This is the name of Demas: Companion of Paul who later deserted him.
Definition
Δημᾶς, ὁ
(perh. contracted from Δημήτριος),
Demas, a companion of St. Paul: Colossians 4:14, Phm 24, 2 Timothy 4:10.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
3 total
- Colossians 4:14Δημᾶς · DemasLuke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
- 2 Timothy 4:10Δημᾶς · Demas…because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
- Philemon 1:24Δημᾶς · Demas…as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.