demiurgus

Etymology
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Etymology
Borrowed from after Platonic usage.

Noun

 * 1)  A chief magistrate.
 * tum inter magistratus gentis (‘damiurgos’ vocant; decem numero creantur) certamen nihilo segnius quam inter multitudinem esse. Then among the magistrates of the people [of the Aegean League] (called ‘demiurges’; ten were appointed) an argument broke out no less heated than among the crowd. – Liv. 32 22 (written circa 10 BC)
 * 1) Any being that made the universe out of primal matter, demiurge
 * lex autem Demiurgum laudare Deum, et ipsi soli servire iubet nobis. moreover the law commands us to praise God the Demiurge, and to serve only him. – Irenaeus, Adversus haereses 5 22 (Latin translation of lost Greek original, circa 180 AD) Note: it might seem odd that Irenaeus would use the term here given the usual implications, but he is arguing against Gnosis in this work and using Gnostic terminology to do so.