English Explanatory Dictionary

Areopagus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens.
  2. A prominent rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.

Pronunciation

/æɹiˈɒpəɡəs/

Word forms

Areopagus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄρειος Πάγος (Áreios Págos, literally “Rock of Ares”), which in classical times functioned as the high Court of Appeal for criminal and civil cases in Athens.

Translations

Catalan: areòpag Cherokee: ᎡᎵᎣᏈᎦ Finnish: areiopagi French: aréopage Greek: Άρειος Πάγος Ancient Greek: Ἄρειος Πάγος Irish: Cnoc Airéis Italian: areopago Polish: areopag Portuguese: areópago Romanian: areopag Russian: ареопа́г Spanish: areópago Swedish: areopag
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