noun · feminine
athēnas
GreekἈθῆναι (athēnai)
Strong’sG116
Athens
stem athēn-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἀθῆναι, -ῶν, αἱ (plural because consisting of several parts),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G116 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidath-ay-nahee
Athenæ, the capitol of Greece
Fromplural of Ἀθήνη (the goddess of wisdom, who was reputed to have founded the city);
King JamesAthens.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | athēnas | athēnais |
| object accusative | athēnan | athēnain |
| direct address vocative | athēnar | athēnair |
| of, belonging to genitive | athēnau | athēnaiu2×Ἀθηνῶν |
| to, for dative | athēna | athēnai2×Ἀθήναις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
athēna is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
athēnaiu“Athens”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Acts 17:15“Athens”tois de kathistanarōtois ton Paulon agala heōs Athēnaiu, kai lambaratois entolan pros ton Silaon kai ton Timotheon hina hōs tachuotateim erchaleia pros auton exeiale.Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
Acts 18:1“Athens”Meta houteim chōriziratos ek taiu Athēnaiu erchata eis Korinthan.After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
athēnai“Athens”to, fordative plural2×
Acts 17:16“Athens”En de tai Athēnai ekdecherōtou autoin tou Paulou, paroxunite tem pneumem autou en auto theōrarōtou kateidōlan arōtan tan politan.While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
1 Thessalonians 3:1“Athens”Dio mēketi stegarōtois eudokana kataleipira en Athēnai monois,So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.