Character Study on Parmenas

Acts 6: 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:

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Easton's Bible Dictionary - Parmenas

Constant, one of the seven "deacons" (Acts 6:5 ).

Hitchcock's Bible Names - Parmenas

That abides

Morrish Bible Dictionary - Parmenas

One of the seven chosen to look after the poor saints at Jerusalem. Acts 6:5 .

Fausset's Bible Dictionary - Parmenas

Sixth of the seven ordained Acts 6:5. (See DEACON.)

Holman Bible Dictionary - Parmenas

(pahr' mih nuhss) Personal name meaning, “faithful” or “constant.” One of the seven chosen by the Jerusalem congregation to distribute food to the Greek-speaking widows of that church (Acts 6:5 ).

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Parmenas

One of the first seven deacons, Acts 6:5 .

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Parmenas

PARMENAS. One of the ‘Seven’ ( Acts 6:5 ).

The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Parmenas

One of the seven deacons. (Acts 6:5-6) His name is derived from the Greek word, to abide.

Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Parmenas

Parmenas bore a Greek name, a shortened form of Parmenides. He is one of the ‘Hellenist’ Seven ordained to minister to the Hellenist widows (Acts 6:5).

W. A. Spooner.

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Parmenas - Parmenas bore a Greek name, a shortened form of Parmenides

Deacons, Seven - They were Saint Stephen the Martyr, Saint Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas (Acts 6)

Seven Deacons - They were Saint Stephen the Martyr, Saint Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas (Acts 6)

Name - ); Parmenides into Parmenas (Acts 6:5); Tertius into Tertullus (Acts 24:2, Romans 16:22); Theodorus into Theudas (Acts 5:36); and, if Nymphas be the correct reading of Colossians 4:15, it is probably a contraction of Nymphodorus

Seventy (2) - ) as follows:—James (brother of the Lord), Timothy, Titus, Barnabas, Ananias, Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Simon, Nicolas, Parmenas, Cleopas, Silas, Silvanus, Crescens, Epenetus, Andronicus, Amplias, Urbanus, Stachys, Apelles, Aristobulus, Narcissus, Herodion, Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Hermas, Patrobas, Rhodion, Jason, Agabus, Linus, Gaius, Philologus, Olympas, Sosipater, Lucius, Tertius, Erastus, Phygellus, Hermogenes, Dermas, Quartus, Apollos, Cephas, Sosthenes, Epaphroditus, Caesar, Marcus, Joseph Barsabbas, Artemas, Clemens, Onesiphorus, Tychicus, Carpus, Euodius, Philemon, Zenas, Aquila, Priscas, Junias, Marcus (2), Aristarchus, Pudens, Trophimus, Lucas the Eunuch, Lazarus