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== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31904" /> == | |||
<p> ' | [[Romans]] 16:14 | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35771" /> == | |||
<p> ("saluted".) [[Romans]] 16:14. [[One]] of the seventy, and bishop of [[Dalmatia]] afterward, according to tradition (?). </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_40680" /> == | |||
Acts 14:12 | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_51521" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> HERMES </strong> . [[One]] of those greeted in [[Romans]] 16:14 , possibly a slave in Caesar’s household. [[Hermes]] was a very common slave’s name (Lightfoot, <em> Philipp </em> , p. 176). </p> <p> A. J. Maclean. </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66431" /> == | |||
<p> [[Christian]] at [[Rome]] saluted by Paul. [[Romans]] 16:14 . </p> | |||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72963" /> == | |||
<p> Her'mes. (Mercury). [[See]] [[Hermas]]. </p> | |||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15871" /> == | |||
<p> Her´mes, the [[Mercurius]] of the Romans, was the messenger of the gods, and was equally characterized by adroitness of action and readiness of speech. [[He]] was also the customary attendant of [[Jupiter]] when he appeared on earth. These circumstances explain why the inhabitants of [[Lystra]] , as soon as ever they were disposed to believe that the gods had visited them in the likeness of men, discovered [[Hermes]] in Paul, as the chief speaker, and as the attendant of Jupiter. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_43422" /> == | |||
<p> ( ῾Ερμῆς, i.e. the [[Greek]] [[Mercury]] [q.v. ]) the name of a man mentioned in the [[Epistle]] to the [[Romans]] as a disciple at [[Rome]] (Romans 16:14). A.D. 55. "According to the Greeks," says Calmet (Dict. s.v.), "he was one of the seventy disciples, and afterwards bishop of Dalmatia." [[His]] festival occurs in their calendar upon [[April]] 8 (Neale, [[Eastern]] Church, 2, 774). </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_74693" /> == | |||
<p> The [[Mercury]] of the Romans; in the [[Greek]] mythology the herald of the gods and the god of eloquence and of all kinds of cunning and dexterity in word and action; invented the lyre, the alphabet, numbers, astronomy, music, the cultivation of the olive, &c.; was the son of [[Zeus]] and Maia; wore on embassy a winged cap, winged sandals, and carried a herald's wand as symbol of his office. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_31904"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/hermes Hermes from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_35771"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/hermes Hermes from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_40680"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/hermes Hermes from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_51521"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/hermes Hermes from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_66431"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/hermes Hermes from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_72963"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/hermes Hermes from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_15871"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/hermes Hermes from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_43422"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/hermes Hermes from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_74693"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hermes Hermes from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 21:14, 11 October 2021
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
Romans 16:14
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
("saluted".) Romans 16:14. One of the seventy, and bishop of Dalmatia afterward, according to tradition (?).
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Acts 14:12
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [4]
HERMES . One of those greeted in Romans 16:14 , possibly a slave in Caesar’s household. Hermes was a very common slave’s name (Lightfoot, Philipp , p. 176).
A. J. Maclean.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [5]
Christian at Rome saluted by Paul. Romans 16:14 .
Smith's Bible Dictionary [6]
Her'mes. (Mercury). See Hermas.
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [7]
Her´mes, the Mercurius of the Romans, was the messenger of the gods, and was equally characterized by adroitness of action and readiness of speech. He was also the customary attendant of Jupiter when he appeared on earth. These circumstances explain why the inhabitants of Lystra , as soon as ever they were disposed to believe that the gods had visited them in the likeness of men, discovered Hermes in Paul, as the chief speaker, and as the attendant of Jupiter.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [8]
( ῾Ερμῆς, i.e. the Greek Mercury [q.v. ]) the name of a man mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans as a disciple at Rome (Romans 16:14). A.D. 55. "According to the Greeks," says Calmet (Dict. s.v.), "he was one of the seventy disciples, and afterwards bishop of Dalmatia." His festival occurs in their calendar upon April 8 (Neale, Eastern Church, 2, 774).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [9]
The Mercury of the Romans; in the Greek mythology the herald of the gods and the god of eloquence and of all kinds of cunning and dexterity in word and action; invented the lyre, the alphabet, numbers, astronomy, music, the cultivation of the olive, &c.; was the son of Zeus and Maia; wore on embassy a winged cap, winged sandals, and carried a herald's wand as symbol of his office.
References
- ↑ Hermes from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hermes from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hermes from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hermes from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Hermes from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hermes from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hermes from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
- ↑ Hermes from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Hermes from The Nuttall Encyclopedia
