Etymology

Ebionite

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Today it means: A member of an early Jewish Christian sect that lived in and around Judea and Palestine from the 1st to the 4th century. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ἐβιωναῖοι ← Hebrew אביונים ← Coptic ⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ
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  1. Coptic · derived fromⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ“poor”
  2. Hebrew · derived fromאֶבְיוֹן“needy, poor”
  3. Hebrew · derived fromאביונים“the Poor Ones”
  4. Ancient Greek · derived fromἘβιωναῖοι
  5. English todayEbionite

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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