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OET (OET-LV) But some men having_been_joined_together to_him, believed among whom both Dionusios the Areopagitaʸs, and a_woman by_the_name Damaris, and others with them.
OET (OET-RV) but some people joined with him and believed, including Dionysius who was a council member, a woman named Damaris, and others as well.
Note 1 topic: writing-endofstory
δὲ
but
Luke uses the word But to introduce information about what happened at the end of the story of what Paul did in Athens. Your language may have its own way of presenting such information.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations
τινὲς & ἄνδρες
some & men
Although the term men is masculine, Paul is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women, as the mention of Damaris shows. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use a term in your language that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: “certain people”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
κολληθέντες αὐτῷ, ἐπίστευσαν
/having_been/_joined_together ˱to˲_him believed
The people Luke describes here believed before they were joined to Paul, so it might be more natural to put the information about them believing first. Alternate translation: “believed and were joined to him”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
κολληθέντες αὐτῷ
/having_been/_joined_together ˱to˲_him
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “joining him”
Note 5 topic: translate-names
Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτης
Dionysius the Areopagite
The word Dionysius is the name of a man. The word Areopagite is the name for someone who was a member of a council of rulers and judges that met on the Areopagus.
Note 6 topic: translate-names
Δάμαρις
Damaris
The word Damaris is the name of a woman.
17:34 some joined him and became believers: Paul’s sermon was not without positive response. Two prominent converts are mentioned: Dionysius and Damaris. Luke often placed a man and a woman in juxtaposition (e.g., 5:1-11; 17:4, 12; Luke 14:1-6; 15:3-10).
• Dionysius was a member of the council of the Areopagus, the highest governing body of Athens.
OET (OET-LV) But some men having_been_joined_together to_him, believed among whom both Dionusios the Areopagitaʸs, and a_woman by_the_name Damaris, and others with them.
OET (OET-RV) but some people joined with him and believed, including Dionysius who was a council member, a woman named Damaris, and others as well.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.