Arius
/ˈɛəriəs/noun
Arius was a 4th-century Christian theologian whose teachings about the nature of Christ gave rise to Arianism.
Did you know?Arius’s teachings were condemned at the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE, making his name permanently associated with one of Christianity’s defining doctrinal conflicts.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἄρης (Árēs)
“Ares, the Greek god of war; the deeper origin of the name is uncertain.”
Classical Greek
Greek
Ἄρειος (Areios)
“Of or belonging to Ares.”
Late Antiquity
Greek
Ἄρειος (Areios)
“A personal name meaning “of Ares,” used by the Christian theologian later known in Latin as Arius.”
4th Century
Latin
Arius
“The Latin form of the theologian’s Greek name.”
Modern English
English
Arius
“The proper name of the theologian whose teachings became known as Arianism.”