And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
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Glossary
- Barnabas Person
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Son of consolation, the surname of Joses, a Levite ( Acts 4:36 ). His name stands first on the list of prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch (13:1). Luke speaks of him as a “good man” (11:24).
- Mercurius People
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The Hermes (i. e., “the speaker”) of the Greeks ( Acts 14:12 ), a heathen God represented as the constant attendant of Jupiter, and the god of eloquence.