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Athens
Biblical Persons & Places
Athens
Athens
A location first mentioned at Act.17.15;
referred to as Athens (Ἀθῆναι), or Athenian or Athens (Ἀθηναῖος).
Strong's Definition
Athenæ, the capitol of Greece
Derivation: plural of (the goddess of wisdom, who was reputed to have founded the city);
KJV Usage: Athens
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἀθῆναι, , αἱ (on the plural cf. Winers Grammar, 176 (166)), Athens, the most celebrated city of Greece: Act_17:15; Act_18:1; 1Th_3:1.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
not defined
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Ἀθῆναι , -ῶν , αἱ
(plural because consisting of several parts),
Athens: Act_17:15-16 ; Act_18:1 , 1Th_3:1 .†
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
Ἀθῆναι "the city of Athens", used in pl., because it consisted of several parts (cf. Θῆβαι, Μυκῆναι, Hom. , etc.; the sg. (like Θήβη) Od.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
Ἀθῆναι, -ῶν, αἱ (plural because consisting of several parts),
Athens: Act.17:15,16 18:1, 1Th.3:1.†
(AS)