Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
Athenian
Usage: Athenian, of or from Athens , (Iliad by Homer), etc (ML)
Strong's Number
G117
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
4
Books
2
Strong's G117 Quick Answer
Strong's G117 Ἀθηναῖος (Athenaios) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Athenaios (ath-ay-nai`-os) adj/g. 1. an Athenian, an inhabitant of Athens 2. (archaic) Athenoean, an inhabitant of Athenai It has 4 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include athenians and athens. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- Athenaios (ath-ay-nai`-os) adj/g. 1. an Athenian, an inhabitant of Athens 2. (archaic) Athenoean, an inhabitant of Athenai
- Usage
- 4 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- athenians and athens
Meaning and Definition
Athenaios (ath-ay-nai`-os) adj/g. 1. an Athenian, an inhabitant of Athens 2. (archaic) Athenoean, an inhabitant of Athenai [from G116] KJV: Athenian Root(s): G116
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G117. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G117 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Athenaios, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Athenians
Acts 17:21
Athens
Acts 17:22
How Strong's G117 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 2 linked usages.
- Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G117 (Ἀθηναῖος) appears 2 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 2 Maccabees 6:1 — Ἀθηναῖον
- 2 Maccabees 9:15 — Ἀθηναίοις
Strong's G117 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G117 in the New Testament
2 indexed usages in New Testament.
(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
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.
Strong's G117 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Not long after this the king sent an old man of Athens to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers, and not to live after the laws of God:
and as touching the Jews, whom he had judged not worthy so much as to be buried, but to be cast out with their children to be devoured of the fowls and wild beasts, he would make them all equals to the citizens of Athens:
Usage Excerpts
First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G117.
(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
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.
Not long after this the king sent an old man of Athens to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers, and not to live after the laws of God:
and as touching the Jews, whom he had judged not worthy so much as to be buried, but to be cast out with their children to be devoured of the fowls and wild beasts, he would make them all equals to the citizens of Athens:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G117, grouped by book.
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G117 FAQ
What does athenaios (Ἀθηναῖος) mean?
Athenaios (Strong's G117) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Athenian". Athenaios (ath-ay-nai`-os) adj/g. 1. an Athenian, an inhabitant of Athens 2. (archaic) Athenoean, an inhabitant of Athenai
How many times is athenaios (Ἀθηναῖος) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's G117 across 2 books.
Where can I study athenaios (Ἀθηναῖος) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G117 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate athenaios (Ἀθηναῖος)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as athenians and athens. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G117 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G117, with linked reader references where each row is available.