Parmenas
PeopleWhat is the meaning of Parmenas in the Bible?
Parmenas was one of the seven men chosen by the Hellenistic Jewish believers and appointed by the apostles to oversee the daily distribution of food to widows in Jerusalem, as recorded in Acts 6:5. He is identified as a Hellenist, indicating his Greek-speaking background, and is mentioned only once in the New Testament.
SIGNIFICANCE
Identifying Parmenas as a Hellenist highlights the internal diversity of the early Jerusalem church and explains the administrative reforms instituted to address cultural tensions between Hebrew and Greek-speaking Jews regarding charitable distribution.
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Built upon the 1915 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia and Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897). Entries have been modernized, checked for academic truthfulness, and shortened for clarity.