Meaning of the name: that abides, or is permanent. Related names are:
Nicanor,
Timon,
Philip (and others ...)
. The translations of Parmenas in 74 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Pármenas in Spanish to
பர்மேனஸ் in Tamil!
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: (ACT 6:5)