Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Examples of Early Christian Figures Addressed in the Diminutive [Part Two]

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. 

Basil's letter  'To Eusebona the Bishop' (from Bk 3, Ep. 35)

Eusebona = Eusebius + -ion (Greek dimunitive suffix)


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