Meaning of the name: belonging to corn, or to Ceres. Related names are:
Diana. The translations of Demetrius in 85 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from
Demetrio in Spanish to
ドミトリー in Japanese!
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; (ACT 19:24)
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. (ACT 19:38)
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. (3JO 1:12)