Eznik of Kolb
5th-century Christian writer
b. c. 380 · d. c. 450
Eznik of Kolb was an Armenian Christian writer of the 5th century. He was one of the students of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet. His only surviving work is an untitled treatise which refutes various religious and philosophical ideas. Scholars refer to this work as Refutation of the Sects or On God. Travelling to Edessa and Constantinople, Eznik participated in the translation of the Bible and other Christian literature from Greek and Syriac into Armenian. He is believed to be identical with a bishop of Bagrevand named Eznik.
Related people
- Mesrop Mashtots disciple of · traditional
- Isaac of Armenia disciple of · traditional
Works
- Refutation of Sects 440s
Places
- Koghb birth
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.