Ephesian

From Paul's epistle

An Ephesian is a person from Ephesus, the ancient Greek city in what is now western Turkey.

The term appears most often in biblical contexts—Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians addresses the early Christian community there.

As an adjective, Ephesian describes anything relating to this city: Ephesian culture, Ephesian ruins.

ancient

Artemis

Greek hunting goddess

  • DianaRoman hunting goddess
  • templeSacred worship structure
  • IonianEastern Mediterranean region

Hellenistic · Greek · classical · antiquity · mythology · polytheism · agora · column · paganism · philosophy

biblical

Paul

Biblical letter-writer

Revelation · church · faith · doctrine · grace · salvation · redemption · saints · gospel · Christianity

archaeological

excavation

Act of unearthing

  • ruinsDecayed structural remains
  • artifactsHuman-made historical objects
  • digUnearth by shoveling

site · preservation · heritage · relics · antiquities · inscriptions · ceramics · stratigraphy · potsherds · trenches

historical

Byzantine Empire

Medieval eastern Roman state

earthquakes

landmarks

Temple of Artemis

Ancient wonder honoring huntress goddess

Opposites
pauline epistle addressees

EphesianCorinthian

Ornate Greek architectural style

Galatian · Roman · Thessalonian · Athenian · Alexandrian

Family

Ephesians

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