Ἑρμᾶς G2057
Hermas (proper name)
This is a personal name—Hermas, a Christian greeted by Paul in Romans 16:14. The name is a Doric form related to Hermes, the Greek god. Nothing else is known about this individual beyond Paul's greeting. The name appears in early Christian literature (The Shepherd of Hermas), though likely not the same person. The multilingual evidence shows how proper names transfer: most keep 'Hermas,' with slight variations (Hermán) reflecting local phonology. Personal names typically don't translate but transliterate, preserving the individual's identity across languages.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Paul's greeting to Hermas in Romans 16:14 is our only New Testament reference to this individual Christian in Rome. The cross-linguistic evidence shows typical name handling: transliteration with minor phonological adjustment (Hermas, Hermán, Hermès). The name's connection to Hermes (Greek god) was probably unremarkable in Greco-Roman culture where theophoric names (incorporating divine names) were common. We know nothing of this Hermas beyond Paul's acknowledgment, reminding us how many early Christians remain names without stories. 1×
AR["هِرْمِيسَ،"]·ben["হের্মাসকে,"]·DE["Hermas"]·EN["Hermas"]·FR["Hermès"]·heb["הֶרְמָס"]·HI["हेरमास-को"]·ID["Hermas,"]·IT["Erma"]·jav["Hermas,"]·KO["허마"]·PT["Hermas,"]·RU["Ермия"]·ES["a-Hermân"]·SW["Herma,"]·TR["Hermas'a"]·urd["ہرماس"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ἑρμᾶς, -ᾶ, accusative, -ᾶν (Doric form of Ἑρμῆς), Hermas, a Christian: Rom.16:14.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)