Quick Definition
Νηρεύς, έως, ὁ n.m. Nereus
Biblical Persons & Places
Nereus
Man living at the time of the New Testament
A man living at the time of the New Testament, only mentioned at Rom.16.15;
only referred to as Nereus (Νηρεύς).
Strong's Definition
Nereus, a Christian
Derivation: apparently from a derivative of the base of G3491 (ναῦς) (meaning wet);
KJV Usage: Nereus
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Νηρεύς [(cf. Vaniéek p. 1158)], τέως, 6, Nereus, a Christian who lived at Rome: Ro. xvi. 15 [where Lmrg. Νηρέαν |.” Νηρί and (so T Tr WH) Νηρεί [see et, ¢], 6, (fr. Ἢ) ἃ lamp), Neri, the grandfather of Zerubbabel: Lk. iii. 27.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Νηρεύς Nēreus 1x
Nereus, pr. name, Rom. 16:15*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Νηρεύς, -έως, ὁ, Nereus: Ro 16:15.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Νηρεύς [page 426]
To show how little this proper name is confined to Rome ( Rom_16:15 ) Rouffiac (p. 91) cites exx. of its use not only from Rome ( CIL VI. 4344), but also from Ancyra in Galatia ( CIL III. 256), and from Athens ( IG III. 1053 .11 , 1160 .62 , 1177 .49 ).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
Νηρεύς (Nēreus) — Nereus. Νηρ-εύς, έως, Ionic dialect ῆος, ὁ, Nereus, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
2. sea, Λίβυς, Ἄραψ N., [Refs 4th c.AD+]
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
Nereus , a sea-god, son of Πόντος (the sea) , father of the Nereids, (Hesiod) (ML)