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ι229Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστὸς καὶ θεὸς ἡμῶνJesus the Christ and our God[Note] that in the time of the most pious emperor Justinian there was a certain man, leader of the Jews -- Theodosius was his name –- who was well known to most of the …Matched in translationhighlong
ε2807Ἐποποῖepopoi (in hoopoe-ese)… [or: language]'. But if it has an acute accent on the antepenultimate syllable, it obviously comes from the nominative epopos. "epopoi, poi, popoi, popoi, popoi." "io, io, ito, ito, ito, ito, ito." These cries …Matched in translationhighlong
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Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστὸς καὶ θεὸς ἡμῶν

Jesus the Christ and our God

[Note] that in the time of the most pious emperor Justinian there was a certain man, leader of the Jews -- Theodosius was his name –- who was well known to most of the Christians and to the aforementioned faithful…

Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστὸς καὶ θεὸς ἡμῶν· ὅτι ἐν τοῖς χρόνοις τοῦ εὐσεβεστάτου βασιλέως Ἰουστινιανοῦ γέγονεν ἄνθρωπός τις, ἀρχηγὸς τῶν Ἰουδαίων, Θεοδόσιος ὄνομα αὐτῷ, ὃς πλείστοις τῶν…

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dialects, grammar, and etymology8

dialects, grammar, and etymology8

meter and music8

meter and music8

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trade and manufacture4

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Oliver Phillips ✝1

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Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεωπαγίτης

Dionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the Areopagite

Bishop of Athens, a most illustrious man, who reached the highest level in Greek culture. A disciple of Paul, who introduced him to the Christian faith, Dionysius was enthroned by him as the bishop …

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α69ἈβραάμAbrahamThe first among patriarchs; [it was he] in whom the Hebrew people took pride at first, before they rebelled against God, became estranged from Him, and shed upon themselves the blood of His Only-Begotten …Matched in translationhighlong

α3830Ἀρετήarete, excellence, virtue… it is a state of mind which is made for the harmony of one's whole life. But [when] the rational animal is perverted, [it is] sometimes because of the deceptiveness of external occupations, sometimes …Matched in translationhighlong

α3420ἈπολλώνιοςApollonios, ApolloniusOf Tyana, philosopher, son of Apollonios and a mother from that town, members of the gentry. With him in her womb, his mother saw a genius standing near saying that he himself was the …Matched in translationhighlong

χ574Ἐπιστολὴ Ἀναστασίας τῆς μάρτυρος πρὸς ΧρυσόγονονEpistle of Anastasia the martyr to Chrysogonos"Anastasia to the holy confessor of Christ Chrysogonos, greetings! Although my father used to worship the idols very much, nevertheless my mother Phaneia, being always one of the Christians, from the time she gave …Matched in translationhighlong

α425ἈδάμAdamThe first human, he who was shaped by the hand of God and formed in the image and likeness of the Creator and Founder; he was also deemed worthy of a dwelling in Paradise. …Matched in translationhighlong

α2762ἈντωνῖνοςAntoninus, AntoninosEmperor of [the] Romans, the son of Severus, in addition to other evils and murders his soldiers also took up using violence and plundering and still did not waver in their arrogance at all. …Matched in translationhighlong

α2693ἈντίοχοςAntiochus, Antiochos… along in life he proved much inferior to himself and the general expectation. For from the sons of Alexander of Macedon came a sinful root, this Epiphanes, son of Seleukos Philopator. He was a …Matched in translationhighlong

ι564ἹπποκράτηςHippocrates, Hippokrates… of Heraclides. For let him be placed before his grandfather, the father of Heraclides, even if they share the same name, because of his having been the star and the light of useful medicine. …Matched in translationhighlong

γ450ΓρηγόριοςGregorios, Gregorius, Gregory… Caesarea in Cappadocia. This man was not only well-versed in the arts of grammar and poetry but excelled even more in philosophy, and was an accomplished rhetor. This man wrote many prose works; for …Matched in translationhighlong

η450ἩραΐσκοςHeraiskos, HeraiscusBy nature Heraiskos had a more godlike appearance, but the one who was more knowledgeable in the wisdom of the Egyptians, [was] Asklepiades, because the latter had been spending so much time studying Egyptian …Matched in translationhighlong

ι463ἸωάννηςIoannes, Joannes, John [Chrysostom][John] of Antioch, called Chrysostom ["Golden-mouth"]. A presbyter among the most prominent at Antioch, a follower of Eusebius the philosopher of Emesa and of Diodore. He is said to have written many things, among …Matched in translationhighlong

αι326Αἰσθήσεις5 senses… does not seem to be a sense, for each of the other senses operates as a single opposition with regard to some of the sensible objects and is its intermediate. For instance, sight [operates …Matched in translationhighlong

α1121ἈλέξανδροςAlexander, AlexandrosThe son of Philip and Olympias, who was king of the Macedonians from age 18 and died at 33 years of age. This man was "very beautiful in body and very devoted to hard …Matched in translationhighlong

ε2405ἘπίκουροςEpicurus, EpikourosThis man assigned no importance to religion; but there were three brothers [sc. of his], who died in the most pitiful way, struck down by countless diseases. As for Epicurus, although still young, he …Matched in translationhighlong

α45ἈβιμέλεχAbimelechProper name. The son of Gideon. He smote his brothers, seventy sons of Gideon's wives, upon a single stone, and none of them was left except Jotham the youngest son, who ran away. As …Matched in translationhighlong

α3289ἈπόδειξιςdemonstrationDemonstration differs from definition. First, we have to investigate definition, whether it is either one method in virtue of which the definitions of all existing things can be offered, or many. And if [it …Matched in translationhighlong

δ470ΔημόφιλοςDemophilos, Demophilus… in his words, as one will know at any rate from the public speech which appears among his extant memoirs: there it seems that he took more thought for accuracy, as he revised his …Matched in translationhighlong

η97ἩδοναίpleasuresFrom the writings of Plotinus. [Pleasures,] pains, recklessness, fears, desires, aversions, and feeling pain of mind, to what do they belong? For they belong either to the soul or the soul making use of …Matched in translationhighlong

α4361ἈττικόςAttikos, AtticusBishop of Constantinople after Arsacius, the one who presided by proxy of [John] Chrysostom; his descent was from Sebasteia of [= in] Armenia, and from youth he was taught to philosophize by a monk …Matched in translationhighlong

α571ἈέτιοςAetios, AetiusFrom Antioch in Syria, the teacher of Eunomios, he happened [to be] of poor and lower-class parentage. His father was one of those in the army who were faring rather poorly; when he had …Matched in translationhighlong

δ456ΔημοσθένηςDemosthenesA knife-maker, of the [sc. Athenian] deme Paeania; Demosthenes the rhetor was his son. When he was orphaned he had 3 guardians, Aphobus, Demophon and Therippides; they neglected him and his property, so he …Matched in translationhighlong

ει184Εἰρεσιώνηeiresione… woollen fillets [eria] and having all sorts of produce of the earth suspended from it. A boy with both parents living carries out this and places it before the door of the sanctuary of …Matched in translationhighlong

ι401ἸοβιανόςJovianus, JovianOrthodox emperor of [the] Romans, who displayed great care and attention for the churches and recalled all the bishops in exile. And he wrote to St. Athanasius to indicate to him the strictness of …Matched in translationhighlong

α478Ἀδιαφορίαindifference… which contributes neither to happiness nor to misery, as is the case with wealth, reputation, health, strength and suchlike; for it is possible to be happy without these things, although a certain way of …Matched in translationhighlong

ι471ἸώβJobThe really great and note-worthy struggler for truth, the first one who opened that universal gymnastic stadium, the man who overthrew the adversary in every round, the man who received the blows and bruises …Matched in translationhighlong

γ12ΓάϊοςGaiusEmperor of [the] Romans. At first he handled the affairs of the empire in a high-minded fashion and dealt with his subordinates professionally. But after two years he deviated from human nature and, in …Matched in translationhighlong

ε1182Ἔνδοξαplausible things; reputable opinionsAristotle maintains that a dialectical syllogism is the one that is produced through plausible things. And plausible things are those through which the dialectical syllogism is produced. That is to say, things which seem …Matched in translationhighlong

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