G1214 – Demas – Δημᾶς – Demas
- Strong’s ID:
- G1214
- Greek Word:
- Δημᾶς
- Transliteration:
- Demas
- Pronunciation:
- day-mas’
- Part of Speech:
- noun proper masculine
- Usage Count:
- 3
- Search:
- Find “Demas” in the Bible (New Testament)
Strong’s Greek Lexicon
probably for G1216; Demas, a Christian:—Demas.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
Demas = “governor of the people”
1) a companion of Paul, who deserted the apostle when he was a prisoner at Rome and returned to Thessalonica
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.