Bible Dictionaries
Nereus
Holman Bible Dictionary
(nee' rewss) Personal name borrowed from Greek mythology where Nereus is the sea god who fathers the Nereids (sea nymphs). The New Testament Nereus was a Roman Christian, possibly the son of Philogus and Julia (Romans 16:15 ).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Nereus'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/n/nereus.html. 1991.