Δάμαρις G1152
Damaris, a woman converted in Athens
An Athenian woman who became a believer after hearing Paul's sermon on the Areopagus. Acts 17:34 names her alongside Dionysius the Areopagite as among the few who joined Paul and believed following his philosophical discourse on the unknown God and the resurrection. Her naming suggests she was a person of some significance in the early Athenian Christian community.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Identifies a specific woman who converted to Christianity in Athens. The name possibly derives from Greek 'damar' (wife or consort), though this etymology is uncertain. Acts 17:34 singles out Damaris by name, implying her prominence or later importance—Luke rarely names individual converts unless they played significant roles, suggesting Damaris may have been influential in the nascent Athenian church despite the city's generally skeptical response to Paul's message. 1×
AR["دامارِسُ"]·ben["দামারিস"]·DE["Δάμαρις"]·EN["Damaris"]·FR["Damaris"]·heb["דָּמָרִיס"]·HI["दमरिस"]·ID["Damaris"]·IT["Damaris"]·jav["Damaris"]·KO["다마리와"]·RU["Дамарь"]·ES["Dámaris"]·SW["Damari"]·TR["Damaris"]·urd["دامرِس"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Δάμαρις, -ιδος, ἡ (δάμαρ, poët., a wife), Damaris: Act.17:34.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)