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| == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53161" /> ==
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| <p> <strong> [[Olympius]] </strong> . An epithet of [[Zeus]] derived from Mt. [[Olympus]] in Thessaly, the legendary home of the gods. [[Antiochus]] [[Epiphanes]] caused the [[Temple]] at [[Jerusalem]] to be dedicated to Zeus Olympius in b.c. 168 ( 2Ma 6:2 ), and the setting up of his image is the ‘abomination of desolation’ ( Daniel 9:27 ). Cf. Jupiter. </p> <p> [[A.]] [[E.]] Hillard. </p> | | Olympius <ref name="term_53538" /> |
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| | <p> an Arian theologian of the 4th century, flourished at Constantinople. He is reputed to have been a very decided opponent of the orthodox Christians, and to have profaned the Trinity; but there is no reason for the accusation, as the persons upon whose testimony the accusation is made are not regarded as trustworthy witnesses. See however Jortin, Remarks on Eccle. Hist. 2:442, 443. </p> |
| == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6776" /> ==
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| <p> ''''' ṓ ''''' - ''''' lim´pi ''''' - ''''' us ''''' ( Ὀλύμπιος , <i> ''''' Olúmpios ''''' </i> ): An epithet of [[Jupiter]] or [[Zeus]] (which see) from Mt. Olympus in Thessaly, where the gods held court presided over by Zeus. Antiochus Epiphanes, "who on God's altars dansed," insulted the [[Jewish]] religion by dedicating the temple of Jerusalem to [[Jupiter]] Olympius, 168 Bc ( 2 [[Maccabees]] 6:2; 1 Maccabees 1:54 ff). </p>
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| == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_53553" /> ==
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| <p> (Ο᾿λύμπιος, i.e. ''Olympian'' )'','' one of the chief epithets of the Greek deity Zeus, so called from Mount Olympus in Thessaly, the abode of the gods ( 2 Maccabees 6:2). (See [[Jupiter]]). </p>
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| | | <ref name="term_53538"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/olympius+(2) Olympius from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> |
| <ref name="term_53161"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/olympius Olympius from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |
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| <ref name="term_6776"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/olympius Olympius from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_53553"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/olympius Olympius from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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Olympius [1]
an Arian theologian of the 4th century, flourished at Constantinople. He is reputed to have been a very decided opponent of the orthodox Christians, and to have profaned the Trinity; but there is no reason for the accusation, as the persons upon whose testimony the accusation is made are not regarded as trustworthy witnesses. See however Jortin, Remarks on Eccle. Hist. 2:442, 443.
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