Hermes

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Hermes (1)

hûr´mēz (Ἑρμῆς, Hermḗs):

In the Revised Version margin of Acts 14:12 for “Mercury” in text (the King James VersionMercurius”).


Hermes (2)

(Ἑρμῆς, Hermḗs ; "Mercury"):

The name of a Roman Christian, otherwise unknown, to whom Paul sent greetings (Romans 16:14). “Hermes is among the commonest slave names. In the household alone probably not less than a score of persons might be counted up from the inscriptions, who bore this name at or about the time when Paul wrote” (Lightfoot, Philippians, 176).

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