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| == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50530" /> == | | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2869" /> == |
| <p> <strong> DEMETRIUS </strong> . <strong> 1. </strong> <em> [[Soter]] </em> , the son of [[Seleucus]] <em> Philopator </em> . In his boyhood he was sent (b.c. 175) to Rome as a hostage, but made his escape after the death of his uncie, [[Antiochus]] Epiphanes. [[Landing]] at Tripolis, he was joined by large bodies of the people, and even by the bodyguard of his cousin, Antiochus Eupator. [[Eupator]] was soon defeated and put to death, and in b.c. 162, [[Demetrius]] was proclaimed king ( 1Ma 7:1-4 , 2Ma 14:1-2; Jos. [Note: Josephus.] <em> Ant </em> . XII. x. 1). After seven years, [[Alexander]] Balas (wh. see) was set up as a claimant to the crown of Syria (b.c. 153); and he and Demetrius competed for the support of [[Jonathan]] ( 1Ma 10:1-21; Jos. [Note: Josephus.] <em> Ant </em> . XIII. ii. 1 3). Balas prevailed in spite of the attempts of his rival to outbid him ( 1Ma 10:25-45 ). In b.c. 150 a decisive engagement took place, in which Demetrius was defeated and slain ( 1Ma 10:48-50; Jos. [Note: Josephus.] <em> Ant </em> . XIII. ii. 4). </p> <p> <strong> 2. </strong> <em> Nikator </em> , sent by his father, <em> D. Soter </em> , for safety to Chidus after the success of Balas seemed probable. After several years of exile he landed (b.c. 147) with an army of Cretan mercenaries on the Cilician coast, and finally inflicted a fatal defeat upon Balas (b.c. 145) on the banks of the Å’noparas, from which event Demetrius derived his surname ( 1Ma 11:14-19; Jos. [Note: Josephus.] <em> Ant </em> . XIII. iv. 8). He bought off the opposition of Jonathan by the addition of three [[Samaritan]] provinces to Judæa, and the exemption from tribute of the country thus enlarged ( 1Ma 11:20-37; Jos. [Note: Josephus.] <em> Ant </em> . XIII. iv. 9). After varying fortunes in the war with [[Tryphon]] (wh. see), Demetrius invaded the dominions of the king of Parthia, by whom, in b.c. 138, he was taken prisoner ( 1Ma 14:1-3 ). Upon regaining his liberty at the end of ten years, he undertook a war against [[Ptolemy]] <em> Physkon </em> of Egypt. Having been defeated by Zabinas at Damascus, he fled to Ptolemais, and thence to Tyre, where in b.c. 125 he was murdered (Jos. [Note: Josephus.] <em> Ant </em> . XIII. ix. 3), possibly at the instigation of his wife [[Cleopatra]] (App. <em> Syr </em> . 68; Liv. <em> Epit </em> . lx.). </p> <p> <strong> 3. </strong> <em> Eukairos </em> , grandson of <em> D. Nikator </em> . On the death of his father he established himself in CÅ“le-Syria, with [[Damascus]] as his capital (Jos. [Note: Josephus.] <em> Ant </em> . XIII. xiii. 4). When civil war broke out between Alexander Jannæus and his [[Pharisee]] subjects, the latter invited the assistance of Demetrius (Jos. [Note: Josephus.] <em> Ant </em> . XIII. xiii. 5, <em> BJ </em> I. iv. 4), who defeated Jannæus in a pitched battle near Shecbem (Jos. [Note: Josephus.] <em> Ant </em> . XIII. xiv. 1, <em> BJ </em> I. iv. 5). After a chequered career, Demetrius fell into the hands of the Parthians, by whom he was detained in captivity until his death (Jos. [Note: Josephus.] <em> Ant </em> . XIII. xiv. 3). </p> <p> <strong> 4, 5. </strong> Two persons of the name are mentioned in NT the ringleader in the riot at [[Ephesus]] ( Acts 19:24 ), and a disciple commended by St. John ( 3 John 1:12 ). Probably the same name occurs in a contracted form as <em> [[Demas]] </em> . </p> | | <p> ''''' dē̇ ''''' - ''''' mē´tri ''''' - ''''' us ''''' ( Δημήτριος , <i> ''''' Dēmḗtrios ''''' </i> , "belonging to Ceres"): The name of two persons: </p> <p> (1) A C hristian disciple praised by John ( 3 John 1:12 ). </p> <p> (2) A silversmith of [[Ephesus]] who manufactured the little silver shrines of the goddess Diana to sell to the visiting pilgrims ( Acts 19:23 ). Because the teachings of Paul were injuring the trade of the silversmiths, there arose a riot of which [[Demetrius]] was the chief. Upon an inscription which Mr. Wood discovered among the ruins of the city, there appeared the name Demetrius, a warden of the [[Ephesian]] temple for the year 57 ad, and some authors believe the temple warden to be identical with the ringleader of the rebellion. The name, however, has been most common among the [[Greeks]] of every age. Because of its frequent use it cannot be supposed that Demetrius, the disciple of 3 John 1:12 , was the silversmith of Ephesus, nor that [[Demas]] of 2 Timothy 4:10 , who bore the name in a contracted form, may be identified with him. </p> |
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| == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55625" /> == | | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37244" /> == |
| <p> There are two, if not three, persons of this name mentioned in the NT-a fact which is not surprising, considering how very common the name was in the Greek world. </p> <p> 1 . Demetrius, the silversmith of Ephesus (Acts 19) . A business man, profoundly interested in the success of his business, Demetrius was a manufacturer of various objects in silver, of which the most profitable were small silver models of the shrine of the [[Ephesian]] goddess [[Artemis]] (see Diana). These models were purchased by the rich, dedicated to the goddess, and hung up within her temple. The preaching of St. Paul was so powerful that devotion to the goddess became less prevalent, the demand for such offerings was reduced, and Demetrius felt his livelihood in danger. He called a meeting of the gild of his handicraft to decide on a means for coping with the new situation. The meeting ended in a public disturbance. Nothing is known of the later life of Demetrius. </p> <p> 2 . Demetrius, an important member of the church referred to in the Second and Third [[ Epistles]] of St. John. It is impossible to identify the church with certainty, but there can be little doubt that it was in the province of Asia. The presbyter-overseer of the church is absent, and in his absence [[ Gaius]] and Demetrius act in the truest interest of the members. Demetrius’ good conduct ( 3 John 1:12) is attested by all. </p> <p> 3 . The full name of Demas ( Colossians 4:14, 2 Timothy 4:10, Philemon 1:24) may very well have been Demetrius (possibly Demodorus, Demodotus); see Demas. </p> <p> Literature.-See W. M. Ramsay’s lifelike picture of the scene at Ephesus in his <i> St. Paul the [[ Traveller]] and the Roman [[Citizen]] </i> , London, 1895, p. 277ff. The best list of pet-names is found in A. N. Jannaris, <i> An [[Historical]] Greek Grammar </i> , do. 1897, § 287. </p> <p> A. Souter. </p> | | <p> '''(1) ''' A martyr at Thessalonica, A. D. 296; commemorated October 8 or October 26. </p> <p> '''(2 )''' [[ Bishop]] and martyr at [[ Antioch]] with Anianus, Eutosius, and twenty others; commemorated November 10. </p> <p> '''(3 )''' ''Saint; '' commemorated December 22, with Honoratus and Florus. </p> <p> '''(4)''' [[ Patriarch]] of Alexandria, A. D. 231; commemorated March 8 and October 9. </p> <p> '''(5)''' Demetrius and Basilius; commemorated November 12. </p> |
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| == A Dictionary of Early Christian Biography <ref name="term_14561" /> == | | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71798" /> == |
| <p> <b> Demetrius (2) </b> succeeded Julianus A.D. 189, as 11th bp. of [[Alexandria]] (Eus. <i> H. E. </i> v. 22). He presided over the see for 43 years, and died a.d. 231-232 ( <i> ib. </i> vi. 26). He appears to have been of an energetic and imperious nature. He took an active interest in the Catechetical School, and is said to have sent one of its early chiefs, Pantaenus, on a [second?] mission "to the Indians" on their own request (Hieron. <i> de Vir. Ill. </i> 36). After [[Clement]] had left Alexandria, he placed [[Origen]] at its head, <i> c. </i> 203 (Eus. <i> H. E. </i> vi. 5), and strenuously encouraged him to continue his work, when his indiscreet zeal had exposed him to misrepresentation ( <i> ib. </i> vi. 8). Later (a.d. 217), he sent Origen to the Roman governor of Arabia, at the governor's earnest invitation ( <i> ib. </i> vi. 19). Origen fulfilled his mission satisfactorily, but not long afterwards Demetrius's friendship for him was interrupted. [See Origen.] According to a late, and not very trustworthy, authority, Demetrius is reported to have written letters on the keeping of Easter, maintaining the view adopted at Nicaea (Eutychius, <i> Ann. </i> pp. 363 ff.; Migne, <i> Patrol. </i> vol. cxi.). Other legendary stories of his life are given in the <i> Chronicon Orientale </i> (pp. 72 f. ed 1685), and more briefly by Tillemont ( <i> Mémoires </i> , Origène, art. vii. tom. iii. p. 225, ed. Bruxelles). </p> <p> The statement that Demetrius first changed the singular ecclesiastical arrangement of Egypt, by appointing three bishops in addition to the bp. of Alexandria, who had formerly governed the whole province, is probably correct, though the only direct authority for it is that of Eutychius, patriarch of Alexandria, in the 10th cent. (cf. Lightfoot, <i> Philippians </i> , p. 230). Possibly this change was due to special views on church government, which may have influenced Demetrius in his harsh judgment on the ordination of Origen beyond the limits of his jurisdiction. </p> <p> [B.F.W.] </p>
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| == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35130" /> ==
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| <p> '''1.''' A maker of silver portable models of the great temple and statue of Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus ( Acts 19:24). They were kept as amulets against danger. Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen, in fear for their gains, raised a tumult against Paul as saying "they be no gods which are made with hands." Like many men he made regard for religion his plea, while really having an eye to self; "not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth." A religious party cry is sure to rouse many who care little at heart about piety. It shows how soon Christianity, notwithstanding its seeming weakness, was felt as a mighty power threatening pagandom with all its then greatness. </p> <p> '''2.''' A [[Christian]] "having good report of all men, and of the truth itself," and of John ( 3 John 1:12). The gospel standard of truth witnessed his conformity to it in love and good works; a transparently real Christian. </p> | |
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| == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15912" /> ==
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| <p> 1. A goldsmith of Ephesus, who made models of the famous temple of Diana at Ephesus, which he sold to foreigners, Acts 19:24-4 . Observing the progress of the gospel, not in Ephesus only, but in the regions around, he assembled his fellow-craftsmen, and represented that, by this new doctrine, not only their trade would suffer, but the worship of the great Diana of Ephesus was in danger of being entirely forsaken. This produced an uproar and riot in the city, which the town clerk with difficulty appeased by firmness and persuasion. </p> <p> 2. A disciple, and probably a minister, of high repute, 3 John 1:12 . He may have been formerly the silversmith of Ephesus; but this can be neither proved nor disproved. </p>
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| == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31223" /> ==
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| <li> A Christian who is spoken of as having "a good report of all men, and of the truth itself" ( 3 John 1:12 ). <div> <p> '''Copyright Statement''' These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton [[M.A., DD]] Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by [[Thomas]] Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> '''Bibliography Information''' Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Demetrius'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/d/demetrius.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li>
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| == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72258" /> ==
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| <p> '''Deme'trius.''' ''(Belonging To Ceres).'' </p> <p> 1. A maker of silver shrines of Artemis at Ephesus. Acts 19:24. (About A.D. 52). These were small models of the great temple of the Ephesian Artemis, with her statue, which it was customary to carry on journeys, and place on houses as charms. </p> <p> 2. A disciple, 3 John 1:12, mentioned with commendation, (about A.D. 90). Possibly the first '''Demetrius, 1''' , converted; but this is very doubtful. </p>
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| == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69947" /> ==
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| <p> [[Demetrius]] ( ''De-Mç'Tri-Ŭs'' ), ''Belonging To [[Demeter]] Or Geres.'' 1. A maker of silver shrines—models of the great temple—of Diana or Artemis at Ephesus. Acts 19:24. 2. A Christian mentioned with' commendation by John. 3 John 1:12. </p>
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| == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65805" /> ==
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| <p> 1. [[Silversmith]] of Ephesus, who made silver shrines of the temple. Fearing that the preaching of Paul against idolatry would lessen the gains of himself and others, he raised an uproar. Acts 19:24,38 . </p> <p> 2. A convert who was borne witness to by all, and by the truth itself. 3 John 12 . </p> | |
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| == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39798" /> ==
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| Acts 19:24-41 3 John 1:12
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| == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37241" /> ==
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| <p> ''' Copyright StatementThese files are public domain. Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Demetrius'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/demetrius.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. ''' </p>
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| == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15483" /> ==
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| <p> Deme´trius, a man's name, denoting a votary of Ceres, and very common among the Greeks. The persons of this name mentioned in the history of the Maccabees, and in the New Testament, are— </p> <p> Demetrius Soter, 1 </p> <p> Deme´trius Soter, king of Syria. He was son of Seleucus IV, surnamed Philopator; but, being an hostage at Rome at the time of his father's death, his uncle, the notorious Antiochus Epiphanes, assumed the crown of Syria, and retained it eleven years. After him it was held two years by his son Antiochus Eupator, who was put to death in B.C. 162 by Demetrius, who then arrived in Syria and secured the royal heritage from which he had so long been excluded. He reigned twelve years, B.C. 102-150. The points in which his history connects him with the [[Jews]] are alone of interest in this work, and these points belong to the history of the [[Maccabees]] [see article MACCABEES]. To his time belong the latter end of the government of [[Judas]] in [[Israel]] and the beginning of that of Jonathan. He acted oppressively and unjustly towards them; but, when a rival arose in the person of Alexander Balas, he bade so high for the support of Jonathan as to create a doubt of his sincerity; for which cause, as well as from resentment at the injuries he had inflicted on them, the Jews espoused the cause of Balas, to whose success they in no slight degree contributed [[[Alexander Balas]] 2]. </p> <p> Demetrius Nicator, 2 </p> <p> Demetrius Nicator, or Nicanor, son of the preceding, but who was excluded from the throne till B.C. 146, by the success of Alexander Balas, and then recovered it chiefly by the assistance of his father-in-law Ptolemy Philometor. He at first treated the Jews well, but eventually gave them so much cause for dissatisfaction that they readily espoused the cause of Antiochus Theos, son of Alexander Balas. Demetrius underwent many vicissitudes, and passed several years (B.C. 141-135) in captivity among the Parthians, from which he eventually returned and recovered his throne, which he continued to occupy till B.C. 126, when he was defeated in battle by the pretender Alexander Zebina, and afterwards slain at Tyre, whither he had fled [MACCABEES]. </p> <p> Demetrius, 3 </p> <p> Demetrius, a silversmith at Ephesus, who, being alarmed at the progress of the [[Gospel]] under the preaching of Paul, assembled his fellow-craftsmen, and excited a tumult by haranguing them on the danger that threatened the worship of the great goddess Diana, and consequently their own craft as silversmiths. Their employment was to make 'silver shrines for Diana' and it is now generally agreed that these 'shrines' were silver models of the temple, or of its adytum or chapel, in which perhaps a little image of the goddess was placed. These, it seems, were purchased by foreigners, who either could not perform their devotions at the temple itself, or who, after having done so, carried them away as memorials or for purposes of worship. The continual resort of foreigners to Ephesus from all parts, on account of the singular veneration in which the image of the goddess was held, must have rendered this manufacture very profitable, and sufficiently explains the anxiety of Demetrius and his fellow-craftsmen. </p> <p> Demetrius, 4 </p> <p> Demetrius, a Christian, mentioned with commendation in . From the connection of St. John with Ephesus at the time the [[Epistle]] was written, some have supposed that this Demetrius is the same as the preceding, and that he had been converted to Christianity. But this is a mere conjecture, rendered the more uncertain by the commonness of the name. </p>
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| == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71803" /> ==
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| <p> The name of two kings of [[Macedonia]] who ruled over the country, the first from 290 to 289 B.C., and the second from 240 to 229 B.C. </p>
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| <ref name="term_50530"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/demetrius Demetrius from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | | <ref name="term_2869"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/demetrius+(2) Demetrius from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> |
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| <ref name="term_14561"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/a-dictionary-of-early-christian-biography/demetrius Demetrius from A Dictionary of Early Christian Biography]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_35130"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/demetrius Demetrius from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_15912"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/demetrius Demetrius from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_31223"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/demetrius Demetrius from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_72258"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/demetrius Demetrius from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_69947"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/demetrius Demetrius from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_65805"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/demetrius Demetrius from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_39798"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/demetrius Demetrius from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_37241"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/demetrius Demetrius from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_15483"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/demetrius Demetrius from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref> | | <ref name="term_37244"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/demetrius+(2) Demetrius from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> |
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| <ref name="term_71803"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/demetrius Demetrius from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | | <ref name="term_71798"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/demetrius+(2) Demetrius from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> |
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