English Dictionary: Mercurius | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Mercurius | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Mercurius the Hermes (i.e., "the speaker") of the Greeks (Acts 14:12), a heathen God represented as the constant attendant of Jupiter, and the god of eloquence. The inhabitants of Lystra took Paul for this god because he was the "chief speaker." | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Mercurius, an orator; an interpreter |