arch ▁Bek k os ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁arch de a cons ▁Mel iten i otes ▁and ▁George ▁Met och ites , ▁but ▁others ▁as ▁well ▁— ▁were ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁their ▁ecc les iast ical ▁dign ities ▁and ▁public ly ▁hum ili ated . ▁Mel iten i otes ▁and ▁Met och ites ▁were ▁shut ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁the ▁P ant ok r ator ▁at ▁Constantin ople ▁until ▁ 1 2 8 5 , ▁when , ▁together ▁with ▁Bek k os , ▁they ▁appeared ▁before ▁their ▁acc users ▁at ▁the ▁Second ▁Syn od ▁of ▁Bla ch ern ae . ▁This ▁syn od ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁the ological ▁events ▁of ▁late ▁By z antine ▁times ; ▁some ▁sch ol ars ▁regard ▁it ▁as ▁having ▁form ulated ▁the ▁definit ive ▁Orth odox ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁doctrine ▁of ▁the ▁Fil io que . ▁At ▁this ▁syn od , ▁Mel iten i otes ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁union ists ▁def ended ▁their ▁accommod ation ▁with ▁the ▁West ; ▁they ▁argued ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁pat rist ic ▁ideas , ▁which ▁view ▁the ▁Son ▁as ▁an ▁active ▁medi ator ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ' s ▁et ernal ▁process ion . ▁Gregory ▁of ▁Cy pr us , ▁by ▁contrast , ▁argued ▁that ▁pat rist ic ▁texts ▁that ▁speak ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁being ▁" through ▁the ▁Son " ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁interpreted ▁to ▁mean , ▁not ▁" through " ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁receiving ▁existence , ▁but ▁" through " ▁in ▁the ▁sense