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γ225Γηγενέτηςearth-born… same as] ghgenh/s. Also [sc. attested is the plural] ghgenei=s ["earth-born ones"], properly [meaning] Adam and Eve who were born out of the earth, since they were not born out of intercourse; but by …Matched in translationhighshort
α425ἈδάμAdam… wisdom and discrimination. Instead all humans scattered across the entire earth continue following his pronouncements unaltered. And the first-born one's surpassing judgment in all things did not stop there, but also extended to the …Matched in translationhighlong
ι229Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστὸς καὶ θεὸς ἡμῶνJesus the Christ and our God… him. But that he does not have a father on earth, accept assurance from me as you wish. For as I was a virgin and living in Galilee, an angel of God, when I …

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Γηγενέτης

earth-born

[ghgene/ths is the same as] ghgenh/s. Also [sc. attested is the plural] ghgenei=s ["earth-born ones"], properly [meaning] Adam and Eve who were born out of the earth, since they were not born out of intercourse; but by…

Γηγενέτης· ὁ γηγενής. καὶ Γηγενεῖς, οἱ ἐκ γῆς γεγονότες Ἀδὰμ καὶ Εὔα, ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἐκ συνουσίας ἐγένοντο, κυρίως· καταχρηστικῶς δὲ πᾶς ἄνθρωπος.

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ε760Ἐλάχιστοςthe least [thing]Thus Christ named earthly wealth. For He says: "he [who is] trustworthy in the least [thing]." That is, he who knows well how to live and spends his earthly wealth -- which [Christ] also …Matched in translationhighmedium

κ27ΚάϊνCain… 'the land is accursed from you'. Second: 'you work the earth'. Third: 'and it will not continue to give to you its strength'. The fourth scourge is joined with the fifth: 'you will be …Matched in translationhighlong

α30ἌβελAbel… it happened that Cain offered from the fruits of the earth." Cain was disgraced by the fact that the produce he offered to God was not the first-fruits but that which was some days …Matched in translationhighmedium

α69ἈβραάμAbraham… Creator of the entire universe." Yet seeing the people serving earthly things, he embarked on a tireless quest, seeking out with his pious heart the Truly Existing God. But seeing that the sky is …Matched in translationhighlong

α104Ἄβυσσονabyss… and small seas, David naturally called this [i.e., abyss] the earth's surrounding garment. Also, "abyss calls to abyss", the same prophet says, meaning figuratively military divisions and the excessive size of the multitude. "I …Matched in translationhighmedium

α297Ἀγόνων χοῶν[than] unfruitful drink-offerings… was angered and that she attacked with sterility of the earth as punishment."Matched in translationhighshort

α3860Ἄρρητονaccursed… one which should not be spoken. Sophocles [writes]: "how on earth do I tell an unspeakable story?" Having written [of] or even done something more unspeakable than unspeakable things and beyond evils. "Who then …Matched in translationhighmedium

γ7ΓάδειραGadeira, Gades, Cadiz… was rough and dark. Gadeira [takes its name] from "ga" [earth] and "deira" [neck]. When Heracles had come as far as this and could not sail through, he acquired some slabs from the natives …Matched in translationhighmedium

γ164Γεωμετρίαgeometry… science, having first learned it from the immensity of the earth and the division of the lands, and then having written it down.Matched in translationhighshort

γ229Γῆ ζώντωνland of the living… David [says]: "he will raise you up to inherit the earth."Matched in translationhighshort

δ912Διέκυψανthey bent over, they looked outBending over from the earth like grass, they flowered.Matched in translationhighshort

ε1800Ἐξόνbeing allowed, being possible"Why on earth do we buy meat-hooks for our buckets, it being possible to let down an old woman like this and draw up the buckets from the wells?" In reference to lascivious and …Matched in translationhighshort

ε1813Ἐξ οὗout of which, out of whom… lampstand out of pure gold." And, "The first man [was] earthly, out of the ground." And, "Out of mud are you formed just as I [am]."Matched in translationhighmedium

ε1904Ἕωςuntil, before, while… Also, "the dove did not return to Noah before the earth was dried up." In the end, it did not return. Also, "'while you grow old, I am,' says God." It also is continuous. …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε3336Ἐτρύχωσενemaciated[Meaning he/she/it] wore [someone/something] out. "The earth, gripped with torments, was wearing them out most painfully".Matched in translationhighshort

η478Ἤρανοςkeeper… "be propitious to a daring [man], powerful keeper of the earth". To the emperor Justinian in the description of the [church of the] Holy Wisdom.Matched in translationhighshort

ι446ἸουστινιανόςIoustinianos, Iustinianus, Justinian… has gained dominion over the world. The sphere [represents] the earth because of its spherical shape; faith [is represented by] the cross because of God who was nailed to it in the flesh. He …Matched in translationhighmedium

ι789Ἴχνηfootprints, tracks[Note] that the 70 interpreters called the earthly forefathers of Christ 'exchange-token' and 'footprints.'Matched in translationhighshort

κ320ΚάνωποςCanopus, Kanopos… crafty. In parts of Egypt it is customary to build earthen pots which have small continuous holes, in order to distil turbid water through these holes and render it pure. The priest of Canopus …Matched in translationhighmedium

κ1405ΚέρκωπεςKerkopes, Cercopes, Monkey-menThere were two brothers on [the] earth, who displayed every sort of wickedness, and they were called Kerkopes, taking this name from the terrible nature of their deeds. For one of them was called …Matched in translationhighmedium

α4084ἈρχέλαοςArchelaos, Archelaus… one fragment, "coldness is the connection" (presumably which holds the Earth in a solid state); see Diels and Kranz, Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker, 60B1a. From surviving testimonia (principally Hippolytus), he would seem to have …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε2731Ἐπιτρῖψαιto crush, to wear out… church is carried away by the rivers as the eroded earth.Matched in noteshighshort

χ376Χοϊκόςmud, made of mud… equivalent of the Hebrew "Adam" (alpha 425) -- from adama, "earth" -- in a typological passage on Christ as Second Adam. Same entry, according to Adler, in Lexicum Ambrosianum 284; and cf. already Hesychius …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3139ἘσθήρEsther… in the dark at the king’s gate, heard about the plot against Artaxerxes and revealed it to Artaxerxes. And thus the conspiracy against the Jews was destroyed.Matched in translationhighmedium

α1549ἈμέλιοςAmelios, AmeliusFrom Apamea, philosopher, student of Plotinus, teacher of Porphyry, contemporary of Ammonios and Origen.Matched in translationhighshort

ε3737ΕὐσέβιοςEusebios, Eusebius… In 262, Porphyry initiated his six-year study of Neoplatonism with Plotinus in Rome. Exhausted from his apprenticeship, Porphyry then retreated to Sicily for five years, returning to Rome as Plotinus' successor. [7] Pamphilus and …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1156ΔιοκλητιανόςDiocletian… Christ-hating man, angry in his memory of those who had plotted trouble concerning the empire, did not seek to rule in Egypt moderately or gently, but rather he went there defiling [the land] with …Matched in translationhighmedium

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