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Areopagus

The high court at Athens, famed for the justice of its decisions; and so called, because it sat on a hill of the same name, or in the suburbs of the city, dedicated to Mars, the god of war, as the city was to Minerva, his sister. Areopagus is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “the hill of Mars.” This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
  • Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
  • Historical Reference: concordance
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G0697
Greek
Ἄρειος Πάγος · Areios Pagos
Name meaning
the hill of Mars According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Ἄρειος Πάγος

G0697
Transliteration
Areios Pagos
Language
Greek
Part of speech
N:N-M-L
Indexed occurrences
4

Glosses

Areopagus, Areopagus, Mars' Hill

Lexicon definition

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)

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Complete dictionary entries

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Areopagus

the hill of Mars

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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

AREOPAGUS

the high court at Athens, famed for the justice of its decisions; and so called, because it sat on a hill of the same name, or in the suburbs of the city, dedicated to Mars, the god of war, as the city was to Minerva, his sister. St. Paul, Acts xvii, 19, &c, having preached at Athens, was carried before the Areopagites, as “a setter forth of strange gods.” On this occasion he delivered that fine sermon which is in substance recorded in Acts xvii. Dionysius, one of the judges, was converted; and the Apostle was dismissed without any farther trouble.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Areopagus

Indexed occurrences: 3

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All Scripture references4 references

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

AREOPAGUS

Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for AREOPAGUS.

Indexed references: 1

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Bible Names

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Areopagus

Meaning:
the hill of Mars

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