Ebionite
Meanings
noun
- A member of an early Jewish Christian sect that lived in and around Judea and Palestine from the 1st to the 4th century.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἐβιωναῖοι (Ebiōnaîoi), from Hebrew אביונים (Ebyonim, “the Poor Ones”), plural of Hebrew אֶבְיוֹן (ʾeḇyōn, “needy, poor”), itself likely a borrowing from Coptic ⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ (ebiēn, “poor”).
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