Ὀνόματα
names
Translated by Catharine Roth21 Dec 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] knowledge. David [says]: "he who numbers the multitude of the stars and calls all of them by their names." That is, their differences and their location and arrangement and their relationship to one another: for God does not call the stars by using names, since they are lifeless and lack reason; human beings gave these [names].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀνόματα· γνῶσις. Δαβίδ· ὁ ἀριθμῶν πλήθη ἄστρων καὶ πᾶσιν αὐτοῖς ὀνόματα καλῶν. τουτέστι διαφορὰς καὶ τὴν τούτων θέσιν τε καὶ διάταξιν καὶ τὴν πρὸς ἄλληλα σχέσιν· οὐ γὰρ ὀνόμασι κεχρημένος ὁ θεὸς τοὺς ἀστέρας καλεῖ· ἄψυχα γὰρ ταῦτα καὶ λόγου ἐστερημένα· ἄνθρωποι δὲ ταῦτα ἔθεσαν.
Betacode
*)ono/mata: gnw=sis. *dabi/d: o( a)riqmw=n plh/qh a)/strwn kai\ pa=sin au)toi=s o)no/mata kalw=n. toute/sti diafora\s kai\ th\n tou/twn qe/sin te kai\ dia/tacin kai\ th\n pro\s a)/llhla sxe/sin: ou) ga\r o)no/masi kexrhme/nos o( qeo\s tou\s a)ste/ras kalei=: a)/yuxa ga\r tau=ta kai\ lo/gou e)sterhme/na: a)/nqrwpoi de\ tau=ta e)/qesan.
Notes
- Psalm 146.4 LXX, with Theodoret's commentary thereon (PG 80.1980c).
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Revision history4 revisions · last 19 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmetics, keyword — Catharine Roth
- augmented note; added keyword — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth