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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Mercurius
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
The Hermes (i.e., “the speaker”) of the Greeks (Acts 14:12), a heathen God represented as the constant attendant of Jupiter, and the god of eloquence. The inhabitants of Lystra took Paul for this god because he was the “chief speaker.”
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.