Bible Dictionary: Hermas

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Hermas

Hermes, Mercury; gain; refuge

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Hermas

(Mercury), the name of a Christian resident at Rome to whom St. Paul sends greetings in his Epistle to the Romans. (Romans 16:14) (A.D. 55.) Irenaeus, Tertullian and Origen agree in attributing to him the work called The shepherd . It was never received into the canon, but yet was generally cited with respect only second to that which was paid to the authoritative books of the New Testament.

ATS Bible Dictionary

Hermas

A Christian at Rome, Romans 16:14; supposed by some to have been the writer of the ancient work called "The Shepherd of Hermas"-a singular mixture of truth and piety with folly and superstition.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Mercury, a Roman Christian to whom Paul sends greetings (Romans 16:14). Some suppose him to have been the author of the celebrated religious romance called The Shepherd, but it is very probable that that work is the production of a later generation.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

HERMAS

hur'-mas (Hermas): An abbreviated form of several names, e.g. Hermagoras, Hermeros, Hermodorus, Hermogenes, etc.; the name of a Roman Christian to whom Paul sent greetings (Romans 16:14). Origen and some later writers have identified him with the author of The Pastor of Hermas, but without sufficient reason. According to the Canon of Muratori, the author of The Pastor wrote when his brother Pius was bishop of Rome (140-55 A.D.). He speaks of himself, however, as a contemporary of Clement of Rome (chapter 4) (circa 100 A.D.). The name Hermas is very common, and Origen's identification is purely conjectural.

S. F. Hunter

Greek

2057. Hermas -- Hermas, a Christian at Rome
... 2056, 2057. Hermas. 2058 . Hermas, a Christian at Rome. Part of Speech:
Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Hermas Phonetic Spelling ...
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3651. holoteles -- complete, perfect
... 3651 is rare outside the NT, but occurs four times in Hermas (about ad 140) -- again
expressing the idea of "full continuity (unbroken, complete)" (, 5, 174).]. ...
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Library

Hermas
... Chapter X. Hermas. Hermas [2386 ... unknown. Footnotes: [2386] The date of Hermas
depends on what Hermas is supposed to be the author. He ...
/.../various/jerome and gennadius lives of illustrious men /chapter x hermas.htm

Hermas.
... Subject Indexes HERMAS. INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Abiding city, 31. Alms, 16, 20, 54. ... Hegrin,
18. Hermas, brother of Pius, 4, 56. Hermas, Pastor of, 7. date of, 7. ...
/.../clement/who is the rich man that shall be saved/hermas.htm

Vision First. Against Filthy and Proud Thoughts, and the ...
... The Pastor: Book First."Visions. Vision First. Against Filthy and Proud Thoughts,
and the Carelessness of Hermas in Chastising His Sons. Chap. I. ...
/.../pastor/the pastor books first second third/vision first against filthy and.htm

Commandment Third. On Avoiding Falsehood, and on the Repentance of ...
... The Pastor: Book Second."Commandments. Commandment Third. On Avoiding Falsehood,
and on the Repentance of Hermas for His Dissimulation. ...
/.../the pastor books first second third/commandment third on avoiding falsehood.htm

Appendix
... APPENDIX. THE INTERPRETATION OF THE SHEPHERD OF HERMAS ... He says: "In several passages
Hermas speaks of a small circle of six superior angels. ...
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Elucidations.
... Avoiding controversy, Hermas presents, in the name of his earlier synonyme, a
portraiture of the morals and practical godliness which were recognised as "the ...
/.../pastor/the pastor books first second third/elucidations.htm

Exhortation to the Heathen
... VOLUME II. FATHERS OF THE SECOND CENTURY: HERMAS, TATIAN, ATHENAGORAS, THEOPHILUS,
AND CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA (ENTIRE). ... The Pastor of Hermas. Introductory Note. to ...
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The Pastor: Books First, Second, Third
... VOLUME II. FATHERS OF THE SECOND CENTURY: HERMAS, TATIAN, ATHENAGORAS, THEOPHILUS,
AND CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA (ENTIRE). ... The Pastor of Hermas. Introductory Note. to ...
/.../pastor/the pastor books first second third/title page.htm

The Instructor. (Pædagogus.)
... VOLUME II. FATHERS OF THE SECOND CENTURY: HERMAS, TATIAN, ATHENAGORAS, THEOPHILUS,
AND CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA (ENTIRE). ... The Pastor of Hermas. Introductory Note. to ...
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A Plea for the Christians
... VOLUME II. FATHERS OF THE SECOND CENTURY: HERMAS, TATIAN, ATHENAGORAS, THEOPHILUS,
AND CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA (ENTIRE). ... The Pastor of Hermas. Introductory Note. to ...
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Thesaurus

Hermas (1 Occurrence)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HERMAS. ... Origen and some later writers have identified
him with the author of The Pastor of Hermas, but without sufficient reason. ...
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Deutero-canonical
... to be informed as to the word of godliness: Wisdom, Sirach, Esther, Judith, Tobit,
the so-called Teaching of the Apes, and the Shepherd of Hermas." Jerome also ...
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Deuterocanonical
... to be informed as to the word of godliness: Wisdom, Sirach, Esther, Judith, Tobit,
the so-called Teaching of the Apes, and the Shepherd of Hermas." Jerome also ...
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Separate (115 Occurrences)
... Claromontanus (3rd century), which is of eastern origin, the Acts of Paul are treated
as a catholic writing and take rank with the Shepherd of Hermas and the ...
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Heritages (7 Occurrences)

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Ministry (44 Occurrences)
... It is seen in the Didache, in the Pastor of Hermas, in the Epistles of Barnabas,
in the Apology of Justin Martyr, in the writings of Irenaeus and elsewhere. ...
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Greetings (48 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Romans 16:14 Greetings to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas,
and to the brethren associated with them; (WEY). Romans ...
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Greet (46 Occurrences)
... (WEB WEY NAS RSV NIV). Romans 16:14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas,
Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. (WEB WEY NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Eldad (2 Occurrences)
... It furnished the basis for a lost work which was quoted by Hermas (Vis 2 3): "The
Lord is near to them who return unto him, as it is written in Eldad and Modad ...
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Modad
... It furnished the basis for a lost work which was quoted by Hermas (Vis 2 3): "The
Lord is near to them who return unto him, as it is written in Eldad and Modad ...
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Bible Concordance

Hermas (1 Occurrence)

Romans 16:14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Hermas

Hermas: A Christian at Rome

Related Terms

Deutero-canonical

Deuterocanonical

Separate (115 Occurrences)

Heritages (7 Occurrences)

Ministry (44 Occurrences)