Διονύσιος G1354
Dionysius, personal name meaning 'of Dionysus' or 'follower of Dionysus,' an Athenian convert
Dionysius was an Athenian who became a believer through Paul's ministry on the Areopagus (Acts 17:34). His name derives from Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, reflecting the pagan naming conventions of ancient Athens. Early Christian tradition identifies him as the first bishop of Athens, though this cannot be verified from Scripture alone. The brief mention in Acts suggests he was a person of some standing, converted alongside Damaris and others.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Acts 17:34 mentions Dionysius as one of the Athenian converts from Paul's Areopagus speech. His theophoric name (derived from the god Dionysus) was common in Greek culture. The multilingual glosses largely preserve the Greek form, with French rendering it as 'Denys.' Luke's inclusion of his name suggests he became a notable member of the Athenian Christian community. 1×
AR["ديونيسيوسُ"]·ben["দিয়নুসিয়ুস"]·DE["Διονύσιος"]·EN["Dionysios"]·FR["Denys"]·heb["דִיוֹנוּסִיוֹס"]·HI["दियोनिसियुस"]·ID["Dionisius"]·IT["Dionisio"]·jav["Dionisios"]·KO["디오누시오"]·RU["Дионисий"]·ES["Dionýsios"]·SW["Dionisio"]·TR["Dionisios"]·urd["دیونِسیُس"]
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
Διονύσιος, -ου, ὁ Dionysius, an Athenian: Act.17:34.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)