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<p> (Ἑρμᾶς, &nbsp;Romans 16:14) </p> <p> [[Hermas]] is a Greek name, a contracted form of several names such as Hermagoras, Hermeros, Hermodorus, Hermogenes, etc., common among members of the Imperial household (J. B. Lightfoot, <i> Philippians </i> 4, 1878, p. 176), It is the last of a group of five names (all Greek) of persons, and ‘the brethren with them,’ saluted by St. Paul. Nothing is known of any member of the group. It is conjectured that together they formed a separate ἐκκλησία or ‘church,’ the locality of which we shall suppose to have been Rome or Ephesus, according to our view of the destination of these salutations. Cf. &nbsp;Romans 16:5; &nbsp;Romans 16:15 and perhaps &nbsp;Romans 16:11, and &nbsp;1 Corinthians 16:19 and perhaps &nbsp;Acts 20:20. Possibly these five men were heads of five separate household churches, or leaders or office-bearers in the Church. </p> <p> T. B. Allworthy. </p>

<p> '''Her'mas.''' (Mercury). The name of a Christian resident at Rome. To whom St. Paul sends greetings. In his [[Epistle]] to the Romans. &nbsp;Romans 16:14. According to tradition, he was one of the seventy disciples, and afterward, bishop of Dalmatia. (A.D. 55). Irenaeus, Tertullian and Origen agree in attributing to him the work called The Shepherd. It was never received into the canon, but yet. Was generally cited with respect. Only second to that which was paid. to the authoritative books of the New Testament. </p>

<p> ( ῾Ερμᾶς, from ῾Ερμῆς, the Greek god of gain, or Mercury), the name of a person to whom Paul sends greeting in his Epistle to the Romans (16:14), and consequently then resident in Rome and a Christian (A.D. 55); and yet the origin of the name, like that of the other four mentioned in the same verse, is Greek. However, in those days. even a Jew, like Paul himself, might acquire [[Roman]] citizenship. Ireneeus, Tertullian, and Origen agree in making him identical with the author of "the Shepherd" of the following article, but this is greatly disputed. He is celebrated as a saint in the Roman calendar on May 9. — Smith, s.v. </p>

<p> ''''' hûr´mas ''''' ( Ἑρμᾶς , <i> ''''' Hermás ''''' </i> ): An abbreviated form of several names, e.g. Hermagoras, Hermeros, Hermodorus, Hermogenes, etc.; the name of a Roman Christian to whom Paul sent greetings (&nbsp; Romans 16:14 ). Origen and some later writers have identified him with the author of The [[Pastor]] of Hermas, but without sufficient reason. According to the [[Canon]] of Muratori, the author of The Pastor wrote when his brother Pius was bishop of Rome (140-55 ad). He speaks of himself, however, as a contemporary of Clement of Rome (chapter 4) (circa 100 ad). The name Hermas is very common, and Origen's identification is purely conjectural. </p>