{"id":18855,"date":"2024-12-13T10:24:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T10:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18855"},"modified":"2025-07-15T12:08:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T12:08:00","slug":"etienne-bible-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/etienne-bible-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Etienne \u00e8 un nome biblico con un significato?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Is the name Etienne found in the Bible? After careful examination, I can say with confidence that the name Etienne, in its exact French form, does not appear in the canonical books of the Bible. But we must not let this absence lead us to hasty conclusions about the name&#039;s spiritual significance. You see, Etienne is the French variant of Stephen, a name deeply rooted in our Christian tradition. In the original Greek of the New Testament, we encounter \u00ce\u00a3\u00cf\u201e\u00ce\u00ad\u00cf\u2020\u00ce\u00b1\u00ce\u00bd\u00ce\u00bf\u00cf\u201a\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The name Etienne isn&#039;t in the Bible, but it&#039;s the French form of Stephen, a significant biblical figure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":104151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-18855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-names-and-their-biblical-meanings"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":72882,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/st-stephen-visiting-the-spot-where-the-first-martyr-died\/","url_meta":{"origin":18855,"position":0},"title":"St. Stephen: Visiting the spot where the first martyr died","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Gennaio 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Church of St. Stephen in Jerusalem, Israel, Sept. 18, 2018. \/ Credit: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Dec 26, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). 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