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Ebionite (noun) means a member of an early Jewish Christian sect that lived in and around Judea and Palestine from the 1st to the 4th century.

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A member of an early Jewish Christian sect that lived in and around Judea and Palestine from the 1st to the 4th century.
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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐβιωναῖοι (Ebiōnaîoi), from Hebrew אביונים (Ebyonim, “the Poor Ones”), plural of Hebrew אֶבְיוֹן (ʾeḇyōn, “needy, poor”), itself likely a borrowing from Coptic ⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ (ebiēn, “poor”).

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"ebionite" (noun) means a member of an early Jewish Christian sect that lived in and around Judea and Palestine from the 1st to the 4th century.
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Other words for "ebionite" include Nazarene.

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