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

What does Acts 17:34 mean?

The apostle was treated with more outward civility at Athens than in some other places; but none more despised his doctrine, or treated it with more indifference.

Key themes

Suffering and trialsPrayerTruthSpirit

Read with

Keep this verse inside Acts 17:32-34 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Damaris Person

A heifer, an Athenian woman converted to Christianity under the preaching of Paul ( Acts 17:34 ). Some have supposed that she may have been the wife of Dionysius the Areopagite.