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Hydroparastatae

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(ὑδροπαραστάται , aquarii, " offerers of water"), a name given to the Encratites (q.v.) because they avoided wine, and even in the Lord's Supper used nothing but water. See Theodoret, Her. Fab. 1, c. 20; Bingham, Orig. Eccles. bk. 15: ch. 2, § 7.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Hydroparastatae'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​h/hydroparastatae.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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