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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 ]
Alexander (Greek: Άλέξανδρος; fl. 50–65) was a Christian heretical teacher in Ephesus. Hymenaeus and Alexander were proponents of antinomianism, the belief that Christian morality was not required. They put away—"thrust from them"—faith and a good conscience; they wilfully abandoned the great central facts regarding Christ, and ...
Philetus (Greek: Φιλητός; fl. 50–65) was an early Christian mentioned by Paul, who warns Timothy against him as well as against his associate in error, Hymenaeus. [ 1 ] False teaching
Hymenaeus and Alexander, excommunicated by Saint Paul the Apostle as recounted in 1 Timothy [7] 2nd century ... Those names in this list were: Arius ...
Hymenaeus may refer to: Hymen (god), also known as Hymenaios, a deity in Greek mythology; Hymenaeus (biblical figure), a heretical teacher in Ephesus;
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 ...
Alexander Jannaeus (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Ἰανναῖος Aléxandros Iannaîos; [1] Hebrew: יַנַּאי Yannaʾy; [2] born Jonathan יהונתן) was the second king of the Hasmonean dynasty, who ruled over an expanding kingdom of Judaea from 103 to 76 BCE.
Aída Besançon Spencer suggests that while "Demas had been a passive opponent (4:9), Alexander was an active opponent". [ 2 ] Some scholars identify him with the Alexander of Acts 19:33 , the Alexander of 1 Timothy 1:20 , (whom, along with Hymenaeus , Paul "handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme"), or both.