Strong's Lexicon Areios Pagos: Areopagus Original Word: Ἄρειος Πάγος Word Origin: From Ἄρης (Ares, the Greek god of war) and πάγος (pagos, meaning "hill" or "rock") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for Areios Pagos, as it is a specific Greek location and concept. However, the idea of a council or assembly can be loosely related to Hebrew terms like סוֹד (sod, meaning "council" or "assembly"). Usage: The term "Areios Pagos" refers to the "Hill of Ares" or "Mars Hill," a prominent rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. In the New Testament, it is notably used to describe the location where the Apostle Paul delivered a significant sermon to the Athenians, as recorded in the Book of Acts. Cultural and Historical Background: The Areopagus served as the meeting place for the council of elders in ancient Athens, which was a significant judicial and legislative body. By the time of the New Testament, it had become a place where philosophical and religious ideas were discussed and debated. The Areopagus was a symbol of intellectual and cultural discourse, reflecting the Greek emphasis on philosophy and rhetoric. 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 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 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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