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Hymenaeus [1] (fl. 50–65, 1 Timothy 1:20, 2 Timothy 2:17) was an early Christian from Ephesus, an opponent of the apostle Paul, who associates him with Alexander and Philetus. Biblical accounts [ edit ]
In Greek mythology, Hymen (Ancient Greek: Ὑμήν, romanized: Humḗn), Hymenaios or Hymenaeus, is a god of marriage ceremonies who inspires feasts and song. Related to the god's name, a hymenaios is a genre of Greek lyric poetry that was sung during the procession of the bride to the groom's house in which the god is addressed, in contrast ...
Hymenaeus may refer to: Hymen (god), also known as Hymenaios, a deity in Greek mythology; Hymenaeus (biblical figure), a heretical teacher in Ephesus;
Hymen (Ὑμήν) or Hymenaeus (Ὑμεναιος), god of marriage ceremonies, inspiring feasts and song; Pothos (Πόθος), god of sexual longing, yearning, and desire; Eucleia (Εὔκλεια), spirit of good repute and glory; Eulabeia (Εὐλάβεια), spirit of discretion, caution, and circumspection
Onesiphorus (Greek: Ονησιφόρος; meaning "bringing profit" or "useful") was a Christian referred to in the New Testament letter of Second Timothy (2 Tim 1:16–18 and 2 Tim 4:19). According to the letter sent by St. Paul , Onesiphorus sought out Paul who was imprisoned at the time in Rome .
Anteros (Greek: Ἀντέρως, Antérōs) was the god of requited love, literally "love returned" or "counterpart love".He punished those who scorned love and the advances of others, and was the avenger of unrequited love. [13]
Orthoepy is the study of pronunciation of a particular language, within a specific oral tradition. The term is from the Greek ὀρθοέπεια orthoepeia, from ὀρθός orthos (' correct ') and ἔπος epos (' speech '). The antonym is cacoepy "bad or wrong pronunciation".
Heimarmene or Himarmene (/ h aɪ ˈ m ɑːr m ɪ n iː /; Ancient Greek: Εἱμαρμένη) is a goddess and being of fate/destiny in Greek mythology (in particular, the orderly succession of cause and effect, or rather, the fate of the universe as a whole, as opposed to the destinies of individual people).