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Paranymph

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(παρανύμφιος ), a term used in ancient Greece to denote one of the friends or relations of a bridegroom who attended him on the occasion of his marriage. Among the Jews there were two paranymphs, one a relative of the bridegroom and the other of the bride; the first was called his companion, and the other her conductor. Their business was to attend upon the parties at the marriage ceremony. (See WEDDING).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Paranymph'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/paranymph.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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