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Easton's Bible Dictionary - Nicolaitanes

Nicolaitanes [N] [H]

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 (Compare 2 Peter 2:15 2 Peter 2:16 2 Peter 2:19 ), and were probably identical with those who held the doctrine of Baalam (q.v.), Revelation 2:14 .

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Nicolaitanes". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Nicolaitanes

Nicolaitanes [N] [E]

followers of Nicolas
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Nicolaitanes'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.