- Ἑρμῆς
- Ἑρμῆς, οῦ, ὁ Hermes① the Greek god (SEitrem, Hermes: Pauly-W. VIII 1, 1912, 738–92; LFarnell, The Cults of the Gk. States V, 1909, 1–84; also LfgrE s.v. Ἑρμείας col. 708 (lit.)) Ac 14:12 (s. the lit. on Λύστρα and cp. Ael. Aristid. 46 p. 135 D.: Ἑρμῆν ῥητορικὴν ἔχοντα; 46 p. 398 D. of Demosth., ὸ̔ν ἐγὼ φαίην ἄν Ἑρμοῦ τινος λογίου τύπον εἰς ἀνθρώπους κατελθεῖν; Orph. Hymn. 28, 4 Q: Hermes as λόγου θνητοῖσι προφήτης; Ar. 10:3 λόγων ἑρμηνευτήν; Just., Ath.).② receiver of a greeting Ro 16:14 (H. as a man’s name [cp. OGI 481, 4; 597, 4; PVindBosw 6, 2 (250 A.D.); 4, 2; Jos., Ant. 14, 245] is either simply the name of the god [HMeyersahm, Deorum nomina hominibus imposita, diss. Kiel 1891; HUsener, Götternamen 1896, 358] or a short form like Ἑρμᾶς [q.v.]; a slave’s name SEG XLI, 1414, 1; CIL 6, 8121; B-D-F §125, 1; Rob. 172).—DELG. M-M.
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