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Athens

The capital of Attica, the most celebrated city of the ancient world, the seat of Greek literature and art during the golden period of Grecian history. Its inhabitants were fond of novelty (Acts 17:21), and were remarkable for their zeal in the worship of the gods. It was a sarcastic saying of the Roman satirist that it was “easier to find a god at Athens than a man.”

On his second missionary journey Paul visited this city (Acts 17:15; comp. 1 Thess. 3:1), and delivered in the Areopagus his famous speech (17:22-31). The altar of which Paul there speaks as dedicated “to the [properly “an”] unknown God” (23) was probably one of several which bore the same inscription. It is supposed that they originated in the practice of letting loose a flock of sheep and goats in the streets of Athens on the occasion of a plague, and of offering them up in sacrifice, at the spot where they lay down, “to the god concerned.”

City

KJB,ESV = ‘Athens’

People and places

People recorded here: Damaris, Dionysius, Paul

Recorded scripture occurrences (5)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

ACT 17:15: RV ACT 17:15 · LV ACT 17:15 · Read together ACT 17:15

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OET-RV ACT 17:15

15 The ones guiding Paulos took him to Athainai before they headed back with his instructions for Silas and Timotheos to come and join him again as soon as possible.

OET-LV ACT 17:15

15 And the ones appointing the Paulos, brought him to Athaʸnai, and having _received a_command for the Silas and the Timotheos, that as they _may _come most _quickly to him, they _were _departing.

ACT 17:16: RV ACT 17:16 · LV ACT 17:16 · Read together ACT 17:16

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OET-RV ACT 17:16

16 While Paulos stayed in Athainai waiting for them, he was upset in his spirit as he observed how idolatrous the people were.

OET-LV ACT 17:16

16 And the Paulos in the Athaʸnai, of _awaiting them, the spirit of _him was _being _provoked in him, of _observing the city being idolatrous.

ACT 17:22: RV ACT 17:22 · LV ACT 17:22 · Read together ACT 17:22

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OET-RV ACT 17:22

22 So Paulos stood up in the middle of the gathering on the hill and spoke, “Men of Athainai, I’ve noticed how you all are very religious,

OET-LV ACT 17:22

22 And Paulos having _been _stood in the_midst of _the Areios Hill was _saying:
Men, ones_from _Athaʸnai, I _am _perceiving in all things how more _superstitious you _all.

ACT: all 4 recorded references

ACT 17:15: RV ACT 17:15 · LV ACT 17:15 · Read together ACT 17:15

ACT 17:16: RV ACT 17:16 · LV ACT 17:16 · Read together ACT 17:16

ACT 17:22: RV ACT 17:22 · LV ACT 17:22 · Read together ACT 17:22

ACT 18:1: RV ACT 18:1 · LV ACT 18:1 · Read together ACT 18:1

TH1: all 1 recorded references

TH1 3:1: RV TH1 3:1 · LV TH1 3:1 · Read together TH1 3:1

Words tagged with this person or place

These links follow the source-word tags and may include pronouns. Tagging is not exhaustive.

ACT: 3 tagged passages

ACT 17:15: Ἀθηνῶν

ACT 17:16: Ἀθήναις

ACT 18:1: Ἀθηνῶν

TH1: 1 tagged passages

TH1 3:1: Ἀθήναις

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