Date
Name Patapios
Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Πατάπιος(Ancient Greek)
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Meaning & History
May be derived from word ποταπός (potapos), which is used several times through the New Testament as a word implying a hint of "rhetorical admiration" with literal meanings such as "of what country? of what kind or manner? how great?". Saint Patapios of Egypt was an early Christian desert hermit and thaumaturge. He is venerated by Orthodox Church on 8 December.