Ἀθῆναι
Athēnai · Athens
Greek word · Strong’s number G116 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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Athēnai (Ἀθῆναι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Athens”.
The great city of Greece.
How to say it
A·thē·nai
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
The place
Athens
Today: Athens, capital of Greece
The main city of southern Greece, near the Aegean Sea; today it is the capital of Greece.
Paul spoke at the Areopagus in Athens about the unknown God (Acts 17:16-34).
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Words that come from it
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Where it appears
- Acts 17:15
And those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving an instruction for Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as soon as possible, they departed.
- Acts 17:16
And as Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols.
- Acts 18:1
After these things he departed from Athens and came to Corinth.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:1
Therefore, when we could no longer bear it, we thought it good to be left behind in Athens alone,