Beloved Disciple

== English == === Etymology === Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin discipulus dīlēctus, applied as an epithet of John the Evangelist. The term is a summary of the expressions found in the Gospel itself, such as ὁ μαθητὴς ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς (ho mathētḕs hòn ēgápa ho Iēsoûs, “the disciple whom Jesus loved”). === Proper noun === the Beloved Disciple (biblical) A figure in the Gospel of John whose identity is left implicit within the text; traditionally, John the Evangelist himself. ==== Translations ====