GREEK · G116
Ἀθῆναι
Athēnai — Athens
Ἀθῆναι, -ῶν, αἱ (plural because consisting of several parts), Athens: Act.17:15,16 18:1, 1Th.3:1.† (AS)
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Athens
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GREEK · G968
βῆμα
bēma — judgement seat
βῆμα, -τος, τό (βαίνω), [in LXX: Deu.2:5 (מִדְרָךְ), Neh.8:4 (מִגְדָּל), I Est.9:42, Sir.19:30 45:9, 2Ma.13:26 * ;] 1. a step, stride, pace: Act.7:5. 2. a raised place, a platform reached by steps, originally that in the Pnyx at Athens from which orations were made; frequently of the tribune or tribunal of a Roman magistrate or ruler: Mat.27:19, Jhn.19:13, Act.12:21, 18:12, 16, 17 25:6, 10, 17; β. τοῦ θεοῦ, Rom.14:10; τ. Χριστοῦ, 2Co.5:10. † (AS)
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3009
λειτουργία
leitourgia — ministry
λειτουργία, -ας, ἡ (λειτουργέω), [in LXX chiefly for עֲבֹדָה, Num.4:24, 1Ch.9:13, al. ;] 1. in cl. (chiefly of Athens), the discharge of a public office at one's own expense (see LS, see word), hence, 2. a service, ministry; in π. (Deiss., BS, 140 f.) and in LXX (though here also of secular service, 3Ki.1:4, al.), of religious service or ministration; and so in NT: of priestly ministrations, Luk.1:23, Heb.8:6 9:21; figuratively, θυσία καὶ λ. τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν, Php.2:17; of Christian beneficence, 2Co.9:12, Php.2:30.† (AS)
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λειτουργέω
leitourgeō — to minister
λειτουργέω, -ῶ (λειτουργός), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁרַת pi., also for עָבַד, צָבָא, etc. ;] 1. in cl., at Athens, to supply public offices at one's own cost, render public service to the State, hence, generally, 2. to serve the State, do a service, serve (of service to the Gods, Diod., i, 21): of the official service of priests and Levites (Exo.29:30, Num.16:9, Sir.4:14, 1Ma.10:42, al.; cf. Deiss., BS, 140 f.), Heb.10:11; of Christians: with dative of person(s) before ἐν, Rom.15:27 (cf. Sir.10:25); τ. κυρίῳ, Act.13:2.† SYN.: λατρεύω (which see), prop., to serve for hire, LXX (as sometimes in cl.), always of service to the deity on the part of both priests and people (Exo.4:3, Deu.10:12, and similarly in NT). λειτουργέω "is the fulfilment of an office: it has a definite representative character, and corresponds with a function to be discharged". It is therefore used of serving in an office or ministry: in LXX always of priests and Levites, in NT, with its cognates (Rom.13:6 15:27, are not really exceptions), of services rendered either to God or man by apostles, prophets, teachers, and other officers of the church (cf. Tr., Syn., § xxxv; ICC on Rom.1:9; Westc., He., 232 ff.) (AS)
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πεντηκοστή
pentēkostē — Pentecost
πεντηκοστός, -ή, -όν [in LXX for חֲמִישִׁי, חֲמִישִׁי, Lev.25:10-11, 4Ki.15:23 15:27; 1Ma.4:1-61, 2Ma.14:4; ἡ π., Tob.2:1, 2Ma.12:32 * ;] fiftieth. As subst., ἡ π.; (a) (sc. μερίς), at Athens, a tax of two per cent.; (b) (sc. ἡμέρα, i.e. the fiftieth day after the Passover), Pentecost, the second of the three great Jewish feasts (To, 2Mac, ll. with; ἑορτὴ ἑβδομάδων, Deu.16:10, al.) : Act.2:1 20:16, 1Co.16:8.† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G117
Ἀθηναῖος
Athēnaios — Athenian
Athenian, of or from Athens , (Iliad by Homer), etc (ML)
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Ἄρειος Πάγος
Areios Pagos — Areopagus
Ἄρειος Πάυος (T, Ἄριος Π.), -ου, ὁ Hill of Pres or Mars, Areopagus; also, the Court of Areopagus, the highest tribunal of Athens: Act.17:19, 22.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4233
πράκτωρ
praktōr — bailiff
πράκτωρ, -ορος, ὁ (πράσσω), [in LXX: Isa.3:12 (נָגַשׁ) * ;] 1. (poët.) one who does or accomplishes. 2. In Athens, one who exacts payment, a collector; hence, generally (frequently in π., see Deiss., BS, 154), a court officer: Luk.12:58.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20508
ἤνυστρον
ēnustron — first stomach
the fourth stomach of ruminating animals , a favourite dish at Athens, tripe , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
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πρύτανις
prutanis — president
1. a prince, ruler, lord, chief , of Hiero, (Pindar); of Zeus, (Pindar) 2. at Athens, a Prytanis or President : the πρυτάνεις were a committee of 50, chosen by lot from each of the 10 φυλαί, so that each set formed 1/10 part of the βουλή or Council of 500; out of these 50 πρυτάνεις one was chosen by lot as chief-president ἐπιστάτης); he chose 9 πρόεδρο; and the real business was in the hands of this smaller body, with a secretary γραμματεύς); added.—;The φυλή which first entered office every year was determined by lot; and their term of office πρυτανεία); was about five weeks. During this time all treaties and public acts ran in their name, in this form: Ἀκαμαντὶς φυλὴ, ἐπρυτάνευε, Φαίνιππος ἐγραμμάτευε, Νικιάδης ἐπεστάτει the Tribe Acamantis were the Presidency, Phaenippus the Secretary, Niciades the Chief-president, (Thucydides) (ML)
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στρατηγία
stratēgia — province governed by a
1. the office, dignity , or post of general, command , (Herdotus Historicus), attic; of naval command, (Xenophon Historicus) 2. the office of στρατηγός at Athens, a sort of war-minister , (Aristophanes Comicus):—;at Rome the Praetorship , (Plutarch) 3. a period of command, campaign , (Xenophon Historicus) 4. the qualities or skill of a general, generalship , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
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ἁλίσκομαι
haliskomai — to capture
1. to be taken, conquered , of persons and places, (Homer), etc.; ἁλίσκεσθαι εἰς πολεμίους to fall into the hands of the enemy, (Plato Philosophus) 2. to be caught, seized , θανάτῳ ἁλῶναι or without θανάτῳ, to die , (Homer); ἑάλωσαν εἰς Ἀθήνας γράμματα letters were seized and taken to Athens, (Xenophon Historicus) 3. in good sense, to be won, achieved, attained , (Sophocles Tragicus), etc. 4. with participle to be caught or detected doing a thing, (Herdotus Historicus); ἐὰν ἁλῷς τοῦτο πράττων (Plato Philosophus); also with a Substantive or adjective, the participle ὤν being omitted, οὐ γὰρ δὴ φονεὺς ἁλώσομαι (Sophocles Tragicus) 5. as attic law-term, to be convicted and condemned , (Plato Philosophus):—;with genitive criminis, to be convicted of , ἁλῶναι ψευδομαρτυριῶν, etc. (ML)
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ἀντιδίδωμι
antididōmi — to repay
1. to give in return, repay , τί τινι (Herdotus Historicus), attic 2. to give for or instead of , τί τινος (Euripides); τι ἀντί τινος (Aristophanes Comicus) 3. at Athens, ἀντ. [ τὴν οὐσίαν] to offer to change fortunes with one (compare ἀντίδοσις), (Demosthenes Orator), etc. (ML)
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βάραθρον
barathron — a pit
1. a gulf, pit :—; at Athens a cleft behind the Acropolis, into which criminals were thrown, (Herdotus Historicus) 2. metaphorically ruin, perdition , (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)
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εἰσφορά
eisphora — a contribution
1. a gathering in , (Xenophon Historicus) 2. at Athens, a property-tax levied to supply a deficit in the revenue, to meet the exigencies of war, (Thucydides), etc. (ML)
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ἥρως
hērōs — hero
1. a hero, in (Homer) used of the Greeks before Troy, then of warriors generally; and then of all free men of the heroic age, as the minstrel Demodocus, the herald Mulius, even the unwarlike Phaeacians. 2. in (Hesiod) the blessed heroes are the fourth age of men, who fell before Thebes and Troy, and then passed to the Islands of the Blest. 3. heroes, as objects of worship, demigods or men born from a god and a mortal, as Hercules, Aeneas, Memnon, (Herdotus Historicus); then of such as had done great services to mankind, as Daedalus, Triptolemus, Theseus, [variant datesAnthology Palantina 4. later, the heroes are inferior local deities , patrons of tribes, cities, guilds, founders of cities, etc.; as at Athens, the ἥρωες ἐπώνυμοι were the heroes after whom the φυλαί were named , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
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θεσμός
thesmos — a rule
1. like θέμις, that which is laid down and established, a law, ordinance , Lat. institutum, λέκτροιο θεσμὸν ἵκοντο, i. e. they fulfilled the established law of wedlock, (Odyssey by Homer); so in (Herdotus Historicus) and attic 2. at Athens, Draco's laws were called θεσμοί, because each began with the word θεσμός (compare θεσμοθέτης); while (Solon Lyricus)'s laws were named νόμοι. 3. an institution, ordinance , as the court of Areopagus, (Aeschulus Tragicus); of the great games, (Pindar) (ML)
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κύαμος
kuamos — a bean
1. a bean , Lat. faba, (Iliad by Homer) 2. the lot by which public officers were elected at Athens (because those who drew white beans were chosen), ὁ τῷ κυάμῳ λαχών an officer chosen by lot , (Herdotus Historicus); βουλὴ ἡ ἀπὸ τοῦ κυάμου (Thucydides); ἄρχοντας ἀπὸ κυάμου καθιστάναι (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
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μέτοικος
metoikos — a refugee
1. changing one's abode, emigrating and settling elsewhere , (Herdotus Historicus) 2. as Substantive μέτοικος, ἡ, an alien settled in a foreign city, a settler, emigrant, sojourner , (Aeschulus Tragicus), etc.; μ. γῆς one who has settled in a country, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 3. at Athens, a resident alien , who paid a tax μετοίκιον); but enjoyed no civic rights, (Thucydides), etc. (ML)
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ναυτικός
nautikos — mariner
1. seafaring, naval , ὁ ν. στρατός opposite to ὁ πεζός, (Herdotus Historicus); ν. λεώς (Aeschulus Tragicus); στόλος (Sophocles Tragicus); ν. ἐρείπια wrecks of ships , (Aeschulus Tragicus); ν. ἀναρχία among the seamen , (Euripides):—; τὸ ναυτικόν a navy, fleet , (Herdotus Historicus), etc. 2. of persons, skilled in seamanship, nautical , ναυτικοὶ ἐγένοντο became a naval power , (Thucydides) 3. ἡ ναυτική (i.e. τέχνη); navigation, seamanship , (Herdotus Historicus); so, τὰ ναυτικά (Plato Philosophus);—;but, τὰ ναυτικά, also, naval affairs naval power , (Thucydides) 4. at Athens, ναυτικόν technically meant money borrowed or lent on bottomry , (Xenophon Historicus), etc. (ML)
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ὄψον
opson — fish
1. properly, cooked meat , or, generally, meat , opposite to bread and other provisions, (Homer) 2. anything eaten with bread or food , to give it flavour and relish, κρόμυον, ποτῷ ὄψον onions, a zest or relish to wine, (Iliad by Homer); ἐσθίουσι ἐπὶ τῷ σίτῳ ὄψον (Xenophon Historicus) 3. seasoning, sauce , (Plato Philosophus); κολλύραν καὶ κόνδυλον ὄψον ἐπ᾽ αὐτῇ pudding and knuckle- sauce withal, (Aristophanes Comicus); λιμῷ ὅσαπερ ὄψῳ διαχρῆσθε, i. e. "hunger is the best sauce," (Xenophon Historicus) 4. generally, dainty fare , in plural dainties , (Plato Philosophus) 5. at Athens, mostly, fish , the chief dainty of the Athenians, (Aristophanes Comicus) 6. the fish-market , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
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πάγος
pagos — ice
Πάγος, see: Ἄρειος. Ἄρειος Πάυος (T, Ἄριος Π.), -ου, ὁ Hill of Pres or Mars, Areopagus; also, the Court of Areopagus, the highest tribunal of Athens: Act.17:19, 22.† (AS)
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πεντηκοστός
pentēkostos — fiftieth
1. fiftieth , (Plato Philosophus) 2. as Substantive, ἡ πεντηκοστή, 3. (i.e. μερίς); at Athens the duty of one-fiftieth , or two per century , on all exports and imports, (Isaeus Orator); εὕρηκε καινὴν ἱππικῆς τινὰ πεντηκοστήν he invented a new two per century duty , in lieu of his cavalry service, i. e. paid this instead of it, (Demosthenes Orator) 4. (i.e. ἡμέρα); the fiftieth day (after the Passover), Pentecost , (New Testament) (ML)
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περίπατος
peripatos — a promenade
1. a walking about, walking , (Plato Philosophus), etc. 2. a place for walking, a covered walk , (Xenophon Historicus) 3. discourse during a walk, a philosophical discussion , (Aristophanes Comicus) 4. οἱ ἐκ τοῦ περιπάτου the Peripatetics, school of Aristotle , because he taught walking in a περίπατος of the Lyceum at Athens, (Plutarch), etc. (ML)
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The capital of Attica, the most celebrated city of the ancient world, the seat of Greek literature and art during the golden period of Grecian history. Its inhabitants were fond of novelty (Acts 17:21), and were remarkable for their zeal in the worship of the gods. It was a sarcastic saying of the Roman satirist that it was “easier to find a god at Athens than a man.” On his second missionary journey Paul visited this city (Acts 17:15; comp. 1 Thess. 3:1), and delivered in the Areopagus his famous speech (17:22-31). The altar of which Paul there speaks as dedicated “to the [properly “an”] unknown God” (23) was probably one of several which bore the same inscription. It is supposed that they originated in the practice of letting loose a flock of sheep and goats in the streets of Athens on the occasion of a plague, and of offering them up in sacrifice, at the spot where they lay down, “to the god concerned.”
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.