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Damaris

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(heifer). An Athenian woman converted by Paul (Acts 17:34³⁴Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. (Acts 17:34)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

A woman at Athens who believed the gospel preached by Paul (Acts 17:34³⁴Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. (Acts 17:34)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

1152 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

Δάμαρις

Transliteration:

Damaris

Phonic:

dam’-ar-is

Meaning:

probably from the base of 1150; perhaps gentle; Damaris, an Athenian woman

KJV Usage:

Damaris

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a yoke-bearing wife

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Little wife; joined; gentle; a heifer:―an Athenian woman, Acts 17:34. {Uxorcula; coniuncta}