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Idiotae
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(ἰδιῶται , private men), a term applied by some early writers to laymen in distinction from ministers (κλῆροι). Chrysostom (Homil. 35) and Theodoret (Comm. in 1 Corinthians) employ the word in this signification, and show that the apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 14:16) thus designates a private person, whether learned or unlearned. So also Origen, Contra Cels. 7, p. 334. See Bingham, Orig. Eccles. bk. 1, ch. 5, § 6. (See LAITY).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Idiotae'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/i/idiotae.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Idiotae'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/i/idiotae.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
