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Demetrius Scripture - 3 John 1:12

Demetrius hath good report of all [men], and of the truth itself: yea, and we [also] bear record; and ye know that our record is true....

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Demetrius Scripture - Acts 19:24

For a certain [man] named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;...

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Demetrius Scripture - Acts 19:38

Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another....

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Demetrius I Soter in Wikipedia

(Greek: Δημήτριος Α`, c. 187 BC - 150 BC), surnamed Soter (Greek: Σωτήρ - "Savior"), was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. He had been sent to Rome as a hostage during the reign of his father, Seleucus IV Philopator. After his father's death in 175 BC, Antiochus IV Epiphanes took advantage of Demetrius' captivity to seize the throne....

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Demetrius in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. A maker of silver portable models of the great temple and statue of Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus (Acts 19:24). They were kept as amulets against danger. Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen, in fear for their gains, raised a tumult against Paul as saying "they be no gods which are made with hands." Like many men he made regard for religion his ...

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Demetrius in Hitchcock's Bible Names

belonging to corn...

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Demetrius in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

de-me'-tri-us (Demetrios, "of" or "belonging to Demeter," an ordinary name in Greece): (1) Demetrius I, surnamed Soter ("saviour"), was the son of Seleucus IV (Philopator). He was sent as a boy to Rome, by his father, to serve as a hostage, and remained there quietly during his father's life. He was detained also during the reign of his ...

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Demetrius in Naves Topical Bible

1. A silversmith, noted for raising a riot Ac 19:24-38 -2. A Christian mentioned in 3Jo 1:12...

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Demetrius in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(belonging to Ceres). 1. A maker of silver shrines of Artemis at Ephesus. Ac 19:24 (about A.D. 52). These were small models of the great temple of the Ephesian Artemis, with her statue, which it was customary to carry on journeys, and place on houses as charms. 2. A disciple, 3Jo 1:12 mentioned with commendation (about A.D. 90). Possibly the ...

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Demetrius in Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1.) A silversmith at Ephesus, whose chief occupation was to make "silver shrines for Diana" (q.v.), Acts 19:24,i.e., models either of the temple of Diana or of the statue of the goddess. This trade brought to him and his fellow-craftsmen "no small gain," for these shrines found a ready sale among the countless thousands who came to this t...

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