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Pestilent fellow (λοιμὸν)
Lit., a plague or pest.
Ringleader (πρωτοστάτην)
Originally, one who stands first on the right of a line; a file-leader. Thus Thucydides says that all armies when engaging are apt to thrust outward their right wing; and adds, “The first man in the front rank (ὁ πρωτοστάτης) of the right wing is originally responsible for the deflection” (v., 71). Here, of course, metaphorically, as A. V. and Rev. Only here in New Testament.
Sect (εἱρέσεως)
See on heresies, 2Pe 2:1.
Nazarenes
The only passage in scripture where this term is used to denote the Christians. See on Mat 2:23.