GREEK · G2057
Ἑρμᾶς
Hermas — Hermas
Ἑρμᾶς, -ᾶ, accusative, -ᾶν (Doric form of Ἑρμῆς), Hermas, a Christian: Rom.16:14.† (AS)
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Hermas
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G7659
θερμασία
thermasia — heat
heat
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θερμαστρίς
thermastris — a tong
a tong
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Mercury, a Roman Christian to whom Paul sends greetings (Rom. 16: 14). Some suppose him to have been the author of the celebrated religious romance called The Shepherd, but it is very probable that that work is the production of a later generation.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.