Strong G3517Νηρεύς
Nereus
- Transliteration
- Nēreus
- Pronunciation
- nare-yoos'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Apparently from a derivative of the base of G3491 (meaning wet);
Nereus a Christian: - Nereus.
Nereus a Christian: - Nereus.
Detailed definition
Nereus , a sea-god, son of Πόντος (the sea) , father of the Nereids, (Hesiod) (ML)
In the biblical story
Nereus
A Christian in Rome greeted by Paul.
Nereus was a Christian in Rome to whom Paul sent greetings in his letter to the Romans.
In the Bible
Strong G3517 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- nereus1
First verses
- Romans 16:15Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them.
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
Νηρ-εύς, έως,
Ionic dialect ῆος, ὁ, Nereus, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (Hymnus ad Apollinem 319, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 240, 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus “Supp.” 8.7, etc.)]
2 sea, Λίβυς, Ἄραψ N., [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 25.51, 32.194.)]
Ionic dialect ῆος, ὁ, Nereus, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (Hymnus ad Apollinem 319, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 240, 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus “Supp.” 8.7, etc.)]
2 sea, Λίβυς, Ἄραψ N., [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 25.51, 32.194.)]