diatessaron

[ dahy-uh-tes-er-uh n ]

/ ˌdaɪ əˈtɛs ər ən /

a combining of the four Gospels of the Bible (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) into a single narrative.

(in ancient Greek music) the interval of a fourth.

OTHER WORDS FROM diatessaron

di·a·tes·sar·i·al [dahy-uh-te-sair-ee-uh l] /ˌdaɪ ə tɛˈsɛər i əl/, adjective

Here we get the Diatessaron identified with the widely-spread and popular early Gospel of the Hebrews.

The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. |Annie Besant
The plan of Tatian's Diatessaron will account for a great deal.

The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels |John Burgon
The 'Diatessaron' has been long lost, and the name is the only clue to its composition.

Short Studies on Great Subjects |James Anthony Froude
Probably the maker of this version was partly guided, especially in his choice of renderings, by his knowledge of the Diatessaron.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 |Various

There is some slight evidence in favour of the identity of the Diatessaron with the Gospel of the Hebrews.

The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. |Annie Besant

diatessaron

/ (ˌdaɪəˈtɛsəˌrɒn) /

music (in classical Greece) the interval of a perfect fourth

a conflation of the four Gospels into a single continuous narrative

C14: from Late Latin, from Greek dia tessarōn khordōn sumphōnia concord through four notes, from dia through + tessares four