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Hymenaeus
Biblical Persons & Places
Hymenaeus
Man living at the time of the New Testament
A man living at the time of the New Testament, first mentioned at 1Ti.1.20;
only referred to as Hymenaeus (Ὑμεναῖος).
Strong's Definition
"hymenæal"; Hymenæus, an opponent of Christianity
Derivation: from (the god of weddings);
KJV Usage: Hymenæus
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὑμέναιος (on its accent cf. Winers Grammar, § 6, 1 l.; Chandler § 253), ὑμεναιου, ὁ (ὑμήν, ὑμενος, ὁ, the god of marriage), Hymenaeus, a heretic, one of the opponents of the apostle Paul: 1Ti_1:20; 2Ti_2:17. (B. D., under the word.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Ὑμέναιος Hymenaios 2x
Hymenaeus, pr. name, 1Ti_1:20 ; 2Ti_2:17
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Ὑμέναιος , -ου , ὁ ,
Hymenζus: 1Ti_1:20 , 2Ti_2:17 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Ὑμέναιος (~ Ὑμεναῖος ) [page 649]
Hymenaeus, a back-sliding Christian ( 1Ti_1:20 , 2Ti_2:17 ). For the adj. ὑμέναιος (from Ὑμήν , the god of marriage ) cf. the sepulchral inscr. Preisigke 6706 .4
οὐδ᾽ ἐτέλεσσα
νυμφιδίων θαλάμων εἰς ὑμέναια λέχη .
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
Ὑμέναιος, -ου, ὁ
Hymenæus: 1Ti.1:20, 2Ti.2:17.†
(AS)