Strong's Lexicon
G3937
G3937 — Παρμενᾶς
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3937 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Παρμενᾶς |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | probably by contraction for Parmenides (a derivative of a compound of G3844 and G3306) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Parmenas |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | par-men-as` |
| Meaning: | 1. constant 2. Parmenas, a Christian |
| KJV Renderings: | Parmenas |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Παρμενᾶς (probably contracted from Παρμενιδης ’steadfast’; cf. Winer’s Grammar, 103 (97)), accusative Παρμενᾶν (cf. Buttmann, 20 (18)), ὁ, Parmenas, one of the seven deacons of the primitive church at Jerusalem: Act 6:5.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Παρμενᾶς (Parmenas)
Acts 6:5
- KJV: And the saying pleased the whole multitude and they chose Stephen a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch
- GK: και ήρεσεν ο λόγος ενώπιον παντός του πλήθους και εξελέξαντο Στέφανον άνδρα πλήρη πίστεως και πνεύματος αγίου και Φίλιππον και Πρόχορον και Νικάνορα και Τίμωνα και Παρμενάν και Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Αντιοχέα