Beloved Disciple

短语

词形变化

the Beloved Disciple

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A figure in the Gospel of John whose identity is left implicit within the text; traditionally, John the Evangelist himself.

    宗教

词源

Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin discipulus dīlēctus, applied as an epithet of John the Evangelist. The term is a summary of the expressions found in the Gospel itself, such as ὁ μαθητὴς ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς (ho mathētḕs hòn ēgápa ho Iēsoûs, “the disciple whom Jesus loved”).

来源：wiktionary