Ἀγαθοεργία

beneficence

Translated by William Hutton · 31 Mar 2001 · Vetting: high · 9 revisions

Translation

Damascius [writes]: "to sum everything up in one statement, what Pythagoras said about man being very similar to the divine is something that he [Isidore] clearly demonstrated in his deeds: his beneficent zeal and the generosity that he extended to everybody, but especially the elevation of souls from the manifold evil that weighs them down, and also the deliverance of bodies from unjust and unholy suffering;¹ and moreover a third thing: he took care of external matters as much as he was able."²

Greek original

Ἀγαθοεργία. Δαμάσκιος· ὡς δὲ ἑνὶ λόγῳ τὸ πᾶν συλλαβεῖν, ὅπερ ἔφη ὁ Πυθαγόρας ὁμοιότατον ἔχειν τῷ θεῷ τὸν ἄνθρωπον, τοῦτο σαφῶς ἐπὶ τῶν ἔργων αὐτὸς ἐπεδείκνυτο, τὴν ἀγαθοεργὸν προθυμίαν καὶ τὴν ἐς πάντας ἐπεκτεινομένην εὐεργεσίαν, μάλιστα μὲν τὴν ἀναγωγὴν τῶν ψυχῶν ἀπὸ τῆς κάτω βριθούσης παντοίας κακίας· ἔπειτα καὶ τὴν σωτήριον τῶν σωμάτων ἐκ τῆς ἀδίκου ἢ ἀνοσίου ταλαιπωρίας· τὸ δ' αὖ τρίτον, ἐπεμελεῖτο τῶν ἔξω πραγμάτων, ὅση δύναμις.

Betacode

*)agaqoergi/a. *dama/skios: w(s de\ e(ni\ lo/gw| to\ pa=n sullabei=n, o(/per e)/fh o( *puqago/ras o(moio/taton e)/xein tw=| qew=| to\n a)/nqrwpon, tou=to safw=s e)pi\ tw=n e)/rgwn au)to\s e)pedei/knuto, th\n a)gaqoergo\n proqumi/an kai\ th\n e)s pa/ntas e)pekteinome/nhn eu)ergesi/an, ma/lista me\n th\n a)nagwgh\n tw=n yuxw=n a)po\ th=s ka/tw briqou/shs pantoi/as kaki/as: e)/peita kai\ th\n swth/rion tw=n swma/twn e)k th=s a)di/kou h)\ a)nosi/ou talaipwri/as: to\ d' au)= tri/ton, e)pemelei=to tw=n e)/cw pragma/twn, o(/sh du/namis.

Notes (1)

[1] "No doubt at the hands of the civil authorities or of the Christians" (Athanassiadi).
2Damascius fr.24 Zintzen (237 Asmus, 26B Athanassiadi).

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Neighbours in Adler order

α111Ἀγαθῆς Τύχης νεώςtemple of Good Fortune α112ἈγαθίαςAgathias α113Ἀγαθικάgood things α114Ἀγαθοεργίαbeneficence α115Ἀγαθοεργοίagathoergoi, benefactors α116Ἀγαθοθέλειαdesire for the good α117ἈγαθοκλῆςAgathokles, Agathocles

Revisions (9)

8 Apr 2024Catharine Rothtweaked translation
22 Dec 2011David Whiteheadcosmetics
22 Nov 2005Catharine Rothadded keyword
12 Oct 2005David Whiteheadanother keyword
15 May 2003Catharine Rothaugmented notes
17 Feb 2003David Whiteheadaugmented note
7 Mar 2002Catharine Rothadded note
31 Mar 2001William Huttontranslated

Translation

Greek original

Betacode

*)agaqoergi/a. *dama/skios: w(s de\ e(ni\ lo/gw| to\ pa=n sullabei=n, o(/per e)/fh o( *puqago/ras o(moio/taton e)/xein tw=| qew=| to\n a)/nqrwpon, tou=to safw=s e)pi\ tw=n e)/rgwn au)to\s e)pedei/knuto, th\n a)gaqoergo\n proqumi/an kai\ th\n e)s pa/ntas e)pekteinome/nhn eu)ergesi/an, ma/lista me\n th\n a)nagwgh\n tw=n yuxw=n a)po\ th=s ka/tw briqou/shs pantoi/as kaki/as: e)/peita kai\ th\n swth/rion tw=n swma/twn e)k th=s a)di/kou h)\ a)nosi/ou talaipwri/as: to\ d' au)= tri/ton, e)pemelei=to tw=n e)/cw pragma/twn, o(/sh du/namis.