Jesus and his disciples

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Susanna was one of the women who provided for Jesus out of her resources.

• A woman living at the time of the New Testament, only mentioned at Luk.8.3;
• only referred to as Susanna Σουσάννα.

Susanna is mentioned in Luke 8:3 as one of the women who accompanied Jesus and the twelve disciples and helped support them out of her own resources. She is listed along with Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and many other women. This suggests Susanna was a woman of some means who generously contributed to the material needs of Jesus' ministry.

All entries for Susanna: Σουσάννα