Related to being. Term used when speaking theologically of the Trinity in the sense of their attributes and essence. In the ontological perspective of the Trinity, they share the same attributes and essence.

Early Christian theologian (185-254 A.D.) who taught in Alexandria, Egypt. Wrote commentaries on the Bible and On First Principles, in which he defended the Scriptures as our final authority for Christian doctrine. He produced the Hexapla, a  comparative study of various translations of the Old Testament.