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Butδὲsomeτινὲςmenἄνδρεςjoinedκολληθέντεςhimαὐτῷandbelieved,ἐπίστευσανamongἐνwhomοἷςwerealsoκαὶDionysiusΔιονύσιοςthe Areopagiteὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτηςandκαὶa womanγυνὴnamedὀνόματιDamaris,Δάμαριςandκαὶothersἕτεροιwithσὺνthem.αὐτοῖς
Acts 17:34
Study it in the app“But some men joined him and believed, among whom were also Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 17:34, word by word
- menἄνδρεςandres
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andres” appears- joinedκολληθέντεςkollēthentes
join
To cling to someone, become closely bound to them.
Where else “kollēthentes” appears- believedἐπίστευσανepisteusan
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “episteusan” appears- DionysiusΔιονύσιοςDionysios
Dionysius
Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus in Athens who believed.
Where else “Dionysios” appears- the AreopagiteἈρεοπαγίτηςAreopagitēs
Areopagite
Areopagite: a member of the council of the Areopagus.
Where else “Areopagitēs” appears- a womanγυνὴgynē
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynē” appears- namedὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- DamarisΔάμαριςDamaris
Damaris
Damaris, a woman of Athens who believed.
Where else “Damaris” appears- othersἕτεροιheteroi
other, another
Other, another, different.
Where else “heteroi” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears
Translation note
The Areopagite was a member of the council of the Areopagus.
The context
33So Paul went out from their midst.
34 · This verse (above)
To study Acts 17 in a group
1. What it says
What did the people of Berea do with what Paul said, and what came of it? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
In Athens, Paul starts from the altar "to an unknown god" (vv. 22-23). Why does he begin with something they already knew?
3. How I live it
When talking with someone who thinks differently, how can you start from what you share and listen with respect?