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Areopagus
Holman Bible Dictionary
(ehr ih ahp' uh guhss) The site of Paul's speech to the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers of Athens (Acts 17:19 ). It was a rocky hill about 370 feet high, not far from the Acropolis and the Agora (marketplace) in Athens, Greece. The word also was used to refer to the council that originally met on this hill. The name probably was derived from Ares, the Greek name for the god of war known to the Romans as Mars.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Areopagus'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/a/areopagus.html. 1991.