Ebionite

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἐβιωναῖοι (Ebiōnaîoi), from Hebrew אביונים‎ (Ebyonim, “the Poor Ones”)

Noun

Ebionite (plural Ebionites)

  1. (historical) A member of an early Jewish Christian sect that lived in and around Judea and Palestine from the 1st to the 4th century.
  • Ebionize
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