apikoros
Meanings
noun
- A Jewish skeptic or apostate.
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Etymology
From Hebrew אֶפִּיקוֹרוֹס (epikóros, “heretic”), from Ancient Greek Ἐπίκουρος (Epíkouros, “Epicurus”), but later associated with Aramaic אַפְקֵר (ʾap̄ḳēr, “to abandon”).
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