Diatessaron

/ˌdaɪ.əˈtɛs.ə.rɑn/ noun

Definition

A musical interval spanning four tones or an ancient church composition (especially an early Christian gospel harmony) combining four related texts.

Etymology

From Greek 'dia' (through) + 'tessara' (four), literally meaning 'through four.' Historically, it refers to Tatian's 2nd-century work harmonizing the four gospels into one narrative.

Kelly Says

Tatian's Diatessaron was Christianity's first attempt at creating a unified gospel narrative—in essence, an ancient fanfiction writer combining four separate stories into one, which became so popular it nearly replaced the original four gospels in some Middle Eastern churches.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዲያተሰራን
dee-ya-tes-sa-n
ARالعربية
ديّاتسسaron
dee-yat-tes-sa-ron
BNবাংলা
ডিয়াটেসারন
dee-ya-tes-sa-ron
CACatalà
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
CSČeština
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
DADansk
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
DEDeutsch
Diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
ELΕλληνικά
διατεσσαρoν
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
ESEspañol
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
FAفارسی
دیاتسسaron
dee-yat-tes-sa-ron
FISuomi
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
FRFrançais
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
GUGU
ડાયટેસેરોન
dai-ates-e-ron
HAHA
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
HEעברית
דיאטססרון
dee-at-sa-sron
HIहिन्दी
डायटेसैरॉन
di-ay-tes-sa-ron
HUMagyar
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
IDBahasa Indonesia
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
IGIG
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
ITItaliano
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
JA日本語
ディアテッサロン
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
KKKK
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
KMKM
ឌីអាតេសារ៉ុន
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
KO한국어
디아테사론
dee-ah-te-sa-ron
MRMR
डायटेसॅरॉन
di-ay-tes-sa-ron
MSBahasa Melayu
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီအတက်စာရွန်
dee-ah-tet-sa-ra-won
NLNederlands
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
NONorsk
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
PAPA
ਡਾਇਟੇਸੇਰોਨ
dai-ates-e-ron
PLPolski
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
PTPortuguês
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
RORomână
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
RUРусский
диатессарон
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
SVSvenska
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
SWKiswahili
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
TAதமிழ்
டைஅட்டெசாரான்
tai-at-te-sa-ra-an
TEతెలుగు
డియాటెసారాన్
dee-ya-te-sa-ra-an
THไทย
ไดอาเทสซารอน
dai-ah-tes-sa-ron
TLTL
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
TRTürkçe
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
UKУкраїнська
діатессарон
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
URاردو
ڈیٹیسارون
dee-yat-sa-ron
VITiếng Việt
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
YOYO
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron
ZH中文
迪亚特萨龙
di-ya-te-sa-long
ZUZU
diatessaron
dee-ah-tes-sa-ron

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