GREEK · G2060
Ἑρμῆς
Hermēs — Hermes
Ἑρμῆς, -οῦ accusative, Ἑρμῆν, ὁ, Hermes; (a) the Greek god (Lat. Mercurius): Act.14:12; (b) a Christian: Rom.16:14.† (see) (AS)
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Hermes
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G5588
ψιθυριστής
psithuristēs — gossip
ψιθυριστής, -οῦ, ὁ (see supr.), a whisperer (as epithet of Hermes, Dem., 1358, 6): in bad sense, Rom.1:30.† Syn.: καταλάλος, q.v (AS)
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Mercury, a Roman Christian (Rom. 16:14).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.