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Demetrius

Belonging to corn, or to Ceres Demetrius is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “belonging to corn, or to Ceres.” This unified study connects 8 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
  • Historical Reference: concordance
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
  • Historical Reference: Installed reference work
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Study overview

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G1216
Greek
Δημήτριος · Dēmētrios
Name meaning
belonging to corn, or to Ceres According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Δημήτριος

G1216
Transliteration
Dēmētrios
Language
Greek
Part of speech
N:N-M-P
Indexed occurrences
3

Glosses

Demetrius

Lexicon definition

Δημήτριος, -ου, ὁ Demetrius; __1. a silversmith, Act.19:24 38. __2. A Christian disciple, III Jn 12.† (AS)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

Δημήτριος

G1216
Transliteration
Dēmḗtrios
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
3

Glosses

Demetrius

Lexicon definition

Demetrius, the name of an Ephesian and of a Christian

Hebrew lexical coverage

No safely matched Hebrew Strong’s entry

H—

The installed lexicons do not contain a sufficiently exact Hebrew word-level match for this study. UNLEARN leaves this language unassigned instead of displaying an unrelated Strong’s record.

Complete dictionary entries

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Demetrius

belonging to corn, or to Ceres

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Demetrius

Indexed occurrences: 4

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All Scripture references3 references

Acts 3

Acts 19:24Acts 19:25Acts 19:38

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

DEMETRIUS

Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for DEMETRIUS.

Indexed references: 1

Scripture references:
Acts 19:24

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Bible Names

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Demetrius

Meaning:
belonging to corn, or to Ceres

Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · View data sources

Sources

Ancient Context10 items

Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Ptolemy Philadelphus Procured The Laws Of The Jews To Be Translated Into The Greek Tongue And Set Many Captives Free, And Dedicated Many Gifts To God.

Antiquities Book 12, Chapter 2

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Bacchides, The General Of Demetrius's Army, Made An Expedition Against Judea, And Returned Without Success; And How Nicanor Was Sent A Little Afterward Against Judas And Perished, Together With His Army; As Also Concerning The Death Of Alcimus And The Succession Of Judas.

Antiquities Book 12, Chapter 10

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Alexander [Bala] In His War With Demetrius, Granted Jonathan Many Advantages And Appointed Him To Be High Priest And Persuaded Him To Assist Him Although Demetrius Promised Him Greater Advantages On The Other Side. Concerning The Death

Antiquities Book 13, Chapter 2

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Alexander Honored Jonathan After An Extraordinary Manner; And How Demetrius, The Son Of Demetrius, Overcame Alexander And Made A League Of Friendship With Jonathan.

Antiquities Book 13, Chapter 4

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Trypho After He Had Beaten Demetrius Delivered The Kingdom To Antiochus The Son Of Alexander, And Gained Jonathan For His Assistant; And Concerning The Actions And Embassies Of Jonathan.

Antiquities Book 13, Chapter 5

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Simon Confederated Himself With Antiochus Pius, And Made War Against Trypho, And A Little Afterward, Against Cendebeus, The General Of Antiochus's Army; As Also How Simon Was Murdered By His Son- In-Law Ptolemy, And That By Treachery.

Antiquities Book 13, Chapter 7

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How, After The Death Of Antiochus, Hyrcanus Made An Expedition Against Syria, And Made A League With The Romans. Concerning The Death Of King Demetrius And Alexander.

Antiquities Book 13, Chapter 9

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Alexander, upon the League of Mutual Defense Which Cleopatra Had Agreed with Him, Made an Expedition Against Coelesyria, and Utterly Overthrew the City of Gaza; and How He Slew Many Ten Thousands of Jews That Rebelled Against Him.

Antiquities Book 13, Chapter 13

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Demetrius Eucerus Overcame Alexander And Yet In A Little Time Retired Out Of The Country For Fear; As Also How Alexander Slew Many Of The Jews And Thereby Got Clear Of His Troubles. Concerning The Death Of Demetrius.

Antiquities Book 13, Chapter 14

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Alexandra By Gaining The Good-Will Of The Pharisees, Retained The Kingdom Nine Years, And Then, Having Done Many Glorious Actions Died.

Antiquities Book 13, Chapter 16

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Related UNLEARN Content2 items

Topic

DEMETRIUS

Nave’s Topical Bible references for DEMETRIUS.

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Dictionary

Demetrius

belonging to corn, or to Ceres

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