Acts 17:34
New International Version
Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others.

New Living Translation
but some joined him and became believers. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the council, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

English Standard Version
But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.

Berean Standard Bible
But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.

Berean Literal Bible
But some men, having joined themselves to him, believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

King James Bible
Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

New King James Version
However, some men joined him and believed, among them Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

New American Standard Bible
But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

NASB 1995
But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.

NASB 1977
But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.

Legacy Standard Bible
But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.

Amplified Bible
But some men joined him and believed; among them were Dionysius, [a judge] of the Council of Areopagus, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

Christian Standard Bible
However, some people joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
However, some men joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

American Standard Version
But certain men clave unto him, and believed: among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And some of them joined him and believed, but one of them was Dionysius of the Judges of Areos-Pagos, and one woman whose name was Damaris, and others with them.

Contemporary English Version
some of the men put their faith in the Lord and went with Paul. One of them was a council member named Dionysius. A woman named Damaris and several others also put their faith in the Lord.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But certain men adhering to him, did believe; among whom was also Dionysius, the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

English Revised Version
But certain men clave unto him, and believed: among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Some men joined him and became believers. With them were Dionysius, who was a member of the court, and a woman named Damaris, and some other people.

Good News Translation
Some men joined him and believed, among whom was Dionysius, a member of the council; there was also a woman named Damaris, and some other people.

International Standard Version
Some men joined him and became believers. With them were Dionysius, who was a member of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and some others along with them.

Literal Standard Version
and certain men having cleaved to him, believed, among whom [is] also Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman, by name Damaris, and others with them.

Majority Standard Bible
But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.

New American Bible
But some did join him, and became believers. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the Court of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

NET Bible
But some people joined him and believed. Among them were Dionysius, who was a member of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

New Revised Standard Version
But some of them joined him and became believers, including Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

New Heart English Bible
But some people joined with him, and believed, among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

Webster's Bible Translation
But certain men adhered to him, and believed: among whom was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

Weymouth New Testament
A few, however, attached themselves to him and believed, among them being Dionysius a member of the Council, a gentlewoman named Damaris, and some others.

World English Bible
But certain men joined with him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

Young's Literal Translation
and certain men having cleaved to him, did believe, among whom is also Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman, by name Damaris, and others with them.

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Context
Paul Before the Areopagus
33At that, Paul left the Areopagus. 34But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.

Cross References
Acts 17:19
So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, "May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

Acts 17:22
Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, "Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.

Acts 17:33
At that, Paul left the Areopagus.


Treasury of Scripture

However, certain men joined to him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

certain.

Acts 17:4
And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

Acts 13:48
And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Isaiah 55:10-11
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: …

the Areopagite.

Acts 17:19
And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

John 7:48-52
Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? …

John 19:38-42
And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus…

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Acts 17
1. Paul preaches at Thessalonica, where some believe,
5. and others persecute him.
10. He is sent to Berea, and preaches there.
13. Being persecuted by Jews from Thessalonica,
16. he comes to Athens, and disputes and preaches the living God, to them unknown;
32. whereby, though some mock, many are converted unto Christ.














(34) Certain men clave unto him.--The word implies practically both companionship and conversion. There was an attractive power in the Apostle's character that drew men unto him.

Dionysius the Areopagite.--As the constitution of the Court of the Areopagus required its members to have filled a high magisterial function, such as that of Archon, and to be above sixty, the convert must have been a man of some note. According to a tradition, ascribed by Eusebius (Hist. iii. 4, iv. 23) to Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth, he became Bishop of Athens. An elaborate treatise on the Hierarchy of Heaven, Cherubim, Seraphim, Thrones, Dominations, and the like, is extant under his name, but is obviously of much later date, probably of the fourth or fifth century. The legend of the Seven Champions of Christendom has transformed him into the St. Denys of France. A church dedicated to him stands on the Areopagus of modern Athens.

Damaris.--Chrysostom says that she was the wife of Dionysius, but this is obviously only a conjecture.

And others with them.--The contrast between this and the "great multitude," the "many" at Thessalonica and Ber?a, is very significant. Not less striking is the absence of any reference to Athens in St. Paul's Epistles. Of all the cities which he visited, it was that with which he had least sympathy. All that can be said is that he may have included them among "the saints which are in all Achaia" (2Corinthians 1:1) in his prayers and hopes. It would almost seem as if he felt that little was gained by entering into a discussion on the great questions of natural theology; and therefore he came to Corinth, determined to know nothing "but Jesus Christ, and Him crucified" (1Corinthians 2:2).

Verse 34. - But for howbeit, A.V.; whom also for the which, A.V. Dionysius the Areopagite. The earliest notice we have of him in ecclesiastical writers is the well-known one of Eusebius, 'Eccl. Hist.,' 3. 4, in which he says, "We are told by an ancient writer, Dionysius the pastor of the diocese of Corinth (ob. ), that his namesake Dionysius the Areopagite, of whom St. Luke says in the Acts that he was the first who embraced the faith after St. Paul's discourse in the Areopagus, became the first bishop of the Church in Athens." Eusebius repeats the statement in his long notice of Dionysius of Corinth, in 4. 23. Other uncertain traditions speak of him (Suidas) as one who rose to the height of Greek erudition, and as having suffered a cruel martyrdom (Niceph., 3:11). "The works which go by his name are undoubtedly spurious" (Alford). Damaris; "wholly unknown" (Meyer), but certainly not the wife of Dionysius, as Chrysostom (' De Sacerd.,' 4:7) and others have thought ('Dictionary of the Bible'). And others with them. These would seem to be but few from St. Luke's way of mentioning them, and from our hearing nothing more in the Acts about the Church at Athens. It is remarkable that this small number of converts coincides with the weakness of the synagogue at Athens - too weak to persecute, and too weak to make proselytes among the Greeks of Athens. It scorns clear that nowhere else had St. Paul won so few souls to Christ. And yet God's Word did not return to him wholly void. The seed fell on some good ground, to bring forth fruit unto eternal life.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

some
τινὲς (tines)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

people
ἄνδρες (andres)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

joined
κολληθέντες (kollēthentes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2853: From kolla; to glue, i.e. to stick.

him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

[and] believed,
ἐπίστευσαν (episteusan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.

including
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

Dionysius
Διονύσιος (Dionysios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1354: Dionysius, an Athenian. From Dionusos; reveller; Dionysius, an Athenian.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Areopagite,
Ἀρεοπαγίτης (Areopagitēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 698: From Areios Pagos; an Areopagite or member of the court held on Mars' Hill.

a woman
γυνὴ (gynē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

named
ὀνόματι (onomati)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.

Damaris,
Δάμαρις (Damaris)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1152: Damaris, an Athenian woman. Probably from the base of damazo; perhaps gentle; Damaris, an Athenian woman.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

others
ἕτεροι (heteroi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.

[who were] with
σὺν (syn)
Preposition
Strong's 4862: With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.

them.
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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