- Transliteration: Nikolaites

- Phonetic: nik-ol-ah-ee'-tace

- Definition: Nicolaitans = "destruction of people"

1. a sect mentioned in Rev. 2:6,15, who were charged with holding the error of Balaam, casting a stumbling block before the church of God by upholding the liberty of eating things sacrificed to idols as well as committing fornication

- Origin: from G3532" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3532

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: From G3532" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3532; a Nicolaite that is adherent of Nicolaus: - Nicolaitane.