Strong G117Ἀθηναῖος
Athenian
- Transliteration
- Athēnaios
- Pronunciation
- ath-ay-nah'-yos
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From G116; an Athenaean or inhabitant of Athenae: - Athenian.
Detailed definition
Athenian, of or from Athens , (Iliad by Homer), etc (ML)
In the biblical story
Athens
A major city in Greece, visited by Paul.
Athens, the intellectual and cultural center of ancient Greece, where Paul preached the gospel and addressed the Areopagus.
In the Bible
Strong G117 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- athenians1
- athens1
First verses
- Acts 17:21(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
- Acts 17:22Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Same identity
Detailed Greek dictionary
Ἀθην-αιότης, τητος, ἡ,
quality of being Athenian, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 19.431.)]
quality of being Athenian, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 19.431.)]