ΜΑΡΚΙΩΝΙΣΤΑΙ, μαρκιωνισται
MARKIŌNISTAI, markiōnistai
Sounds Like: mar-kee-oh-NEE-stai
Translations: Marcionites
From the root: ΜΑΡΚΙΩΝ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the followers of Marcion, a prominent figure in early Christianity who founded a distinct theological system in the 2nd century AD. The Marcionites were a Gnostic sect that rejected the Old Testament and much of the New Testament, believing in a different God than the creator God of the Old Testament. They were considered heretical by the mainstream Christian church.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 0:4
From the same root
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