Πρῶτον ἀποστόλους δεύτερον προφήτας
first apostles [and] then prophets
Translated by Kyle Helms23 Oct 2013Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Question: how [is it that] Paul places the apostles first? [He places them] first by an analogy of contests and due to their glory from God, but [they are] last because they arrive at the ends of the ages. Consequently [it follows] that they are both first and last; and [he also does this] in order that in this [matter] they mimic the teacher, who says "I am the first and the last".1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πρῶτον ἀποστόλους, δεύτερον προφήτας· ἐρώτησις· πῶς τίθησι πρώτους τοὺς ἀποστόλους ὁ Παῦλος; πρώτους κατὰ ἀναλογίαν τῶν ἀγώνων καὶ τὴν παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ δόξαν, ἔσχατοι δὲ διὰ τὸ εἰς τὰ τέλη τῶν αἰώνων καταντῆσαι. ὥστε εἶναι αὐτοὺς καὶ πρώτους καὶ ἐσχάτους· ἵνα καὶ ἐν τούτῳ τὸν διδάσκαλον μιμήσωνται, λέγοντα· ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος.
Betacode
*prw=ton a)posto/lous, deu/teron profh/tas: e)rw/thsis: pw=s ti/qhsi prw/tous tou\s a)posto/lous o( *pau=los; prw/tous kata\ a)nalogi/an tw=n a)gw/nwn kai\ th\n para\ tou= qeou= do/can, e)/sxatoi de\ dia\ to\ ei)s ta\ te/lh tw=n ai)w/nwn katanth=sai. w(/ste ei)=nai au)tou\s kai\ prw/tous kai\ e)sxa/tous: i(/na kai\ e)n tou/tw| to\n dida/skalon mimh/swntai, le/gonta: e)gw/ ei)mi o( prw=tos kai\ o( e)/sxatos.
Notes (1)
- The headphrase comes from 1 Corinthians 12:28, but the source of this commentary on it is undentifiable.
- 1As in Isaiah 44:6 and Revelation 1:17. ↩
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Revision history2 revisions · last 24 Oct 2013
- coding — Catharine Roth
- augmented oprimary note; more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Kyle Helms