Word Study · Strong's G116 · Greek
Ἀθῆναι
Athenai
ath-ay-nahee
Strong's 1890 spelling: Athēnai
“Athenæ, the capitol of Greece”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Athenæ, the capitol of Greece
Rendered in the KJV as
Athens.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- Ἀθήναις2
- Ἀθηνῶν1
- Ἀθηνῶν,1
How it is rendered · 2
- Athens3
- Athens,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural2
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- N-DPF-L · 2
- N-GPF-L · 2
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts3 occurrences
- Acts 17:15Ἀθηνῶν,athēnōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralThose who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.here: Athens,
- Acts 17:16Ἀθήναιςathēnaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralWhile Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.here: Athens
- Acts 18:1Ἀθηνῶνathēnōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralAfter this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.here: Athens