G697: Ἄρειος Πάγος
Áreios Págos · “Areopagus”
Definition
rock of Ares, a place in Athens
KJV translates it as: Areopagus, Mars' Hill
Word origin: from (the name of the Greek deity of war) and a derivative of G4078 (πήγνυμι);
Extended 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)
Hill of Pres or Mars, Areopagus; also, the Court of Areopagus, the highest tribunal of Athens: Act.17:19, 22.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G697 is translated
- ares ×2
- hill ×2
Bible verses with G697 (Áreios Págos)
Áreios págos appears in 2 verses.
- Acts 17:19
And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
- Acts 17:22
Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.