GREEK · G3517
Νηρεύς
Nēreus — Nereus
Nereus , a sea-god, son of Πόντος (the sea) , father of the Nereids, (Hesiod) (ML)
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Nereus
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
Historical dictionary entry
A Christian at Rome to whom Paul sent his salutation (Rom. 16:15).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.