noun

Arnŏbĭus

gen. Arnŏbii · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

An African Church father in the time of Diocletian

An African Church father in the time of Diocletian, c. A. D. 295. His work, Adversus Gentes, is distinguished by strength and purity of diction; cf. Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 639, 2.—

a theological author

Arnŏbĭus (junior), ii, m., a theological author, c. A. D. 460, who wrote a Commentary on the Psalms; cf. Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 462, 1.

Perseus ID: n3712 Key: Arnobius