A name from Scripture
Hermes
HUR-meez
Meaning
Messenger; Interpreter; Herald
Greek origin · Boy · First in Acts
What it points to
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.
Verses · King James Version
“Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them.”
Romans 16:14
“And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.”
Acts 14:12