Areopagus
Ἄρειος ΠάγοςStrong’s G0697Areios Pagos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Areios Pagos is the Greek word usually translated “ares” and “hill”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?”
Meaning
Usually translated “ares” and “hill”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- ares 2
- hill 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
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “areopagus” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AREOP'AGUS, noun
[Gr. Mars, and hills.]
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.