Strong G2060G2060GἙρμῆς
Hermes
One of the 2 senses of Strong G2060
- Transliteration
- Hermēs
- Pronunciation
- her-mace'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of some kind
Definition
Perhaps from G2046; Hermes the name of the messenger of the Greek deities; also of a Christian: - Hermes Mercury.
Meaning of the name
Hermes, [possibly] "rock, cairn"
Detailed definition
Ἑρμῆς, -οῦ
accusative, Ἑρμῆν, ὁ,
Hermes;
__(a) the Greek god (Lat. Mercurius): Act.14:12;
__(b) a Christian: Rom.16:14.† (see)
(AS)
accusative, Ἑρμῆν, ὁ,
Hermes;
__(a) the Greek god (Lat. Mercurius): Act.14:12;
__(b) a Christian: Rom.16:14.† (see)
(AS)
In the biblical story
Hermes
Greek god, associated with Paul and Barnabas
In <ref="Act.14.12">Act.14.12</ref>, the people of Lystra identified Paul as Hermes, the Greek god of messages and eloquence, because he was the chief speaker.
In the Bible
Strong G2060G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- mercurius1
First verses
- Acts 14:12And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
Hermes , 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 (Theophrastus Philosophus)]: compare ἕρμαιον. (Middle Liddel)