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Tyrannus

(Encyclopedia)Tyrannus tīrănˈəs [key], in the New Testament, teacher of Ephesus at whose school Paul preached. ...

Onesiphorus

(Encyclopedia)Onesiphorus ŏnˌēsĭfˈərəs [key], in the New Testament, man whom Paul praised highly for hospitality and kindness. ...

Hymenaeus

(Encyclopedia)Hymenaeus hīmənēˈəs [key], in the New Testament, Christian denounced by Paul for heresy or apostasy. ...

Junia

(Encyclopedia)Junia jo͞oˈnēə [key], in the New Testament, man or woman early converted to Christianity. ...

Phebe

(Encyclopedia)Phebe or Phoebe both: fēˈbē [key], in the New Testament, deaconess at Cenchrea. ...

Aenon

(Encyclopedia)Aenon ēˈnŏn [key], in the New Testament, unidentified place, where John the Baptist baptized people. ...

Ramses II

(Encyclopedia)Ramses II both: rămˈəsēzˌ [key], d. 1225 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XIX dynasty. The son of Seti I, Ramses was not the heir to the throne but usurped it from his brother. He reigned for ...

Tobit

(Encyclopedia)Tobit tōˈbĭt [key] [Gr. from Heb. Tobijah=God is my good], book of the Old Testament Apocrypha, not included in the Hebrew Bible. It is the account of Tobit, a devout Jew in exile, and of his son T...

Deuteronomy

(Encyclopedia)Deuteronomy do͞otərŏnˈəmē [key], book of the Bible, literally meaning “second law,” last of the five books (the Pentateuch or Torah) ascribed by tradition to Moses. Deuteronomy purports to b...

Valentinus

(Encyclopedia)Valentinus văləntēˈnəs [key], fl. c.135–c.160, founder of the Valentinians, the most celebrated of the Gnostic sects (see Gnosticism) of the 2d cent. The little that is known of his life is fou...