Καθοσίωσις
treason; holiness
Translated by Jennifer Benedict6 Mar 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[A term deriving] from being against the holy, that is [against] the emperor.1
"In the time when Theodosius was emperor of the Romans, Symmachus, of consular rank, issued a speech for the imperial despot Maximus and, fearing the charge of treason he fled to the precincts of the churches; Theodosius deemed him worthy of total clemency."2
And elsewhere about Christ: "for we gave him over to the laws, and we did not sin against holiness."3
"In the time when Theodosius was emperor of the Romans, Symmachus, of consular rank, issued a speech for the imperial despot Maximus and, fearing the charge of treason he fled to the precincts of the churches; Theodosius deemed him worthy of total clemency."2
And elsewhere about Christ: "for we gave him over to the laws, and we did not sin against holiness."3