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)

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Male • A Christian in Rome greeted by Paul.

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Hermes was a Christian in Rome to whom Paul sent greetings in his letter to the Romans. (Rom.16.14)

• A man living at the time of the New Testament, only mentioned at Rom.16.14;
• referred to as Hermes or Hermas (=Var, KJV) Ἑρμῆς.

Hermes is mentioned in the Bible as one of the Christians in Rome to whom Paul sent greetings in his letter to the Romans. He is listed along with several other believers, including Asyncritus, Phlegon, and Hermas (Rom.16.14). The fact that Paul specifically mentions Hermes in his greetings suggests that he was a notable member of the Roman Christian community. However, no further information is provided about Hermes' background, conversion, or role in the church. The name Hermes was common in the Greco-Roman world, and it is not clear whether this Hermes had any connection to the Greek god of the same name. (Rom.16.14).

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