Ἀθῆναι
Transliteration
athēnai (Key)
Pronunciation
ath-ay-nahee
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Plural of Athene (the goddess of wisdom, who was reputed to have founded the city)
mGNT
4x in 2 unique form(s) TR
6x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Ἀθήναις — 2x
Ἀθηνῶν — 4x
Ἀθήναις — 2x
Ἀθηνῶν — 2x
Strong’s Definitions

Ἀθῆναι Athēnai, ath-ay-nahee; plural of Ἀθήνη Athḗnē (the goddess of wisdom, who was reputed to have founded the city); Athenæ, the capitol of Greece:—Athens.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G116 in the following manner: Athens (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G116 in the following manner: Athens (6x).

  1. Athens = "uncertainty"

    1. A famous city in Greece, the capital of Attica, and the chief seat of learning and civilisation during the golden period of the history of Greece

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἀθῆναι Athēnai, ath-ay-nahee; plural of Ἀθήνη Athḗnē (the goddess of wisdom, who was reputed to have founded the city); Athenæ, the capitol of Greece:—Athens.
STRONGS G116:
Ἀθῆναι, -ῶν, αἱ (on the plural cf. Winers Grammar, 176 (166)), Athens, the most celebrated city of Greece: Acts 17:15; Acts 18:1; 1 Thessalonians 3:1.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
17:15; 18:1
1 Thessalonians
3:1