Bible Dictionary
INSCRIPTION
An inscription is writing placed upon an object. The New Testament mentions the inscription on an altar in Athens: “To an Unknown God.”
Definition
An inscription is writing placed upon an object. The word comes from a verb meaning to write upon or inscribe.
Biblical Usage
Acts 17:23 mentions the inscription on an altar at Athens: “To an Unknown God.” This is the only occurrence of the word in the English versions cited.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>in-skrip'-shun (verb epigrapho, "to write upon," "inscribe"): The word occurs once in English Versions of the Bible in Ac 17:23 of the altar at Athens with the inscription "To an Unknown God." On inscriptions in archaeology, see ARCHAEOLOGY; ASSYRIA; BABYLONIA, etc.</p>