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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series • VOL 1 • SECTION 417

Epistles, of the Apostles, [1031]133; Catholic, [1032]261; thirteen of Paul, [1033]268.

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Epistles, of the Apostles, [1031]133; Catholic, [1032]261; thirteen of Paul, [1033]268.

Eros, bishop of Antioch, [1034]197.

Essenes, Jewish sect, [1035]199.

Estha, wife of Matthan and Melchi, [1036]91.

Ethiopia, Christianity introduced into, [1037]105 (note [1038]30), [1039]347.

Ethiopian eunuch, conversion of, [1040]105.

Eubulus, a martyr, [1041]354.

Eucharist, the, [1042]243, [1043]290.

Euclid, studied by the Theodotians, [1044]248.

Euelpis, [1045]268.

Eumenes, bishop of Alexandria, [1046]177, [1047]184.

Eumenia, [1048]233, [1049]242.

Eunuchs, eligibility of, to clerical offices, [1050]317 (note [1051]12).

Eunus. See Cronion Eunus.

Euphranor, addressed by Dionysius, [1052]311.

Euphrates river, [1053]100.

Eupolemus, a Jewish writer, [1054]260.

Euporus, addressed by Dionysius, [1055]311.

Eusebius, claim of, to be called the "Father of Church History," [1056]81 (note 5); Canon of, [1057]155-[1058]157.

Eusebius of Alexandria, a deacon and companion of Dionysius of Alexandria, [1059]299, [1060]301, [1061]302; becomes bishop of Laodicea, [1062]302, [1063]318; conduct of, during the siege of the Pyrucheium, [1064]319, [1065]320; death of, [1066]320.

Eutychianus, bishop of Rome, [1067]317.

Eutychius, [1068]313.

Evangelists, still eminent in time of Trajan, [1069]169.

Evarestus, bishop of Rome, [1070]165, [1071]174, [1072]221.

Evodius, first bishop of Antioch, [1073]149.

Exodus, the, [1074]319.

Exorcists, [1075]288.

Ezekiel, Origen's commentary on, [1076]277.

Ezra, the Jewish priest, [1077]224.

Fabi, father of Ishmael the high priest, [1078]97.

Fabianus, miraculously chosen bishop of Rome, [1079]274-[1080]275; Origen's epistle to, [1081]279; suffers martyrdom, [1082]280.

Fabius, bishop of Antioch, [1083]281, [1084]303; epistle of Dionysius to, [1085]283; epistle of Cornelius to, [1086]286-[1087]287, [1088]290.

Fadus, procurator of Judea, [1089]112, [1090]113.

False prophets of the Phrygians. See Montanists.

Famine, under Claudius, [1091]110; in Jerusalem, [1092]139-[1093]141.

Faustinus, companion of Dionysius of Alexandria, [1094]301, [1095]334.

Faustus, companion of Dionysius of Alexandria, [1096]282, [1097]299, [1098]300, 301, [1099]302.

Felix, procurator, [1100]122; subdues Egyptian false prophet, [1101]123.

Felix, bishop of Rome, [1102]316, [1103]317.

Fertur, pheretai, the use of the word in connection with writings, discussed, [1104]388 sq.

Festus, procurator of Judea, [1105]123, [1106]125.

Firmilian, bishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia, [1107]274, [1108]291, [1109]294, 295, [1110]303, [1111]312, [1112]313; attitude of, toward Paul of Samosata, [1113]314; death of, [1114]314.

Firmilianus, governor of Palestine, [1115]349, [1116]350, [1117]352, [1118]353, [1119]354.

Flavia Domitilla, [1120]148.

Flavia Neapolis, [1121]185.

Flavianus, governor of Palestine, [1122]342.

Flavius, addressed by Dionysius, [1123]305.

Flavius Clement, consul of Rome, [1124]148.

Flavius Josephus. See Josephus.

Florinus, schism of, at Rome, [1125]229, [1126]237, [1127]238.

Florus. See Gessius Florus.

Frumentius, introduces Christianity into Ethiopia, [1128]105 (note 30).

Fundanus, proconsul and governor of Asia, [1129]206.

Gaius I., Gentile bishop of Jerusalem, [1130]226.

Gaius II., Gentile bishop of Jerusalem, [1131]226.

Gaius, martyr of Eumenia, [1132]233.

Gaius, companion of Dionysius of Alexandria, [1133]282.

Galatia, [1134]132, [1135]136, [1136]230, [1137]295.

Galatians, Epistle of Paul to, [1138]99.

Galba, Roman emperor, [1139]138.

Galen, reverenced by the Theodotians, [1140]248.

Galerius, fatal illness of, [1141]338; his edict of toleration, 339, [1142]340, [1143]356; effect of it upon Christians, [1144]357, [1145]358; original author of the Diocletian persecution, [1146]340; death of, [1147]340; fifth edict of, [1148]350.

Galilean, [1149]89.

Galileans, Jewish sect, [1150]199.

Galilee, [1151]88, [1152]95.

Gallienus, emperor of Rome, [1153]300, [1154]313; peace under, [1155]302, [1156]307.

Gallus, becomes emperor, [1157]293; epistle of Dionysius to, [1158]293; persecutes Christians, [1159]293.

Gamala, a city of Gaulonitis, [1160]89.

Gamaliel, [1161]112.

Gaul, [1162]137, [1163]198, [1164]211, [1165]216, [1166]242, [1167]243, [1168]381.

Gaulonite. See Judas the Gaulonite.

Gaza, [1169]334, [1170]344, [1171]345, [1172]349, [1173]355.

Genealogy of Christ, alleged discrepancy in the Gospels in regard to, [1174]91-[1175]94, [1176]277.

Gentiles, divine word attacked by, [1177]81; preached to by Paul, 136.

Geon, one of the rivers of Eden, [1178]306.

Georæ, the strangers that went out of Egypt with the Israelites, [1179]93.

Germanicus, martyr of Smyrna, [1180]189.

Germanio, bishop of Jerusalem, [1181]256.

Germans, the, [1182]219.

Germanus, epistle to, from Dionysius, [1183]281, [1184]299, [1185]301.

Germanus, a martyr, [1186]350.

Germany, [1187]220.

Gessius Florus, Procurator of Judea, [1188]130.

Gitto, a village of Samaria, [1189]114.

Gnosticism, [1190]179; commonly misunderstood, [1191]114 (note [1192]17).

Gomorrah, [1193]83.

Goratheni. See Gorthæus.

Gordianus, emperor of Rome, [1194]274, [1195]278.

Gordius, bishop of Jerusalem, [1196]256.

Gorgonius, a member of Diocletian's household, [1197]323.

Gorthæus, a heretic, [1198]199.

Gortyna, [1199]201, [1200]203.

Gospel, why not preached in ancient times, [1201]84.

Gospels, Irenæus on the, [1202]222; of Matthew, see Matthew; of Mark, see Mark; of Luke, see Luke; of John, see John; order of, [1203]152, [1204]155; of the Nazarenes, see Nazarenes; according to the Hebrews, see Hebrews, Gospel of; of Peter, see Peter; order of the, according to Clement, [1205]261; the four, [1206]273; used by the Elkesites, [1207]280.

Gratus, proconsul of Asia, [1208]231.

Greece, [1209]226, [1210]240.

Greek learning, [1211]276.

Gregory, "the Illuminator," the apostle of Armenia, [1212]362 (note 2).

Gregory Thaumaturgus, [1213]275, [1214]303, [1215]312.

Hades, descent of Christ into, [1216]102.

Hadrian becomes Emperor, [1217]175, [1218]176; war of the Jews under, 177, [1219]180, [1220]226; rescript in favor of Christians, [1221]181, [1222]182, [1223]206; friendliness toward the Christians, [1224]220.

Hebrew Gospel of Matthew, [1225]222.

Hebrew nation, antiquity of, [1226]87.

Hebrews, [1227]84, [1228]87, [1229]98; of the dispersion, [1230]136.

Hebrews, Epistle to; not included among Paul's Epistles by Caius, [1231]268; authorship of, [1232]388; according to Origen, [1233]273; referred to as Paul's, 117, [1234]134; canonicity of, view of Eusebius, [1235]155, [1236]159, [1237]173, [1238]260, [1239]278; placed among the ndthoi, [1240]156, [1241]169; used by Hegesippus, 200; mentioned by Irenæus, [1242]244.

Hebrews, Gospel of, written originally in Hebrew, and translated by Luke, [1243]261.

Hegesippus, memoirs of, used by Eusebius, [1244]81 (note 5); account of death of James, the Lord's brother, [1245]125-[1246]127; visits Rome, [1247]184, [1248]198; quoted, [1249]146, [1250]148, [1251]149, [1252]163, [1253]164, [1254]180, [1255]197, [1256]198, [1257]199.

Helen, Queen of the Osrhoenians, [1258]113.

Helena, companion of Simon Magus, [1259]114; worshiped by his followers, [1260]114.

Helenus, bishop of Tarsus, [1261]291, [1262]295, [1263]312, [1264]313.

Heliodorus, of Laodicea, [1265]294.

Hemerobaptists, Jewish sect, [1266]199.

Heraclas, pupil of Origen, and his successor in the catechetical school of Alexandria, [1267]251, [1268]262, [1269]274; successor of Dementrius as bishop of Alexandria, [1270]251, [1271]274, [1272]275, [1273]297; earnest student of Greek philosophy, 267; removes to Cæsarea, [1274]274; visited by Africanus, [1275]276; dies, [1276]278; opinion of on the re-baptism of heretics, [1277]296.

Heracleides, imperial treasurer under Constantine, [1278]383.

Heraclides, pupil of Origen, martyrdom of, [1279]252.

Heraclitus, an ecclesiastical writer, [1280]245.

Herais, pupil of Origen, martyrdom of, [1281]252.

Heresy, Phrygian. See Montanism.

Heretics, arise after the death of the apostles, [1282]164, [1283]202; re-baptism of, [1284]294-[1285]297.

Hermammon, addressed by Dionysius of Alexandria, [1286]298, [1287]307.

Hermas, Shepherd of, [1288]135, [1289]223; placed among the ndthoi, 156.

Hermogenes, written against by Theophilus, [1290]202.

Hermon, bishop of Jerusalem, [1291]321.

Hermophilus, a follower of Theodotus the cobbler, [1292]248.

Hermopolis, [1293]291.

Hero, bishop of Antioch, [1294]197.

Hero, pupil of Origen, martyrdom of, [1295]252.

Herod of Ascalon, [1296]89, [1297]92.

Herod the Great, becomes king, [1298]89, [1299]90, [1300]93; lineage of, [1301]93; cruelty toward the infants, [1302]94; death of, [1303]94, [1304]95; succeeded by Archelaus, [1305]96; puts John to death, [1306]98; fears the coming of Christ, [1307]149.

Herod the Younger, or Herod Antipas, [1308]96; exiled with Herodias, [1309]107.

Herod Agrippa I., appointed king of the Jews, [1310]107; kills James, and imprisons Peter, [1311]111; eaten of worms, [1312]111; death of, [1313]112.

Herod Agrippa II., appointed king of the Jews by Claudius, 122; deprives Ananus of the high priesthood, [1314]128; testifies to the truthfulness of Josephus, [1315]146.

Herod, the Eirenarch, [1316]191.

Herodias, wife of Philip and of Herod Antipas, [1317]97, [1318]98.

Heron, martyr under Decius, [1319]284.

Hesychius, Egyptian bishop and martyr, [1320]334.

Hexæmeron, work of Hippolytus on the, [1321]270; works by Candidus and various Fathers on the, [1322]245.

Hexapla, of Origen, [1323]263.

Hierapolis, burial-place of Philip, [1324]162, [1325]163, [1326]165, [1327]172, [1328]206, 230, [1329]237, [1330]242.

Hierax, a bishop in Egypt, addressed by Dionysius, [1331]305, [1332]313.

Hippolytus, a bishop and ecclesiastical writer, [1333]268; writings of, [1334]269, [1335]270; Paschal canon of, [1336]270; work of, on the Hexæmeron, [1337]270; against Marcion, [1338]270; on the Song of Songs, [1339]270; on Ezekiel, [1340]270; on the Passover, [1341]270; against all heresies, [1342]270.

Hippolytus, a messenger by whom Dionysius sends an epistle to Rome, [1343]291.

Homologoumena (dmologoumena), meaning of, as used by Eusebius, [1344]155 (note 1).

Hosius of Cordova, [1345]383.

Hyginus, bishop of Rome, [1346]182, [1347]183, [1348]221, [1349]242.

Hymenæus, bishop of Jerusalem, [1350]303, [1351]312, [1352]313, [1353]321.

Hymns, celebrating Christ as God, [1354]247.

Hypotyposes, of Clement. See Clement of Alexandria.

Hyrcanus, high priest of the Jews, [1355]90, [1356]92.

Iconium, [1357]268, [1358]312; synod of, [1359]296.

Idea, Gnostic, [1360]114 (note [1361]13).

Idumean, [1362]89, [1363]90, [1364]92.

Ignatius, second bishop of Antioch, [1365]149, [1366]165; epistles of, 166-[1367]169; martyrdom of, [1368]166-[1369]169; quoted, [1370]223.

Illyricum, [1371]121, [1372]132, [1373]136, [1374]273, [1375]356.

India, [1376]225, [1377]347.

Ingenes, martyr under Decius, [1378]285.

Ionian, spoken of by Clement of Alexandria, [1379]225.

Irenæus, [1380]114, [1381]158, [1382]172, [1383]178, [1384]179, [1385]199, [1386]242, [1387]244, [1388]260; life and writings of, [1389]198, [1390]244; writes against Marcion, [1391]203; quoted, [1392]148, [1393]150, [1394]168, 170, [1395]182, [1396]183, [1397]187, [1398]188, [1399]197, [1400]207, [1401]209, [1402]223, [1403]224, [1404]238, [1405]239; recommended by the Gallic confessors, [1406]219; becomes bishop of Lyons, [1407]220; his catalogue of the bishops of Rome, [1408]221; gives an account of post-apostolic miracles, [1409]221; his work against heresies, [1410]221; on the Scriptures, [1411]222-[1412]224; writes against Blastus and Florinus, [1413]237; on Monarchy, [1414]238; on the Ogdoad, [1415]238; admonishes Victor not to excommunicate the Asiatic church, [1416]243; teaches that Christ is God and man, 247.

Isaac, [1417]83-[1418]87.

Isaiah, [1419]86, [1420]299, [1421]307, [1422]352; commentary on, by Origen, [1423]277.

Ischyrion, slain by his master for not sacrificing, [1424]285.

Ishmael, the high priest, [1425]97.

Isidorus, martyr under Decius, [1426]284.

Israel, [1427]83, [1428]91, [1429]93, [1430]306, [1431]324, [1432]352.

Italy, [1433]286, [1434]287, [1435]316, [1436]356.

Jacob, the patriarch, [1437]83, [1438]87.

Jacob, son of Matthan, [1439]91, [1440]92, [1441]94.

James, the son of Zebedee, death of, [1442]104, [1443]110, [1444]111, [1445]138; cited as an authority by Papias, [1446]171; by Clement of Alexandria, [1447]226; brother of John the apostle, [1448]309, [1449]310.

James, the so-called brother of the Lord, [1450]99; called the Just by the ancients, [1451]104; why called brother of the Lord, [1452]104; made first bishop of Jerusalem, [1453]104, [1454]142, [1455]146, [1456]176, [1457]199; death of, [1458]104; martyrdom of, [1459]125-[1460]128, 138; epistle of, placed among the Antilegomena, [1461]156; episcopal chair of, preserved until the time of Eusebius, [1462]305.

Jamna, [1463]352.

Janitors, [1464]288.

Jeremiah, [1465]85, [1466]324, [1467]352.

Jericho, [1468]83, [1469]95, [1470]263.

Jerusalem, [1471]90, [1472]100, [1473]132, [1474]136, [1475]165, [1476]177, [1477]223, [1478]235, [1479]241, [1480]255, 256, [1481]257, [1482]268, [1483]273, [1484]274, [1485]291, [1486]303, [1487]310, [1488]321, [1489]352, [1490]370, [1491]378.

Jerusalem, church of, persecuted, [1492]104, [1493]280, [1494]281, [1495]312; bishops of, belonging to the circumcision, [1496]176; Gentile bishops of, [1497]226, [1498]240; full table of bishops of, down to time of Eusebius, [1499]302.

Jesus, the name of, known from the beginning, [1500]85-[1501]87; statue of, erected by the woman with an issue of blood, [1502]304.

Jesus (Joshua), [1503]85, [1504]90.

Jesus, the high priest, [1505]128.

Jesus, son of Ananias, [1506]142.

Jesus, son of Sirach, "Wisdom of," [1507]260.

Jews, [1508]90, [1509]92, [1510]93, [1511]95, [1512]96, [1513]98, [1514]101, [1515]224, [1516]234; misfortunes of, in consequence of plots against Christ, [1517]81; first persecution of, [1518]104; driven out of Rome by Claudius, [1519]121; calamity at feast of Passover under Claudius, 122; disturbances under Nero, [1520]122, [1521]123; last war of, against the Romans, [1522]130, 131; calamities of, under Trajan, [1523]174; war of, under Hadrian, [1524]177, [1525]181; assist in persecuting Christians at Smyrna, [1526]190-[1527]192; Justin writes against, [1528]196; mutilate the Scriptures, [1529]197; heresies among, [1530]199.

John the Baptist, [1531]96, [1532]153; testimony of Josephus in regard to, [1533]97, [1534]98.

John, the apostle, [1535]104, [1536]163, [1537]170, [1538]171, [1539]226, [1540]236, [1541]239, [1542]242, 244, [1543]309, [1544]310; receives his revelation in the time of Domitian, [1545]222; labors in Asia, and dies at Ephesus, [1546]132, [1547]138; banished to Patmos, [1548]148; after banishment, resides in Ephesus, [1549]149, [1550]150; narrative of, [1551]150; writings of, [1552]154; speaks against Cerinthus, [1553]161, [1554]187; death and burial place, [1555]162; two monuments of, in Ephesus, [1556]310; same marks in Gospel and epistle of, [1557]311; Gospel of, [1558]152, [1559]222, 261, [1560]273, [1561]309; reason for composition of, [1562]153; commentary on, by Origen, [1563]271;. compared with the Apocalypse by Dionysius, [1564]310; First Epistle of, [1565]173, [1566]222, 309; a part of the N. T. Canon, [1567]156; Second and Third Epistles of, placed among the Antilegomena, [1568]156; discussed by Dionysius, [1569]310; Acts of, [1570]157; Apocalypse of, work on, by Melito, [1571]204; spoken of, by Irenæus, [1572]222; by Apollonius, [1573]236; by Origen, [1574]273; by Nepos, [1575]308; by Dionysius, [1576]309; authorship of, assigned to Cerinthus, [1577]309; author of, [1578]310.

John, surnamed Mark, [1579]310.

John, bishop of Jerusalem, [1580]176.

John, the presbyter, friend of Papias, [1581]170 (note 4), [1582]171, 172.

John, a confessor, wonderful memory of, [1583]355.

Jonathan, the high priest, [1584]123.

Jordan, river, [1585]95, [1586]304.

Joseph, the father of Christ, [1587]91, [1588]92, [1589]94, [1590]95, [1591]104, [1592]146, [1593]223, 264.

Joseph, bishop of Jerusalem, [1594]176.

Joseph Barsabbas. See Barsabbas.

Josephus, [1595]88, [1596]90, [1597]96, [1598]97, [1599]107; quoted, [1600]89, [1601]94, [1602]95, [1603]98, [1604]108, [1605]109, 110, [1606]111, [1607]112, [1608]122, [1609]127, [1610]138, [1611]139, [1612]260, [1613]319; testimonies of, in regard to John the Baptist, and Christ, [1614]97, [1615]98; on the death of James the Just, [1616]127, [1617]128; work of, on the Jewish War, [1618]130, [1619]131; life and works of, [1620]143; O. T. Canon of, [1621]144.

Josephus Caiaphas. See Caiaphas.

Joshua, [1622]83.

Judah, [1623]89, [1624]90.

Judas (Iscariot), [1625]99.

Judas, candidate with Matthias, [1626]103, [1627]172.

Judas, the prophet, [1628]234.

Judas, bishop of Jerusalem, [1629]176.

Judas, an ecclesiastical writer, [1630]254.

Judas of Galilee, or Judas the Gaulonite, [1631]88, [1632]89.

Judas Thomas. See Thomas.

Jude, brother of the Lord, [1633]148, [1634]164; Epistle of, [1635]128, [1636]260, 261; placed among the Antilegomena, [1637]156.

Judea, [1638]88, [1639]93, [1640]94, [1641]95, [1642]96, [1643]100, [1644]104, [1645]175.

Julian, bishop of Alexandria, [1646]224, [1647]240, [1648]250.

Julian, bishop of Apamea.

Julian I., Gentile bishop of Jerusalem, [1649]226.

Julian II., Gentile bishop of Jerusalem, [1650]226.

Julian, martyr under Decius, [1651]284.

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