Demetrios is a personal name used for a silversmith in Acts and for a man commended by testimony in 3 John.

The term functions as a personal name: in Acts it identifies a silversmith involved with craftsmen and a potential legal complaint, while in 3 John it identifies a man who has received testimony from everyone and from the truth.

1. Personal name identifying individuals · dominant

   In Acts 19:24 and Acts 19:38, the nominative form identifies the man named in connection with silver temples, craftsmen, and a possible accusation; the APB renders the name “Demetrius.” In 3 John 1:12, the dative singular form occurs in the statement that he has received testimony from everyone and from the truth itself; the APB likewise renders “Demetrius.”

   Acts 19:24Acts 19:383 John 1:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Demetrius” in all three verses: as the named silversmith and party to a complaint in Acts, and as the recipient of testimony in 3 John. The verse is read as a whole, though the name correspondence is plain in these clauses.