Demas is the name of an individual mentioned among fellow workers and as having left for Thessalonica.

The nominative singular masculine form identifies an individual named in greetings with other workers in Colossians 4:14 and Philemon 1:24, and in 2 Timothy 4:10 identifies the person said to have left for Thessalonica.

1. Named individual in greetings and departure · dominant

   The form is nominative singular masculine in all three verses. In Colossians 4:14 the APB renders a greeting from Luke and Demas, and in Philemon 1:24 it includes Demas among Mark, Aristarchus, and Luke as “my fellow workers.” In 2 Timothy 4:10 the APB renders the clause “For Demas has left me,” followed by his going to Thessalonica.

   Colossians 4:14Philemon 1:242 Timothy 4:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Demas” in each verse: in greetings in Colossians 4:14 and Philemon 1:24, and in the report that he “has left me” in 2 Timothy 4:10. The verse is read as a whole.