Patermuthius, a martyr, [2245]355.
Patmos, [2246]310.
Patricius, vicar of the prefects, [2247]383.
Paul, the Apostle, [2248]99, [2249]226, [2250]246, [2251]283, [2252]304, [2253]310; mentions James the Just, [2254]104; persecutor of Christians, [2255]104; appointed an Apostle, [2256]105; called "prophet," [2257]107, [2258]110, [2259]113; preaches from Jerusalem to Illyricum, [2260]121, 132, [2261]136, [2262]273; sent to Rome as captive, [2263]123; release and second imprisonment, 124; death of, [2264]128, [2265]129, [2266]130, [2267]132; burial place of, [2268]130; with Peter founds churches of Corinth and Rome, [2269]130, [2270]222; fellow-laborers mentioned, [2271]136, [2272]137; mentions Luke's Gospel, [2273]137, [2274]149, [2275]154, [2276]273; married, [2277]161, [2278]168; rejected by the Severians, [2279]209; rejected by the Elkesites [2280]280; quoted, [2281]352; Epistles of, [2282]134, 152, [2283]168; Epistles of, a part of the N. T. Canon, [2284]155; Epistles to Timothy, 124, [2285]133; not author of Epistle to the Hebrews, [2286]135; writes to Hebrews in his native tongue, [2287]169, [2288]174, [2289]187, [2290]201; author of Epistle to the Hebrews according to the ancients, [2291]273; "Acts of," [2292]135; "Acts of," placed among the Antilegomena, 156.
Paul, an Antiochian heretic, [2293]250.
Paul, a martyr of Cæsarea, [2294]349.
Paul, companion of Dionysius of Alexandria, [2295]282, [2296]301.
Paul of Jamna, a martyr, [2297]352.
Paul of Samosata, [2298]246; character of, [2299]315, [2300]316; heresy of, 312-[2301]316, [2302]318; refuted by Malchion, [2303]313; excommunicated, [2304]313; Epistle of the bishops against, [2305]313-[2306]315; Synod held against, [2307]320.
Paulinus of Iconium, [2308]268.
Paulinus of Tyre, [2309]369; the tenth book of the Church History inscribed to, [2310]369; Eusebius' panegyric addressed to, [2311]370; builder of the great church of Tyre, [2312]370 sq.
Peace after the great persecution, [2313]369 sq.; finally assured to the Christians after the defeat of Licinius, [2314]387.
Peleus, Egyptian bishop and martyr, [2315]334, [2316]355.
Pella, a town in Perea, [2317]138, [2318]177.
Penance, rules for, in the early Church, [2319]278.
Pentapolis, [2320]295, [2321]311.
Pepuza, in Phrygia, named Jerusalem by Montanus, [2322]235, [2323]236.
Perea, [2324]122 b.
Perennius, a Roman judge, [2325]239, [2326]240.
Perga, in Pamphylia, [2327]310.
Pergamos, [2328]192, [2329]213.
Persecution under Trajan, [2330]165; under Severus, [2331]249, [2332]251; under Maximinus, [2333]274; under Decius, [2334]280-[2335]286; followed by peace, [2336]294; under Valerian, [2337]298-[2338]302; under Diocletian, [2339]316, [2340]317, [2341]322, [2342]323-[2343]356; under Licinius, 384-[2344]386; causes of persecution under Diocletian, discussed, [2345]397-[2346]400.
Persia, [2347]317.
Persians, [2348]224.
Pertinax becomes emperor, [2349]245.
Pestilence in Alexandria, [2350]306, [2351]307.
Peter, the Apostle, [2352]99, [2353]104, [2354]226, [2355]258, [2356]261, [2357]304, [2358]310, [2359]311; detects Simon Magus, [2360]105, [2361]115; instructs Cornelius, [2362]107; imprisoned, [2363]111; preaches in Rome, [2364]115, [2365]116; authorizes Mark's Gospel, [2366]116, [2367]261, [2368]273; meets Philo in Rome, [2369]117; death of, [2370]128, [2371]129, [2372]130, [2373]162; burial-place of, [2374]130, [2375]162; with Paul, founds churches of Rome and Corinth, [2376]130, [2377]222; preaches in Pontus, etc., [2378]132, [2379]136; married, [2380]162; martyrdom of wife of, [2381]162, [2382]165, [2383]168; writings of, 133, [2384]134, [2385]149; First Epistle of, [2386]116, [2387]122, [2388]133, [2389]173, [2390]222, [2391]273; First Epistle of, a part of the N. T. Canon, [2392]156; Second Epistle of, [2393]133, [2394]273; "Acts of," 133; "Apocalypse of," [2395]134, [2396]261; Apocalypse of, placed among the ndthoi, 156; "Gospel of," [2397]133, [2398]258; Gospel of, excluded from the Canon, [2399]157; "Preaching of," [2400]133; "Teaching of," [2401]168 (note [2402]15), [2403]171, [2404]172, [2405]173, [2406]174.
Peter, bishop of Alexandria, [2407]322, [2408]334, [2409]360.
Peter, companion of Dionysius of Alexandria, [2410]282, [2411]301.
Peter, a member of Diocletian's household, [2412]327.
Peter Apselamus, a martyr, [2413]351.
Petra, [2414]97.
Peucetius, a favorite of Maximin, [2415]368.
Phaeno, mines of, [2416]334, [2417]348.
Pharaoh, [2418]363.
Pharisee, [2419]89, [2420]199.
Philadelphia, [2421]168, [2422]192.
Phileas, bishop of Thmuis, Epistle of, quoted, [2423]330; martyrdom of, [2424]330, [2425]334.
Philemon, a Roman presbyter addressed by Dionysius of Alexandria, [2426]295.
Philetus, bishop of Antioch, [2427]269, [2428]271.
Philip, the Tetrarch, [2429]96, [2430]107.
Philip, the Asiarch, [2431]190.
Philip, bishop of Jerusalem, [2432]176.
Philip of Gortyna, [2433]198, [2434]201; writes against Marcion, [2435]203.
Philip of Arabia, Roman emperor, reported to have been a Christian and to have done penance, [2436]278; Origen's Epistle to, [2437]279; slain, [2438]280.
Philip, son of Emperor Philip, [2439]278.
Philip, one of the Twelve, [2440]242; preaches in Samaria, [2441]104; encounters Simon Magus, [2442]105; instructs Ethiopian eunuch, [2443]105; married, [2444]161; confounded with Philip, the Evangelist, [2445]162, [2446]171; burial-place of, [2447]162; daughters of, [2448]162, [2449]169, [2450]172, [2451]234, [2452]242.
Philip, the Evangelist, confounded with Philip, the Apostle, 162, [2453]171; death of, and of his daughters, [2454]163, [2455]242; resided at Hierapolis, [2456]172, 242.
Philippians, [2457]168; Polycarp's Epistle to, [2458]188.
Philo, of Alexandria, family and culture of, [2459]107; embassy to Rome, [2460]108; on the Embassy, [2461]109; on the Virtues, [2462]109; meets Peter in Rome, [2463]117; describes the Therapeutæ, [2464]117-[2465]119; De Vita Contemplativa, [2466]117; writings of, [2467]119-[2468]121; reads his "On the Virtues" before Roman Senate, [2469]121; referred to by Clement of Alexandria, [2470]260; by Anatolius, [2471]319.
Philomelium, letter to church of, [2472]188.
Philoromus, a martyr in the persecution under Diocletian, 330.
Philosophical mode of life, in sense of asceticism, [2473]117, 169, [2474]252, [2475]256.
Philosophy, used in sense of asceticism. See the preceding.
Philumene, virgin and companion of Apelles, [2476]227.
Phoenicia, [2477]104, [2478]328, [2479]359, [2480]360, [2481]370; martyrs in, [2482]333, [2483]345.
Phoenicians, [2484]304.
Phrygia, [2485]212, [2486]218, [2487]219, [2488]229, [2489]230, [2490]231, [2491]235; burning of an entire city of, during Diocletian's persecution, [2492]331, [2493]332.
Phrygian heresy. See Montanism.
Pierius, presbyter of Alexandria, [2494]321, [2495]322.
Pilate, procuratorship of, [2496]96; condemns Christ, [2497]98; reports to Tiberius, [2498]105; tyranny of, [2499]109; stirs up tumult among the Jews, [2500]109, [2501]110; suicide of, [2502]110 (note 1); forged acts of, [2503]96, [2504]359, [2505]360; Christ crucified under, 222.
Pinnas, bishop, addressed by the Emperor Gallienus, [2506]302.
Pinytus, bishop of Crete, [2507]197, [2508]201.
Pionius, a martyr, [2509]162.
Pius, bishop of Rome, [2510]182, [2511]183, [2512]221, [2513]243.
Pius, emperor of Rome. See Antoninus Pius.
Plato, [2514]181, [2515]266.
Plinius Secundus, governor of Bithynia, writes concerning Christians, [2516]164.
Plutarch, pupil of Origen, [2517]251; martyrdom of, [2518]252.
Polybius, bishop of Tralles, [2519]168.
Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, [2520]161, [2521]165, [2522]167, [2523]168, [2524]170, [2525]187, 188, [2526]220, [2527]238, [2528]239, [2529]242, [2530]243; martyrdom of, [2531]188-[2532]192; communes with Anicetus and administers the eucharist in Rome, [2533]244.
Polycrates, bishop of Ephesus, quoted, [2534]162, [2535]240; on the Paschal controversy, [2536]242.
Pompey, the Roman general, [2537]90, [2538]92.
Pontianus, bishop of Rome, [2539]271, [2540]274.
Ponticus, a Gallic witness in the persecution under Marcus Aurelius, [2541]216.
Pontius, addressed by Serapion, [2542]237, [2543]258.
Pontius Pilate. See Pilate.
Pontus, [2544]132, [2545]136, [2546]183, [2547]184, [2548]188, [2549]201, [2550]223, [2551]242, [2552]276, [2553]294, 303, [2554]312, [2555]321, [2556]333, [2557]345, [2558]386.
Porphyry, a martyr, [2559]353; his death reported to Pamphilus by Seleucus, [2560]353.
Porphyry, the Neo-Platonist, [2561]264; gives account of Origen, 265; writes against the Christians, [2562]265, [2563]266.
Potamiaena, martyrdom of, [2564]253.
Pothinus, bishop of Lyons, a Gallic witness in the persecution under Marcus Aurelius, [2565]214, [2566]220.
Potitus, a Marcionite, [2567]228.
Pre-existence of Christ, discussed by Eusebius, [2568]82, [2569]85.
Preparation, day of, [2570]346, [2571]347 (note 8).
Presbyter, nature of office of, in the early church, [2572]150 (note [2573]14); ancient, [2574]261; office mentioned, [2575]223, [2576]243, [2577]286, [2578]287, [2579]290, [2580]301, [2581]305, [2582]313, 320.
presbuterod, used in an unofficial sense, [2583]278 (note 5).
Primus, bishop of Alexandria, [2584]174, [2585]175.
Prisca, wife of Diocletian, friendliness of, toward Christians, [2586]323 (note 2).
Priscilla, [2587]121.
Priscilla, Montanist prophetess, [2588]229, [2589]231 (note [2590]18), [2591]235, 237.
Priscus, father of Justin, [2592]185.
Priscus, martyr at Cæsarea under Valerian, [2593]302.
Probus, Roman emperor, [2594]316.
Probus, a martyr, [2595]351.
Proclus, opponent of Caius, [2596]163.
Proclus, an ecclesiastic, [2597]313.
Proclus, a Montanist, and an opponent of Caius of Rome, [2598]130, 163, [2599]268.
Procopius, a Palestinian martyr, [2600]342.
Prophets, from Jerusalem, [2601]107.
Proselyte, Jewish, [2602]93.
Protoctetus, a presbyter of Cæsarea, [2603]274.
Protogenes, [2604]313.
Proverbs of Solomon, called "All-virtuous Wisdom," [2605]200.
Psalms, celebrating Christ as God, [2606]247; Hexapla of the, [2607]263.
Ptolemæus, a martyr, [2608]195.
Ptolemais, in Pentapolis, [2609]244, [2610]295.
Ptolemies of Egypt, close of dynasty of, [2611]88.
Ptolemy, martyr under Decius, [2612]285.
Ptolemy Lagus, king of Egypt, [2613]223.
Ptolemy Philadelphus, [2614]319.
Publius, bishop of Athens, [2615]200.
Publius, Gentile bishop of Jerusalem, [2616]226.
Pyrucheium, siege of, [2617]318.
Pythagoreans, one of the most famous referred to, [2618]266.
Quadratus, the Apologist, [2619]175.
Quadratus, bishop of Athens, [2620]200.
Quadratus, the prophet, [2621]169, [2622]234.
Quinta, martyr under Decius, [2623]283.
Quintus, a Phrygian, [2624]189.
Rechabites, [2625]126.
Regeneration, [2626]376.
Remission of sins, according to the Elkesites, [2627]280.
Repentance, Dionysius of Alexandria on, [2628]291, [2629]292.
Resurrection, [2630]376.
Retecius of Autun, [2631]381.
Revelation. See Apocalypse of John.
Rhodo of Asia, writes against Marcion, [2632]227; quoted, [2633]227, 228.
Rhone, river, [2634]211.
Rhossus, in Syria, [2635]258.
Roman church, [2636]225, [2637]242, [2638]271, [2639]286, [2640]290, [2641]312, [2642]317.
Roman emperors, table of, [2643]401.
Roman empire, [2644]89, [2645]90, [2646]101, [2647]223.
Roman learning, [2648]276.
Romans, Epistle to, integrity of, [2649]135, [2650]203, [2651]205; relation of the last chapter to the remainder of the epistle, [2652]388.
Romanus, a martyr, [2653]343.
Rome, [2654]106, [2655]167, [2656]168, [2657]169, [2658]183, [2659]186, [2660]197, [2661]198, [2662]210, [2663]219, [2664]220, 228, [2665]239, [2666]241, [2667]243, [2668]246, [2669]261, [2670]262, [2671]381, [2672]382; Peter and Simon Magus in, [2673]115; gathering place of heretics, [2674]115 (note 6); origin of church of, [2675]115 (note 1); church of, founded by Peter and Paul, [2676]130, [2677]222; Linus, first bishop of, [2678]133; church of, disputes epistle to the Hebrews, [2679]135; liberality of church of, [2680]201; list of early bishops of, [2681]174 (note 1), [2682]175; bishops of, during reign of Antoninus Pius, [2683]182; Irenæus' catalogue of bishops of, [2684]221; table of bishops of, during the first three centuries, [2685]401.
Romulus, a martyr, [2686]345.
Rufus, governor of Judea, [2687]168, [2688]177.
Ruth, the Moabitess, [2689]93.
Sabbath, Dionysius on the, [2690]307.
Sabellius, heresy of, [2691]295; epistles of Dionysius against, 311.
Sabinus, prefect of Egypt under Decius, [2692]282, [2693]301.
Sabinus, an imperial official under Maximin, epistle of, to the provincial governors in regard to the Christians, [2694]357, [2695]358, [2696]364.
Sadducees, most cruel of all the Jews, [2697]127; Jewish sect, 199.
Sadduchus, a Pharisee, [2698]89.
Sagaris, martyrdom of, [2699]205, [2700]242.
Salome, sister of Herod the Great, [2701]95.
Samaria, [2702]104.
Samaritans, Jewish sect, [2703]199.
Samosata, [2704]246, [2705]312-[2706]316.
Samuel, [2707]352.
Sanctus, one of the Gallic witnesses in the persecution under Marcus Aurelius, [2708]213, [2709]214, [2710]215.
Saracens, enslave fugitive Christians, [2711]285.
Sardis, [2712]186, [2713]203, [2714]242.
Sarmatians, [2715]219.
Saturnilians, [2716]199.
Saturninus, the Gnostic, [2717]178, [2718]208; asceticism of, [2719]114 (note 18).
Saul, king of Israel, [2720]90.
Scriptures, Irenæus' account of, [2721]222; allegorical interpretation of, [2722]266 (note 1).
Scythia, [2723]132.
Seal, (sphragis). See Baptism.
Sects, the seven, among the Jews, [2724]199.
Seleucus, a martyr, [2725]353.
Senate, the Roman, [2726]105.
Seneca, bishop of Jerusalem, [2727]176.
Septuagint, composition of, [2728]223, [2729]319; Origen's study of, 262; edited by Origen, [2730]263.
Serapion, bishop of Antioch, writings of, [2731]257; writes against Montanists, [2732]237, [2733]240, [2734]257, [2735]258.
Serapion, martyr under Decius, [2736]283.
Serapion, an aged believer of Alexandria, [2737]290.
Serennius Granianus, proconsul of Asia, [2738]181, [2739]182.
Serenus, pupil of Origen, suffers martyrdom by fire, [2740]252.
Serenus, another pupil of Origen, is beheaded, [2741]252.
Servilius Paulus, proconsul of Asia, [2742]205.
Seven, the, appointment of, [2743]103, [2744]104; not deacons, but elders, [2745]103 (note 2a), [2746]163.
Seventy, the, [2747]97, [2748]98, [2749]100, [2750]101, [2751]103, [2752]104, [2753]152.
Severa, wife of Emperor Philip, Origen's epistle to, [2754]279.
Severians. See Severus.
Severus, a heretic, [2755]209.
Severus, Roman emperor, [2756]245, [2757]247, [2758]249, [2759]254, [2760]255, [2761]263.
Sextus, an ecclesiastical writer, [2762]245.
Shepherd of Hermas. See Hermas.
Sicily, [2763]356, [2764]364, [2765]382.
Sidon, [2766]333.
Sidonius, a Roman confessor, [2767]287.
Silas, companion of Paul, [2768]234.
Silvanus, bishop of Emesa, [2769]333, [2770]360.
Silvanus, bishop of Gaza, [2771]334, [2772]348, [2773]355.
Simeon, bishop of Jerusalem, [2774]146, [2775]149, [2776]176, [2777]199; martyrdom of, [2778]163, [2779]164; date of martyrdom of, [2780]164, [2781]165.
Simon, the high priest, [2782]97.
Simon Barjona, [2783]310.
Simon Magus, attracted by Philip, [2784]104; reputation of, [2785]105; the "great power of God," [2786]105; pretends conversion, [2787]105; baptism of, [2788]105; detected and rebuked by Peter, [2789]105, [2790]113; denounced in Justin's Apology, [2791]114; honored with statue in Rome, [2792]114, [2793]115; author of all heresy, [2794]114; meets Peter at Rome, [2795]115; destroyed, [2796]116, [2797]158, [2798]178, [2799]199.
Simonians, immorality of, [2800]114, [2801]199.
Sion, Mount, [2802]352.
Sixtus. See Xystus.
Smyrna, [2803]165, [2804]167, [2805]168, [2806]187, [2807]188, [2808]192; letter of church of, to the church of Philomelium, [2809]188 sq.
Socrates, the philosopher, quoted, [2810]194.
Socrates, bishop of Laodicea, [2811]318.
Sodom, [2812]83.
Solomon, [2813]91, [2814]94, [2815]370; "Wisdom of," [2816]223, [2817]244, [2818]260.
Song of Songs, commentary on, by Origen, [2819]277.
Sophists, [2820]313.
Sosthenes, a companion of Paul, [2821]99.
Sotas, bishop of Anchialus, [2822]237.
Soter, bishop of Rome, [2823]197, [2824]190, [2825]201, [2826]210, [2827]211, [2828]221, [2829]243.
Spain, [2830]356.
Statius Quadratus, proconsul of Asia, [2831]189 (note 9).
Statue, erected by the woman with an issue of blood, [2832]304.
Stephen, one of the Seven, [2833]104, [2834]161, [2835]218; martyrdom of, [2836]104, 107, [2837]138.
Stephen, bishop of Laodicea, [2838]320.
Stephen, bishop of Rome, on the re-baptism of the lapsed, 293, [2839]294, [2840]295.
Stocks, the, [2841]193, [2842]214, [2843]281, [2844]331, [2845]343, [2846]344.
Stoics, some famous ones referred to, [2847]266.
Strato's Tower, [2848]111.
Stromata. See Clement of Alexandria.
Sub-deacons, [2849]288.
Subintroductæ, [2850]315.
Suicide of women, to escape defilement, [2851]332, [2852]337; opinions of the Fathers in regard to, [2853]333 (note 3).
Susannah, story of, fictitious, according to Africanus, [2854]276.
Symeon. See Simeon.
Symmachus, translator of the Old Testament, [2855]262, [2856]263, [2857]264; an Ebionite, [2858]264.
Synada, in Phrygia, [2859]268; synod of, [2860]269.
Syneros, a Marcionite, [2861]228.
Synod, at Rome, in behalf of the unity of the Church on occasion of the Donatist schism, [2862]380, [2863]381; at Arles, summoned by Constantine, 381, [2864]382.
Syracuse, [2865]381.
Syria, [2866]88, [2867]89, [2868]167, [2869]168, [2870]178, [2871]185, [2872]294, [2873]302, [2874]318, [2875]328, [2876]355.
Taposiris, near Alexandria, [2877]282.
Tarsus, [2878]291, [2879]294, [2880]312, [2881]314.
Tatian, asceticism of, [2882]114 (note [2883]18); authority for martyrdom of Justin, [2884]194; life and writings of, [2885]207-[2886]209; heresy of, [2887]207-[2888]209: his Book of Problems, [2889]228, [2890]229; instructor of Rhodo at Rome, [2891]222, [2892]228; speaks of Christ as God, [2893]247; mentioned by Clement of Alexandria, [2894]260.