Divine Lexicon

Term

Henophysites/Miaphysite

The doctrine that Christ's deity and humanity are fused into one entity, or physis.

Filed underHistorical TheologyChristology

Definition

The doctrine that in Christ deity and humanity are fused into one entity, physis. The Greek hen (feminine mia) says 'one' without the implication of 'only.'

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Sources

  1. 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 566
  2. 2.Everett Ferguson Church History: Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013). 307

Last revised August 14, 2026