How to Pronounce Mercurius
muhr-KYOOR-ee-uhs
Mercurius is pronounced muhr-KYOOR-ee-uhs (məˈkjʊəriːəs): four syllables, stress on the second.
What does Mercurius mean?
Mercurius means “an orator; an interpreter”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
What is Mercurius?
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. The inhabitants of Lystra took Paul for this god because he was the “chief speaker.”
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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