Strong's Lexicon
G201
G201 — ἀκροατήριον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G201 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀκροατήριον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G202 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | akroaterion |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ak-ro-at-ay'-ree-on |
| Meaning: | 1. an audience-room, i.e. courtroom |
| KJV Renderings: | place of hearing |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀκροατήριον, , τό (ἀκροάομαι to be a hearer), place of assemblage for hearing, auditorium; like this Latin word in Roman Law, ἀκροατ. in Act 25:23 denotes a place set apart for hearing and deciding cases, (yet cf. Meyer at the passage). (Several times in Plutarch, and other later writers.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀκροατήριον (place of hearing)
Acts 25:23
- KJV: And on the morrow when Agrippa was come and Bernice with great pomp and was entered into the place of hearing with the chief captains and principal men of the city at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth
- GK: τη ουν επαύριον ελθόντος του Αγρίππα και της Βερνίκης μετά πολλής φαντασίας και εισελθόντων εις το ακροατήριον συν τε τοις χιλιάρχοις και ανδράσι τοις κατ΄ εξοχήν ούσι της πόλεως και κελεύσαντος του Φήστου ήχθη ο Παύλος