Ebionize
Ebionize verb: to believe in or expound upon the Ebionite heresy.
Verb
Ebionize (third-person singular simple present Ebionizes, present participle Ebionizing, simple past and past participle Ebionized)
- To believe in or expound upon the Ebionite heresy.
- When, therefore, St John came forward with the testimony of his Gospel to oppose the Ebionizing and Gnostic fundamental principle of all heresy, and at the same time externally and internally supplemented the Synoptists, he was not influenced by a multiplicity of separate and independent aims.1860, Johannes Heinrich August Ebrard, translated by W. B. Pope, Biblical Commentary on the Epistles of St. John […], page xxi
- These writers unanimously attribute to him an Ebionizing Christology; and to this must be added as a further sign his strong chiliasm […]1877, Johannes Friedrich Bleek, translated by William Urwick, Introduction to the New Testament, volume 2, page 26
Forms of Ebionize
| third-person singular present | Ebionizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | Ebionizing |
| past participle | Ebionized |
| past | Ebionized |
| alternative form | Ebionise |
Origin of Ebionize
From Ebion + -ize.
Questions about Ebionize
- What does Ebionize mean?
- Ebionize means to believe in or expound upon the Ebionite heresy.
- What part of speech is Ebionize?
- Ebionize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of Ebionize?
- The past tense of Ebionize is Ebionized.
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