Acts 17:34
New Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
בָּקַע
bâqaʻ
to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
אָמַן
ʼâman
properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen...
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
Διονύσιος
Dionýsios
reveller; Dionysius, an Athenian
Ἀρεοπαγίτης
Areopagítēs
an Areopagite or member of the court held on Mars' Hill
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Δάμαρις
Dámaris
perhaps gentle; Damaris, an Athenian woman
אַחֵר
ʼachêr
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
Key Terms in This Verse
Ἀρεοπαγίτης Areopagítēs
an Areopagite or member of the court held on Mars' Hill
Study G698 →קָרָא qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Study H7121 →אָמַן ʼâman
properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;
Study H539 →Cross References
And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
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.
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.
All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar’s household.
Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
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