Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(stony). One of the Roman provinces into which the country north of the Jordan was divided, and generally associated with Argob, south of Damascus (Luke 3:1).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
A district forming part of the tetrarchy of Philip (Luke 3:1). It was beyond the Jordan on the north-east, its center being about 32° 50' N, 36° 30' E. The district is now called el Lejah.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Transliteration:
Trachonitis
Meaning:
from a derivative of 5138; rough district; Trachonitis, a region of Syria
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
rugged, rocky region
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Rough, stony place; cruel:―a region of Syria [ARGON, Luke 3:1. {Locus asper et lapidosus}