出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2015/03/06 22:45 UTC 版)
From the Ancient Greek παραβαλανεῖς (parabalaneîs).
parabalānī m pl (genitive parabalānōrum); second declension
Second declension.
| Number | Plural |
|---|---|
| nominative | parabalānī |
| genitive | parabalānōrum |
| dative | parabalānīs |
| accusative | parabalānōs |
| ablative | parabalānīs |
| vocative | parabalānī |
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/01 14:59 UTC 版)
The Parabalani (from Ancient Greek: παραβαλανεῖς, "bath attendants"), or Parabolani (Late Latin from Ancient Greek: παράβολοι or παραβολᾶνοι), were the members of a Christian brotherhood who in the Early Church voluntarily undertook the care of the sick and the burial of the dead, thus hoping to die for Christ. Generally drawn from the lower strata of society, they also functioned as attendants to local bishops and were sometimes used by them as bodyguards and in violent clashes with their opponents.