Lexical Definition

‎Ἑρμῆς‎ Hermēs (her-mace') Hermes ^N:N-M-T
perhaps from ‎ἐρέω‎

Hermes, Mercury.

• Hermes, the name of the messenger of the Greek deities
• also of a Christian

Abbott-Smith

Ἑρμῆς, -οῦ
acc, Ἑρμῆν, ὁ,
Hermes;
(a) the Greek god (Lat. Mercurius): Ac 14:12;
(b) a Christian: Ro 16:14.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

Ἑρμῆς , the Lat. Mercurius, son of Maia and Zeus; messenger of the gods διάκτορος); giver of good luck ἐριούνιος, ἀκάκητα); god of all secret dealings, cunning, and stratagem δόλιος); bearing a golden rod χρυσόρραπις); conductor of defunct spirits ψυχοπομπός, πομπαῖος); tutelary god of all arts, of traffic, markets, roads ἀγοραῖος, ἐμπολαῖος, ὅδιος, ἐνόδιος); and of heralds. His bust, mounted on a four-cornered pillar, was used to mark boundaries. —;Proverb., κοινὸς Ἑρμῆς shares in your luck! [4th/3rd c.BC]: compare ἕρμαιον. (Middle Liddel)