ε1921Ἐπαγωγή
introduction, allurement, induction, captivity
[Meaning] trial; or punishment, 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."
Ἐπαγωγή· πειρασμός· ἢ ζημία, αἰχμαλωσία, ἤτοι τὸ ὁπωσοῦν ἐπαγόμενον κακόν. βουλόμενος γὰρ ὁ Ὠριγένης μηδὲν ἐᾶσαι ἀνερμήνευτον εἰς ἐπαγωγὴν ἑαυτὸν περιέβαλεν ἁμαρτίας.
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