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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary Greek Lexicon
Strong's #116 - Ἀθῆναι
Transliteration
Athēnai
Phonetics
ath-ay'-nahee
Root Word (Etymology)
plural of Athene (the goddess of wisdom, who was reputed to have founded the city)
Parts of Speech
proper locative noun
TDNT
None
Definition
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Thayer's
Athens = "uncertainty"
Athens = "uncertainty"
- A famous city in Greece, the capital of Attica, and the chief seat of learning and civilisation during the golden period of the history of Greece
Frequency Lists
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Verse Results
KJV (6)
Acts
3
1 Thessalonians
2
2 Thessalonians
1
NAS (4)
Acts
3
1 Thessalonians
1
HCS (4)
Acts
3
1 Thessalonians
1
BSB (4)
Acts
3
1 Thessalonians
1
ESV (4)
Acts
3
1 Thessalonians
1
WEB (4)
Acts
3
1 Thessalonians
1
Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions
Ἀθῆναι, Dor. Ἀθᾶναι, ῶν, αἱ, t
I he city of Athens (for the pl. cf. Θῆβαι, Μυκῆναι), Hom., etc.; (sg. Ἀθήνη Od. 7.80, IG 1.373107): — Ἀθῆναι generally, = Ἀττική, of the whole country, Hdt. 9.17.
II Advbs., Ἀθήν-αζε, to Athens, IG 1.27a, Th. 4.46, X. Ath. 1.16:
Thayer's Expanded Definition
Ἀθῆναι, , αἱ (on the plural cf. Winers Grammar, 176 (166)), Athens, the most celebrated city of Greece: Acts 17:15; Acts 18:1; 1 Thessalonians 3:1.
Thayer's Expanded Greek Definition, Electronic Database.
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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament
Ἀθῆναι , -ῶν , αἱ
(plural because consisting of several parts),
Athens: Acts 17:15-16; Acts 18:1, 1 Thessalonians 3:1.†
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
List of Word Forms
Αθηναις Ἀθήναις Αθηνων Ἀθηνῶν Athenais Athēnais Athḗnais Athenon Athenôn Athēnōn Athēnō̂n