艾登(Aiden)不在圣经中——它的意思是“火”

  • Aiden 并不在圣经中。它是爱尔兰语 Aodhán 的英语化形式,源自 Aodh,出自古爱尔兰语 艾德, ,意为“火”——这是一个在爱尔兰神话和几位至高王中出现的名字,传统上英语化为 Hugh。
  • 林迪斯法恩的艾丹在七世纪被从爱奥那岛派往英格兰,此前第一位传教士报告称英国人太顽固,无法教导;艾丹则暗示他可能过于严厉了。
  • 他拒绝骑马,坚持步行,这样他就能停下来与遇到的任何人交谈。当国王送给他一匹好马时,他把它送给了一个乞丐。
  • 圣经中的火就是上帝的本质——那丛没有被烧毁的荆棘,夜晚的火柱——也是上帝的作为:炼金者注视着坩埚,因为重点是银子,而不是燃烧。
  • 在五旬节,火分开了,舌头落在他们每个人身上。不是一团大火;而是每个人头上一道火焰。

Aiden is not in the Bible. It is the anglicised form of the Irish Aodhán, from Aodh, which comes from Old Irish Áed and means fire. A pagan name, in origin — Aodh belonged to figures in Irish mythology and to several high kings. And then it was carried by a monk from Iona who converted the north of England without raising his voice. What does the name Aiden mean? Fire. Aodh was among the most popular names in early…

Continue reading with a subscription

Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.

Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.




回复

发表回复

了解 Christian Pure 的更多信息

立即订阅以继续阅读并访问完整档案。

继续阅读

Share to...