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Dionysius

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Dionysius (dî'o-nîsh'ĭ-ŭs), belonging to Dionysus, or Bacchus. An eminent Athenian, converted by means of Paul's preaching. Acts 17:34. Tradition reports him to have been bishop of Athens, and to have suffered martyrdom there.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Dionysius'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​d/dionysius.html. 1893.
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