Ὀγδόη

eighth

Translated by Catharine Roth27 Dec 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 17 words
[sc. Referring to] the future condition.1
"Give a share to the seven and even to the eight."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὀγδόη· ἡ μέλλουσα κατάστασις. δὸς μερίδα τοῖς ἑπτὰ καί γε τοῖς ὀκτώ.

Betacode
*)ogdo/h: h( me/llousa kata/stasis. do\s meri/da toi=s e(pta\ kai/ ge toi=s o)ktw/.

Notes (2)

  1. 1That is, the age to come: Theodoret (PG 80,901b) on Psalm 6:1 LXX. This is the heading of the Psalm, and probably refers to an eight-stringed lyre. ↩
  2. 2Ecclesiastes 11:2 LXX (the verse following the well-known 'Cast thy bread upon the waters etc.'). ↩

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  1. another keyword — Catharine Roth
  2. coding — David Whitehead
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  4. cosmetics — David Whitehead
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