Lexicon Areios Pagos: Areopagus Original Word: Ἄρειος Πάγος Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Areopagus, Mars' Hill. From Ares (the name of the Greek deity of war) and a derivative of pegnumi; rock of Ares, a place in Athens -- Areopagus, Mars' Hill. see GREEK pegnumi NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom Arés (Ares, the Gr. god of war) and pagos (a rocky hill) Definition "the Hill of Ares," Areopagus, a hill in Athens NASB Translation Areopagus (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 697: ἌρειοςἌρειος (Tdf. Ἀριος) Πάγος, Πάγου, ὁ, Areopagus (a rocky height in the city of Athens not far from the Acropolis toward the west; πάγος a hill, Ἄρειος belonging to (Ares) Mars, Mars' Hill; so called, because, as the story went, Mars, having slain Halirrhothius, son of Neptune, for the attempted violation of his daughter Alcippe, was tried for the murder here before the twelve gods as judges; Pausan. Attic. 1, 28, 5), the place where the judges convened who, by appointment of Solon, had jurisdiction of capital offences (as willful murder, arson, poisoning, malicious wounding, and breach of the established religious usages). The court itself was called Areopagus from the place where it sat, alsoAreumjudicium (Tacitus, ann. 2, 55), andcuriaMartis (Juvenal, sat. 9, 101). To that hill the apostle Paul was led, not to defend himself before the judges, but that he might set forth his opinions on divine subjects to a greater multitude of people, flocking together there and eager to hear something new: Acts 17:19-22; cf. Acts 17:32. Cf. J. H. Krause in Pauly's Real-Encycl. 2te Aufi. i. 2, p. 1497ff under the word Areopag; (Grote, Hist. of Greece, index under the word; Dicts. of Geogr. and Antiq.; BB. DD. under the word Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from Ἄρης (Ares), the Greek god of war, and πάγος (pagos), meaning "hill" or "rock."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for Ἄρειος Πάγος, as it is a specific Greek term referring to a location in Athens. However, related concepts of judgment and assembly can be found in Hebrew terms such as מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat, Strong's H4941) for "judgment" and קָהָל (qahal, Strong's H6951) for "assembly" or "congregation." Usage: The term Ἄρειος Πάγος is used in the New Testament to refer to the location where the Apostle Paul delivered his famous sermon to the Athenians, as recorded in the Book of Acts. Context: The Areopagus, or Mars Hill, holds historical and biblical significance as a center of judicial and philosophical discourse in ancient Athens. In Acts 17:19-34, the Apostle Paul is brought to the Areopagus by Athenian philosophers who are curious about his teachings. Here, Paul delivers a profound sermon, addressing the Athenians' religious practices and introducing them to the "unknown god" they worshiped in ignorance. He proclaims the nature of the one true God, emphasizing His role as the Creator and Sustainer of all things, and calls for repentance in light of the coming judgment through Jesus Christ, whom God raised from the dead. Forms and Transliterations Αρειον Ἄρειον Αρειου Ἀρείου Παγον Πάγον Παγου Πάγου Areion Áreion Areiou Areíou Pagon Págon Pagou PágouLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Acts 17:19 N-AMSGRK: ἐπὶ τὸν Ἄρειον Πάγον ἤγαγον NAS: him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, KJV: unto Areopagus, saying, INT: to the Ares Hill they brought [him] Acts 17:19 N-AMS Acts 17:22 N-GMS Acts 17:22 N-GMS Strong's Greek 697 |
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