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    Hermes

    HUR-meez

    Greek
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Messenger; Interpreter; Herald
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Hermes appears in the King James Bible, including Romans 16:14.
    First appears in
    Acts — Acts and the early church
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Hermes — bearing a pagan god's name yet following Christ — demonstrates that the Gospel transforms identities from the inside out. Our names and backgrounds are redeemed, not erased, by faith.
    King James verses
    • Romans 16:14

      "Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them."

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