How to Pronounce Demetrius
Di-MEE-tree-us
Demetrius is pronounced Di-MEE-tree-us (dəˈmiːtriəs): four syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: duh-MEE-tree-uhs.
What does Demetrius mean?
Demetrius means “belonging to corn, or to Ceres”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Demetrius?
(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 temple from all parts of Asia Minor.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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