Strong's Lexicon
G4770
G4770 — Στωϊκός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4770 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Στωϊκός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective/g. |
| Etymology: | from G4745 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Stoikos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | stow-ik"-os' |
| Meaning: | 1. a "Stoic" (as occupying a particular porch in Athens), i.e. adherent of a certain philosophy |
| KJV Renderings: | Stoick |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
[Στοϊκός, so Lachmann Tdf. for Στωϊκός, which see]
STRONGS NT 4770: ΣτωϊκόςΣτωϊκός ((WH Στωϊκός), L T Στοϊκός, see Tdf.s note on Acts as below; WH’s Appendix, p. 152), Στωικη, Στωικον, Stoic, pertaining to the Stole philosophy, the author of which, Zeno of Citium, taught at Athens in the portico called ἡ ποικίλη στοά: οἱ Στωικοι φιλοσοφοι, Act 17:18. (((Diogenes Laërtius 7, 5; others))
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Στωϊκός (Stoick)
Acts 17:18
- KJV: Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans and of the Stoicks encountered him And some said What will this babbler say other some He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods because he preached unto them Jesus and the resurrection
- GK: τινές δε των Επικουρείων και των Στωϊκων φιλοσόφων συνέβαλλον αυτώ και τινες έλεγον τι αν θέλοι ο σπερμολόγος ούτος λέγειν οι δε ξένων δαιμονίων δοκεί καταγγελεύς είναι ότι τον Ιησούν και την ανάστασιν αυτοίς ευηγγελίζετο