Athenian
ἈθηναῖοςStrong’s G0117Athēnaios
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Athēnaios is the Greek word usually translated “athenians”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“(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.)”
Meaning
Usually translated “athenians”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- athenians 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
Ἀθηναῖος Athēnaios · Athenian
Athenian, of or from Athens , (Iliad by Homer), etc (ML)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “athenian” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ATHE'NIAN, adjective
[from Athens.]
Pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Attica in Greece.
All definitions and other forms of “athenian”
ATHE'NIAN, noun
A native or inhabitant of Athens.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.