אפיקורוס

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Hebrew

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐπίκουρος (Epíkouros, Epicurus), a Greek philosopher and religious skeptic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /epikoˈʁos/, [epiˈkoʁos]

Noun

אֶפִּיקוֹרוֹס ('epikorósm

  1. heretic, apostate, apikoros
    • c. 200 CE, “Sanhedrin 90a”, in Mishnah:
      כל ישראל יש להם חלק לעולם הבא שנאמר (ישעיהו ס, כא) ועמך כולם צדיקים לעולם יירשו ארץ נצר מטעי מעשה ידי להתפאר ואלו שאין להם חלק לעולם הבא האומר אין תחיית המתים מן התורה ואין תורה מן השמים ואפיקורוס
      All of Israel has a part in the world to come as it is said in Isaiah 60:21, "And your people, all of them righteous, will inherit the land forever, a branch of my planting, the work of my hands, to be glorified." But these are the ones with no part in the world to come: a person who says there is no ressurection of the dead, a person who says the Torah is not from Heaven, and a heretic.

Descendants

  • Yiddish: אַפּיקורס (apikoyres)