Lexical Summary Nikolaitēs: a Nicolaitan, a follower of Nicolaus Original Word: ΝικολαΐτηςTransliteration: Nikolaitēs Phonetic Spelling: (nik-ol-ah-ee'-tace) Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: a Nicolaitan, a follower of Nicolaus Meaning: Nicolaitans -- a Nicolaitan, a follower of Nicolaus Strong's Concordance Nicolaitane. From Nikolaos; a Nicolaite, i.e. Adherent of Nicolaus -- Nicolaitane. see GREEK Nikolaos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3531: ΝικολαΐτηςΝικολαΐτης, Νικολαιτου, ὁ, a follower of Nicolaus, a Nicolaitan: plural, Revelation 2:6, 15 — a name which, it can scarcely be doubted, refers symbolically to the same persons who in Revelation 2:14 are charged with holding τήν διδαχήν Βαλαάμ, i. e. after the example of Balaam, casting a stumblingblock before the church of God (Numbers 24:1-3) by upholding the liberty of eating things sacrificed unto idols as well as of committing fornication; for the Greek name Νικόλαος coincides with the Hebrew בִּלְעָם according to the interpretation of the latter which regards it as signifying destruction of the people. See in Βαλαάμ; (cf. BB. DD., under the words Nicolaitans, Nicolas; also commentaries on Revelation, at the passages cited). |
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