| 单词 | ammonian numbers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAmmonian numbers Designating a set of divisions of the Gospels said to have been devised by Ammonius of Alexandria (see etymology) to reflect correspondences between the different narratives, chiefly in Ammonian sections (also Ammonian numbers).The sections are now ascribed to Eusebius of Caesarea (265–340): see Eusebian adj. 1b. ΚΠ 1795 H. Marsh Lett. to Archdeacon Travis App. i. 160 Even if you attended to the Ammonian sections, you were not exempt from the danger of error. 1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 645/2 The gospels were divided by Ammonius of Alexandria..into short chapters (Ammonian sections, κεϕάλαια), constructed to facilitate the comparison of corresponding passages of the several gospels. 1890 J. R. Harris Biblical Fragments from Mt. Sinai p. xiii Our M.S. has no accents, breathings or punctuation; it is however fitted with the Eusebian and Ammonian numbers on the margin. 2002 Harvard Theol. Rev. 95 242 The Gospels contain Ammonian sections, but no Eusebian canon numbers. < as lemmas |
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