Scythian. [Scyth'ian]
This word, being associated with the term 'barbarian,' signifies a most uncultivated person. Colossians 3:11. Happily such a one has the same reception as the most cultivated: such is the grace of God. 'In Christ Jesus' all distinctions are lost. As a race, the Scythians were located north of the Caspian and Black Seas. They were esteemed by the ancients as very low in intelligence and culture.