Dictionary

Jeremias

Smith's Dictionary

the Greek form of the name of Jeremiah the prophet. (Matthew 16:14)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

jer-e-mi'-as (Ieremias):

(1) Named among the sons of Baani as one of those who had married foreign wives (1 Esdras 9:34). In Ezr 10:33 we find, "Jeremai" among the sons of Hashum. In 1 Esdras it should come in 9:33 before Manasses.

(2) See JEREMIAH (general article).