noun · masculine
dēmētrios
GreekΔημήτριος (dēmētrios)
Strong’sG1216
Demetrius
stem dēmētri-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Δημήτριος, -ου, ὁ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1216 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidday-may'-tree-os
Demetrius, the name of an Ephesian and of a Christian
Fromfrom Δημήτηρ (Ceres);
King JamesDemetrius.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | dēmētrios2×Δημήτριος | dēmētriois |
| object accusative | dēmētrion | dēmētrioin |
| direct address vocative | dēmētrior | dēmētrioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | dēmētriou | dēmētrioiu |
| to, for dative | dēmētrio1×Δημητρίῳ | dēmētrioi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
dēmētrio is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
dēmētrios“Demetrius”subjectnominative singular2×
Acts 19:24“Demetrius”Dēmētrios gar tinos onome, argurokopos, poiarōtos naoin argurouoin Artemiau parechete toi technitoi ouk oligan ergasian,It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
Acts 19:38“Demetrius”ei men oun Dēmētrios kai tois sun auto technitois echalō pros tinon logon, agoraiais agilō kai anthupatois alō, enkalalōr allēloi.So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
dēmētrio“Demetrius”to, fordative singular1×
3 John 1:12“Demetrius”Dēmētrio marturitē hupo pantoiu kai hupo autau tau alētheiau; kai nis de marturanō, kai oidasē hoti tas marturias nu alēthas atō.Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.