Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Examples of Early Christian Figures Addressed in the Diminutive [Part One]
This is a series I am going to start to familiarize people with the manner in which diminutives were utterly common in Christian antiquity. The point is to underscore my argument that 'Marcion' (Mark + -ion) is a dimunituve of Mark.
From Wikipedia "Abibion (fl. 5th century) was one of the founders of Bet-Coryph monastery in Syria, together with Eusebonas."
Abibion = Abib + -ion (Greek diminutive suffix)
Eusebonas = Eusebius + -ona (Syriac diminutive suffix)
From Wikipedia "Abibion (fl. 5th century) was one of the founders of Bet-Coryph monastery in Syria, together with Eusebonas."
Abibion = Abib + -ion (Greek diminutive suffix)
Eusebonas = Eusebius + -ona (Syriac diminutive suffix)
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