Nicolaitanes
Bible Usage:
- Nicolaitanes used twice.
- First Reference: Revelation 2:6
- Last Reference: Revelation 2:15
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: Yes
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: No
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: No
Strongs Concordance:
- G3531 Used 2 times
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Nicolaitanes
The church at Ephesus (Revelation 2:6) is commended for hating the "deeds" of the Nicolaitanes, and the church of Pergamos is blamed for having them who hold their "doctrines" (15). They were seemingly a class of professing Christians, who sought to introduce into the church a false freedom or licentiousness, thus abusing Paul's doctrine of grace (comp. 2 Peter 2:15, 16, 19), and were probably identical with those who held the doctrine of Baalam (q.v.), Revelation 2:14.
Hitchcock's Names Dictionary
Nicolaitanes
followers of Nicolas
Naves Topical Index
Nicolaitanes