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Areopagus meaning

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

Synonyms of Areopagus

hill assembly

Related words

Other words often associated with Areopagus or its synonyms:

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Using Areopagus

  • The main meaning on this page is: The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens. | A prominent rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
  • Useful related words include: hill, assembly.
  • In the example corpus, areopagus often appears in combinations such as: the areopagus, areopagus was.

Context around Areopagus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

name 1×

Often after:

comprised 1× discourse 1× conducted 1×

Sentence patterns with Areopagus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

2 the areopagus comprised former 1× archons and areopagus still wielded 1× council of areopagus on declaring 1× escaped the areopagus conducted an 1× into the areopagus 1× of the areopagus and probably 1× of the areopagus was extended 1× paul s areopagus discourse 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

any person who 1× at the same 1× athenaion politeia 3 1× since the areopagus 1× some modern scholars 1× this event is 1×

Common sentence endings:

a consultative body 1× court of justice 1× deal of power 1× done to him 1× his aristocratic peers 1× into the areopagus 1×

Words around Areopagus

Just before it in the word index:

areopagitica 4 areopagite 7 areoles 6 areolar 4 areola 40 areo 2

Just after it in the word index:

arepa 10 arepacoin 4 arepas 5 arepo 6 arequipa 15 arera 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Areopagus

  • In this selection, "areopagus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, name, comprised, discourse and conducted stand out and add context to how "areopagus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2 the areopagus comprised former and archons and areopagus still wielded. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "areopagus" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with areopagus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This is made clear in Paul 's Areopagus discourse. (9 words)

When Harpalus escaped, the Areopagus conducted an inquiry and charged Demosthenes with mishandling twenty talents. (15 words)

At the same time or soon afterwards, the membership of the Areopagus was extended to the lower level of the propertied citizenship. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Some modern scholars believe these powers were in fact granted some years after Solon had been archon, when he would have been a member of the Areopagus and probably a more respected statesman by his (aristocratic) peers. (37 words)

Athenaion Politeia 3.6 Athenaion Politeia 8.2 The Areopagus comprised former archons and it therefore had, in addition to the power of appointment, extraordinary influence as a consultative body. (30 words)

This event is supposed to have given rise to the name Areopagus (or Hill of Ares), which afterward became famous as the site of a court of justice. (28 words)

Example sentences (10)

According to the Athenian Constitution, only the pentakosiomedimnoi were eligible for election to high office as archons and therefore only they gained admission into the Areopagus.

Any person who felt himself wronged might lay an information before the Council of Areopagus, on declaring what law was broken by the wrong done to him.

Athenaion Politeia 3.6 Athenaion Politeia 8.2 The Areopagus comprised former archons and it therefore had, in addition to the power of appointment, extraordinary influence as a consultative body.

At the same time or soon afterwards, the membership of the Areopagus was extended to the lower level of the propertied citizenship.

However, even with Solon's creation of the citizen's assembly, the Archons and Areopagus still wielded a great deal of power.

Since the Areopagus was made up of ex-archons, this would eventually mean the weakening of the hold of the nobles there as well.

Some modern scholars believe these powers were in fact granted some years after Solon had been archon, when he would have been a member of the Areopagus and probably a more respected statesman by his (aristocratic) peers.

This event is supposed to have given rise to the name Areopagus (or Hill of Ares), which afterward became famous as the site of a court of justice.

This is made clear in Paul 's Areopagus discourse.

When Harpalus escaped, the Areopagus conducted an inquiry and charged Demosthenes with mishandling twenty talents.

Common combinations with areopagus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "areopagus" in a sentence?
An example: "According to the Athenian Constitution, only the pentakosiomedimnoi were eligible for election to high office as archons and therefore only they gained admission into the Areopagus." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "areopagus" from authentic English texts.
What does "areopagus" mean?
Areopagus means: The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens.
What are synonyms of "areopagus"?
Common synonyms of "areopagus" include: hill, assembly.
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