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- ε1921Ἐπαγωγήintroduction, allurement, induction, captivity… or any misfortune which is brought upon [a person]. "For Origen, wishing to leave nothing [in Holy Scripture] uninterpreted, cast himself into a captivity of sin."
- κ668Κατανδρίζεσθαιto fight manfully against… of alphabetical order). Its present infinitive, here, occurs once in Origen and frequently in Cyril of Alexandria (in whom it is a favorite in all forms). Theodoridis on Photius s.v. draws particular attention to …
- κ1875Κνίζωνscratching… the Hebrew Bible into Greek; their versions were included in Origen's Hexapla (see omega 182). For the headword see also kappa 1874.
- ε3737ΕὐσέβιοςEusebios, Eusebius… in 30 books, Topics in a single book, Apology for Origen in 6 books, On the Life of Pamphilus in 3 books, other compositions concerning martyrs, approved Commentaries on the 150 Psalms, and many …
- κ952Κατεντευκτήνaccuser… modern JPS translation uses the word "target". Our text of Origen (see note 5) has kat' e)nteukth/n, perhaps "in conversation with you;" for e)nteukth/s is another unattested word that might easily (in oral copying …
- ε542Ἑκούσιαvoluntary… Psalm 67:10 LXX according to the various versions included in Origen's Hexapla, with different Greek words for "rain." [3] The feminine can be e(kou/sios or e(kousi/a: see LSJ s.v.
- ε2731Ἐπιτρῖψαιto crush, to wear out… may not render the psalmist's exact meaning. See for instance Origen, Fragmenta in Psalmos 92.3-4 for an explanation: the church is carried away by the rivers as the eroded earth.
- λ108Λὰξ ἐντείνωνstretching out with the heel… origin appears to be patristic Commentary on the Psalms (Eusebius, Origen, Cyril of Alexandria). [1] This glossing phrase sounds epic/poetic but is in fact attested only at Diodorus Siculus 4.59.4 (of the murderous methods …
- ε219Ἔδειρανthey flayed… epsiloniota. The only independent attestation of e)/dhran itself is in Origen's Scholia on Matthew (PG 17.301.5-7): profh=tai, oi(=s to\n me/n e)/dhran, w(s *Mixai/an, pata/cantos e)pi\ siago/na *Sedeki/ou, to\n de\ a)pe/kteinan, w(s *Zaxari/an. (This episode …
- ε2501Ἐπιούσιος ἄρτοςdaily bread, essential bread… already by the Church Fathers. The gloss here agrees with Origen's interpretation (PG 11.509c), making the word refer to the bread (in its spiritual sense, as used by Jesus) that is "for" (e)pi/) our …
- κ1438Κευθμώνωνof hiding-places… alpha 425) is first attested in Synesius (Hymns 1.624) and Origen (Selecta in Psalmos PG 12.1509). However it seems to have been a variant of keuqmw=n in Homer, Iliad 13.29: a)/talle de\ kh/te' u(p' …
- α12ἈββακούμHabakkuk, Abbakoum, Avvakoum… from older onomastica; the same etymology is found in the Origenistic lexicon (see bibliography). [1] See already alpha 10. The Hebrew/Aramaic אבּא abba means "father". [2] The Hebrew/Aramaic קום kūm means "arise"; it can …