Scythian
Skuthes identifies a Scythian within a list of human distinctions set aside in Christ.
The attested use identifies a Scythian as one of the human distinctions listed in Colossians 3:11, where the clause says that such distinctions are not present and that Christ is all and in all.
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A Scythian in a list of distinctions · dominant
In Colossians 3:11, the nominative singular masculine form occurs in a series that includes Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, slave, and free. The APB renders the series with “Scythian” before stating, “but Christ is all and in all.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Colossians 3:11, the APB includes “Scythian” as an item in a list of human distinctions. The original form's specific English correspondence is supported by its position in that list.