Athens (5 Occurrences)

... It was a sarcastic saying of the Roman satirist that it was "easier to find a god at Athens than a man.". ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ATHENS. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/athens.htm - 15k

Areopagus (3 Occurrences)

... It was a rocky height to the west of the Acropolis at Athens, on the south-east summit of which the council was held which was constituted by Solon, and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/areopagus.htm - 14k

Dionysia

... The Lenea were celebrated on the 12th of Gamelion (January) in Athens, and later in Ionia in Asia Minor. At this festival also the new wine was tasted. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dionysia.htm - 10k

Chios (1 Occurrence)

... In 412 they sided with the Peloponnesians, in the 19th year of the war which Athens had been waging against Sparta and her allies. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chios.htm - 11k

Corinth (13 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A Grecian city, on the isthmus which joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. It is about 48 miles west of Athens. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/corinth.htm - 21k

Stoics (1 Occurrence)

... A sect of Greek philosophers at Athens, so called from the Greek word stoa ie, a "porch" or "portico," where they have been called "the Pharisees of Greek ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stoics.htm - 15k

Unknown (15 Occurrences)

... Paul's speech in Athens) the American Standard Revised Version reads: "I found also an altar with this inscription, To AN UNKNOWN GOD. ... See ATHENS. ... biblethesaurus.org/u/unknown.htm - 13k

Delos

... The island became independent of Athens in 454. ... At the conclusion of peace (84) Delos came into the possession of the Romans, who later gave it back to Athens. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/delos.htm - 10k

Epicureans (1 Occurrence)

... Followers of Epicurus (who died at Athens BC 270), or adherents of the Epicurean philosophy (Acts 17:18). ... They appear to have been greatly esteemed at Athens. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/epicureans.htm - 20k

Silas (22 Occurrences)

... received a better hearing from the Jews, but the enmity of the Thessalonian Jews still pursued them, and Paul was conducted for safety to Athens, Silas and ... biblethesaurus.org/s/silas.htm - 21k

Graecia

... The following data for Athens may be taken as a basis for comparison: humidity 41 per cent, rainfall 13, 1 inches, distributed over 100 days; mean temperature ... biblethesaurus.org/g/graecia.htm - 21k

Rhodes (2 Occurrences)

... new capital (Rhodes) in 408 BC In the beginning of the Peloponnesian war, Rhodes sided with the Athenians, but, after 19 years of loyalty to Athens, went over ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rhodes.htm - 13k

Dionysius (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The Areopagite, one of Paul's converts at Athens (Acts 17:34). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DIONYSIUS. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dionysius.htm - 7k

Mars (2 Occurrences)

... Mars Hill. The Areopagus or rocky hill in Athens, north-west of the Acropolis, where the Athenian supreme tribunal and court of morals was held. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mars.htm - 7k

Poet

... The quotation if intended to be exact is probably from Aratus, as the words of Paul in his speech at Athens precisely agree with the opening words of the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/poet.htm - 7k

Ephesus (20 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The capital of proconsular Asia, which was the western part of Asia Minor. It was colonized principally from Athens. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ephesus.htm - 24k

Altar (343 Occurrences)

... Paul found among the many altars erected in Athens one bearing the inscription, "To the unknown God" (Acts 17:23), or rather "to an [ie, some] unknown God ... biblethesaurus.org/a/altar.htm - 78k

Alexandria (4 Occurrences)

... Muller). It was modeled after the great school of Athens, but excelled, being preeminently the "university of progress" (Mahaffy). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexandria.htm - 31k

Timothy (28 Occurrences)

... Thence he followed Paul to Athens, and was sent by him with Silas on a mission to Thessalonica (17:15; 1 Thessalonians 3:2). We next find him at Corinth (1 ... biblethesaurus.org/t/timothy.htm - 38k

Testaments

... The strength of Athens and Sparta, of Corinth and Thebes had departed, and when about the beginning of our period, in 337 BC, the congress of Greek states had ... biblethesaurus.org/t/testaments.htm - 35k

Athirst (6 Occurrences)

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Athenians (2 Occurrences)

... ATHENIANS. a-the'-ni-ans Athenaioi: Inhabitants of Athens. Luke has a remark on their curiosity and their delight in novelty (Acts 17:21). See ATHENS. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/athenians.htm - 7k

Gods (310 Occurrences)

... pantheon. (3) As Paul preached Jesus and the resurrection at Athens the people said he seemed to be a setter forth of strange gods. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gods.htm - 60k

Between (2624 Occurrences)

... The strength of Athens and Sparta, of Corinth and Thebes had departed, and when about the beginning of our period, in 337 BC, the congress of Greek states had ... biblethesaurus.org/b/between.htm - 36k

Thessalonica (8 Occurrences)

... Going to Berea, they raised a tumult there also, and made it necessary for Paul to leave the town and go to Athens (Acts 17:14, 15). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thessalonica.htm - 25k

Waiting (274 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was stirred within him when he noticed that the city was full of idols. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/waiting.htm - 35k

Ancient (64 Occurrences)

... In a city like Athens there were hundreds of such shrines, varying in importance, each the place where one particular phase of a god was worshipped at ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ancient.htm - 98k

Papyrus (4 Occurrences)

... The British Museum secured papyri of the lost work of Aristotle on the Constitution of Athens, the lost Mimes of Herodas, a fragment of an oration of Hyperides ... biblethesaurus.org/p/papyrus.htm - 34k

Tarsus (5 Occurrences)

... It was distinguished for its wealth and for its schools of learning, in which it rivalled, nay, excelled even Athens and Alexandria, and hence was spoken of as ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarsus.htm - 30k

Great (10383 Occurrences)

... Philip seems to have united to his admiration for Greek tactics a tincture of Hellenistic culture, and something like a reverence for Athens, the great center ... biblethesaurus.org/g/great.htm - 35k

Greece (15 Occurrences)

... In a city like Athens there were hundreds of such shrines, varying in importance, each the place where one particular phase of a god was worshipped at ... biblethesaurus.org/g/greece.htm - 59k

Departed (270 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:15 But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. ... (KJV WBS). Acts 18:1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/departed.htm - 34k

Zeus (3 Occurrences)

... 168 BC Antiochus Epiphanes, "who on God's altars danced," bent upon the thorough Hellenization of Judea and Jerusalem, sent "an old man of Athens" (or "Geron ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zeus.htm - 8k

Noticed (19 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was stirred within him when he noticed that the city was full of idols. (WEY). ... biblethesaurus.org/n/noticed.htm - 11k

Nicopolis (1 Occurrence)

... If this view is correct, the statement made by some writers that from Eastern Greece (Athens, Thessalonica, Philippi, Corinth) Paul's labors extended to Italy ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nicopolis.htm - 10k

Overmuch (16 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:22 And Paul got to his feet on Mars' Hill and said, O men of Athens, I see that you are overmuch given to fear of the gods. (BBE). ... biblethesaurus.org/o/overmuch.htm - 11k

Owl (11 Occurrences)

... all the owls of Palestine. It is the Athene persica, the bird of Minerva, the symbol of ancient Athens. (4.) Hebrews kippoz, the ... biblethesaurus.org/o/owl.htm - 18k

Ostracize (1 Occurrence)

... friends. 2. (vt) To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens. Multi-Version Concordance Ostracize (1 Occurrence). ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ostracize.htm - 6k

Observing (28 Occurrences)

... (See NAS). Acts 17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols. (See NAS). ... biblethesaurus.org/o/observing.htm - 14k

Of (369523 Occurrences)

... 11. (prep.) Denoting relation to place or time; belonging to, or connected with; as, men of Athens; the people of the Middle Ages; in the days of Herod. 12. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/of.htm - 8k

Jupiter (3 Occurrences)

... Zeus of 2 Maccabees 6:2 is the genuine Greek deity, who had been adopted as a special patron by Antiochus Epiphanes and to whose temple in Athens Antiochus had ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jupiter.htm - 10k

Join (70 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:15 Those who were caring for Paul's safety went with him as far as Athens, and then left him, taking a message from him to Silas and Timothy, asking ... biblethesaurus.org/j/join.htm - 28k

Geron

... ge'-run (Geron): Not much seems to be gained by translating with the Revised Version, margin "Geron, an Athenian," for "an old man of Athens" in 2 Maccabees 6:1 ... biblethesaurus.org/g/geron.htm - 6k

Waited (72 Occurrences)

... (KJV WBS). Acts 17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols. (WEB KJV ASV WBS). ... biblethesaurus.org/w/waited.htm - 26k

Wholly (67 Occurrences)

... (WEY). Acts 17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. (KJV WBS YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wholly.htm - 26k

Instructions (47 Occurrences)

... instructions from us; (WEY RSV). Acts 17:15 But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. Receiving a commandment to Silas ... biblethesaurus.org/i/instructions.htm - 20k

Idols (186 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols. (WEB WEY ASV NAS RSV NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/i/idols.htm - 37k

Ignorance (27 Occurrences)

... Paul at Athens spoke of "times of ignorance" which God had "overlooked" (Acts 17:30); Paul says of himself that he "obtained mercy, because (he) did it ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ignorance.htm - 21k

Inscription (18 Occurrences)

... skrip'-shun (verb epigrapho, "to write upon," "inscribe"): The word occurs once in English Versions of the Bible in Acts 17:23 of the altar at Athens with the ... biblethesaurus.org/i/inscription.htm - 12k

Flesh (468 Occurrences)

... 21) Solon forbade the women of Athens to beat themselves to the effusion of blood, and the laws of the Twelve Tables, quoted by Cic. (De leg. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flesh.htm - 69k

Follows (65 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:22 So Paul, taking his stand in the centre of the Areopagus, spoke as follows: "Men of Athens, I perceive that you are in every respect remarkably ... biblethesaurus.org/f/follows.htm - 25k

Forbear (24 Occurrences)

... (Root in KJV ASV WBS RSV). 1 Thessalonians 3:1 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; (KJV ASV WBS YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/f/forbear.htm - 16k

Forbearing (10 Occurrences)

... (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV). 1 Thessalonians 3:1 Wherefore no longer forbearing, we thought good to be left in Athens alone, (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/f/forbearing.htm - 9k

Thessalonians (6 Occurrences)

... desired by God regarding them. The subscription erroneously states that this epistle was written from Athens. The second epistle to ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thessalonians.htm - 46k

Timotheus (24 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:15 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they ... biblethesaurus.org/t/timotheus.htm - 15k

Tribe (250 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) A division, class, or distinct portion of a people, from whatever cause that distinction may have originated; as, the city of Athens was divided into ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tribe.htm - 45k

Respects (13 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:22 Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus, and said, "You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things. (See NAS). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/respects.htm - 10k

Remarkably (1 Occurrence)

... Acts 17:22 So Paul, taking his stand in the centre of the Areopagus, spoke as follows: "Men of Athens, I perceive that you are in every respect remarkably ... biblethesaurus.org/r/remarkably.htm - 6k

Religious (13 Occurrences)

... (KJV WBS). Acts 17:22 Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus, and said, "You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/religious.htm - 10k

Refrain (33 Occurrences)

... (WEY). 1 Thessalonians 3:1 Wherefore, being no longer able to refrain ourselves, we thought good to be left alone in Athens, (DBY). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/refrain.htm - 16k

Escorted (6 Occurrences)

... When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city. (See NIV). Acts 17:15 But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/escorted.htm - 8k

Excited (9 Occurrences)

... (DBY). Acts 17:16 But in Athens, while Paul was waiting for them, his spirit was painfully excited in him seeing the city given up to idolatry. (DBY). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/excited.htm - 9k

Distressed (70 Occurrences)

... (DBY). Acts 17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols. (See NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/distressed.htm - 27k

Damaris (1 Occurrence)

... dam'-a-ris (Damaris, possibly a corruption of damalis, "a heifer"): The name of a female Christian of Athens, converted by Paul's preaching (Acts 17:34). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/damaris.htm - 7k

Mart (2 Occurrences)

... not only as a place of proclaiming some truth of the new religion but also a place of advertisement for a coming synagogue service, eg Paul in Athens (Acts 17 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mart.htm - 11k

Meeting (323 Occurrences)

... (BBE YLT). Acts 17:22 Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus, and said, "You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things. (See NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/m/meeting.htm - 39k

Mars-hill (1 Occurrence)

... Acts 17:22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars-hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. (WBS). ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mars-hill.htm - 6k

Marketplace (8 Occurrences)

... not only as a place of proclaiming some truth of the new religion but also a place of advertisement for a coming synagogue service, eg Paul in Athens (Acts 17 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/marketplace.htm - 13k

Provoked (70 Occurrences)

... Provoked (70 Occurrences). Acts 17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/provoked.htm - 28k

Pontus (3 Occurrences)

... Settlers from Sinope, reinforced by others from Athens direct, pressed on and founded Amisus, the modern Samsoun, always an important commercial city. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pontus.htm - 16k

Philadelphia (2 Occurrences)

... In addition to all of these names it sometimes bore the title of "Little Athens" because of the magnificence of the temples and other public buildings which ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philadelphia.htm - 10k

Phoebe (1 Occurrence)

... (3) The Greek word prostatis translated "helper" is better "patroness." The masculine is "the title of a citizen in Athens who took charge of the interests of ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoebe.htm - 9k

Painfully (2 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:16 But in Athens, while Paul was waiting for them, his spirit was painfully excited in him seeing the city given up to idolatry. (DBY). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/painfully.htm - 7k

Paul's (34 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:15 Those who were caring for Paul's safety went with him as far as Athens, and then left him, taking a message from him to Silas and Timothy, asking ... biblethesaurus.org/p/paul's.htm - 16k

Publius (2 Occurrences)

... Tradition relates that Publius was the first bishop of Malta and that he afterward became bishop of Athens. CM Kerr. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/p/publius.htm - 9k

Bishop (4 Occurrences)

... Thus Homer in the Iliad applied it to the gods (xxii.255), also Plutarch, Cam., 5. In Athens the governors of conquered states were called by this name. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bishop.htm - 40k

Berea (4 Occurrences)

... persecuted at Thessalonica (Acts 17:10, 13), and from which also he was compelled to withdraw, when he fled to the sea-coast and thence sailed to Athens (14, 15 ... biblethesaurus.org/b/berea.htm - 8k

Conducted (14 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:15 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they ... biblethesaurus.org/c/conducted.htm - 11k

Centre (8 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:22 So Paul, taking his stand in the centre of the Areopagus, spoke as follows: "Men of Athens, I perceive that you are in every respect remarkably ... biblethesaurus.org/c/centre.htm - 9k

Cyrene (7 Occurrences)

... It was the home of Callimachus the poet, Carneacles the founder of the New Academy at Athens, and Eratosthenes the mathematician. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyrene.htm - 13k