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The word “pope” and also the word “patriarch” (usually applied to bishops in Eastern Catholicism or Eastern Orthodoxy) both derive from the ancient Greek word páppas, originally an affectionate term meaning “father”. According to Wikipedia (“Pope [title]”):
The earliest record of the use of this title is in regard to the Patriarch of Alexandria, Pope Heraclas of Alexandria (232–248) in a letter written by his successor, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria, to Philemon, a Roman presbyter . . . From the early 3rd century the title was applied generically to all bishops. The earliest extant record of the word papa being used in reference to a Bishop of Rome dates to late 3rd century, when it was applied to Pope Marcellinus.
As with many other technical or titular terms not found in the Bible (either in English or Greek), such as Trinity, original sin, virgin birth, etc., the concept is present whether or not one particular term or title is. We see the concept of pope applied to Peter, by the Church fathers above, in commenting on biblical Petrine passages. The New Testament was written in Koine Greek, the common language spoken after the conquests of Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC, during the Hellenistic period, in the Roman Empire and in the early Byzantine Empire. It replaced the ancient Greek dialects.
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The earliest record of the use of this title is in regard to the Patriarch of Alexandria, Pope Heraclas of Alexandria (232–248) in a letter written by his successor, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria, to Philemon, a Roman presbyter . . . From the early 3rd century the title was applied generically to all bishops. The earliest extant record of the word papa being used in reference to a Bishop of Rome dates to late 3rd century, when it was applied to Pope Marcellinus.
As with many other technical or titular terms not found in the Bible (either in English or Greek), such as Trinity, original sin, virgin birth, etc., the concept is present whether or not one particular term or title is. We see the concept of pope applied to Peter, by the Church fathers above, in commenting on biblical Petrine passages. The New Testament was written in Koine Greek, the common language spoken after the conquests of Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC, during the Hellenistic period, in the Roman Empire and in the early Byzantine Empire. It replaced the ancient Greek dialects.
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History Of The Word "Pope" & Spiritual Fatherhood In The NT History Of The Word "Pope" & Spiritual Fatherhood In The NT
The word "pope" and also the word "patriarch" (usually applied to bishops in Eastern Catholicism or Eastern Orthodoxy) both derive from the ancient Greek Fascinating history & commonalities of the word "pope" (derived from the ancient Greek, "páppas") & the NT "pater" (father), used to refer to...
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