Word Summary
Hermas: Hermas, a Christian at Rome
Original Word: ἙρμᾶςTransliteration: Hermas
Phonetic Spelling: (her-mas')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: Hermas, a Christian at Rome
Meaning: Hermas -- a Christian at Rome
Strong's Concordance
Hermas.
Probably from Hermes; Hermas, a Christian -- Hermas.
see GREEK Hermes
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2057: ἙρμᾶςἙρμᾶς, accusative
Ἑρμᾶν (cf.
Buttmann, 20 (18)),
ὁ (Doric for
Ἑρμῆς),
Hermas, a certain Christian (whom Origen and others thought to be the author of the book entitled
The Shepherd (cf. Salmon in Dict. of Chris. Biog. under the word Hermas 2)):
Romans 16:14.