Ophites, an ancient Gnostic sect in Syria and Egypt; Ophite, originally according to Pliny the Elder for a greenish spotted rock, now a type of stone with a characteristic texture of certain dolerites …

Within Origen's refutation we are provided a long of description a diagram belonging to an early Christian Gnostic sect. It appears both Celsus and Origen had independent access to a similar …

The Ophites originated in Egypt, probably from some relation to the Egyptian serpent-worship, and spread thence into Syria and Asia Minor. They continued to exist as a sect after other …

OPHITES, or Ophians (Gr. ὄφις, Heb. נָהָשׁ, “snake”), known also as Naasenes, an early sect of Gnostics described by Hippolytus (Philosoph. v.), Irenaeus (adv. Haer. i. 11), Origen (Contra …

Jun 11, 2018 · Ophites (Gk., ophis, ‘serpent’). A group of gnostic sects. According to them the wise serpent (Genesis 3. 14 f.) symbolized a higher god, who acts to liberate humanity and give …

Celsus and Origen describe a diagram in use by a second century gnostic sect, the Ophites.

The Ophites, also called Ophians (Greek Ὀφιανοί Ophianoi, from ὄφις ophis "snake"), were a Christian Gnostic sect depicted by Hippolytus of Rome (170–235) in a lost work, the Syntagma …

The Ophite Diagrams are ritual and esoteric diagrams used by the Ophite sect of Gnosticism, who revered the serpent from the Garden of Eden as a symbol of wisdo...

Mar 17, 2023 · ophītēs m (genitive ophītae); first declension. First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs). ophites in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré …

Ophites ( Gr. ) A Gnostic Fraternity in Egypt, and one of the earliest sects of Gnosticism, or Gnosis (Wisdom, Knowledge), known as the “Brotherhood of the Serpent”.

The Sethians (Latin Sethoitae) are first mentioned, alongside the Ophites, in the 2nd century, by Irenaeus (who was antagonistic towards gnosticism) and in Pseudo-Tertullian (Ch. 30). [ 3 ] [ 4 …

Jun 2, 2024 · ophite (countable and uncountable, plural ophites) Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry. [from 16th c.]

The Ophites originated in Egypt, probably from some relation to the Egyptian serpent-worship, and spread thence into Syria and Asia Minor. They continued to exist as a sect after other …

Ophites Erichson 1839: 2 [without species; preoccupied genus name, not Ophites Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia)] Type species: Ophites versatilis Erichson, 1840, fixed by subsequent designation by …

The Ophites, also called Ophians (Greek Ὀφιανοί Ophianoi, from ὄφις ophis "snake"), were a Christian Gnostic sect depicted by Hippolytus of Rome (170–235) in a lost work, the Syntagma …