Works Found in Greek Attributed to Ephrem: Translated into Latin with Commentary 9781463224592

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Works Found in Greek Attributed to Ephrem

Syriac Studies Library

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Sériés Editors Monica Blanchard Cari Griffïn Kristian Heal George Anton Kiraz David G.K. Taylor

The Syriac Studies Library brings back to active circulation major reference works in the field of Syriac studies, including dictionaries, grammars, text editions, manuscript catalogues, and monographs. The books were reproduced from originals at The Catholic University of America, one of the largest collections of Eastern Christianity in North America. The project is a collaboration between CUA, Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute, and Brigham Young University.

Works Found in Greek Attributed to Ephrem

Translated into Latin with Commentary

Volume 1 Translated and Annotated by

Gerhard Vossius

1 2010

gorgias press

Gorgias Press LLC, 954 River Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA www.gorgiaspress.com Copyright © 2010 by Gorgias Press LLC Originally published in 1603 All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise without the prior written permission of Gorgias Press LLC.

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1 ISBN 978-1-60724-958-0

Reprinted from the 1603 Cologne edition.

Digitized by Brigham Young University. Printed in the United States of America.

Series Foreword

This series provides reference works in Syriac studies from original books digitized at the ICOR library of The Catholic University of America under the supervision of Monica Blanchard, ICOR's librarian. The project was carried out by Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute and Brigham Young University. About 675 books were digitized, most of which will appear in this series. Our aim is to present the volumes as they have been digitized, preserving images of the covers, front matter, and back matter (if any). Marks by patrons, which may shed some light on the history of the library and its users, have been retained. In some cases, even inserts have been digitized and appear here in the location where they were found. The books digitized by Brigham Young University are in color, even when the original text is not. These have been produced here in grayscale for economic reasons. The grayscale images retain original colors in the form of gray shades. The books digitized by Beth Mardutho and black on white. We are grateful to the head librarian at CUA, Adele R. Chwalek, who was kind enough to permit this project. "We are custodians, not owners of this collection," she generously said at a small gathering that celebrated the completion of the project. We are also grateful to Sidney Griffith who supported the project.

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. f ENNIO an tequam in Ifam ißam Scclefi&Jjfè* 5 cui am, Sedem Petri cue herens, Sixte V. 'Tont. QLMÌÀX* ]uirum miht peregrin um e media Syria ortun dum ? I per Gr&cm chmata hucprofecfum3 utmator eim habtI retar ratio, commendafii, ac ut eodern mecum cRyotn& > exciperetur contubernio, defiderafii. Cum enirnpropter j Ture icam tyrannidem c un Eia deuaüantem atqueobfeurantem> non amplms eo haberetur hon ore apudfuos $yros3& Gr&cos3 quoanteaifidiamuilejceretatqueobjolefieretdaborumque eins fruäus ibi deperirei, ad Latinos Fjf quidem ad if[am Vrbem Li^ofoam, uelut ad fecurum extra pericnla portum ex Barbarorum manibus confimt, ut ibide?n reflorefceret 3 & frudum uberiorem tamquarru loco Magi; fcecundo excultwr redditusproduceret: ubi etiam, quid multo nitnis tempore a liter atquefierarat, obfeurus firetusque latent 3 nec ejfet quiittius curam (ufcipcrer, 'Tu tandenu non fine Dwina procidentia cum è latebris & tenebris uindicandurru3 mihique licet homini hie externo, ex ultima pene Germania oriundo committendum tra den du m q u e fihcite curasti, Jtaque feci non inuitus, quod in hofpite Ho excipiendo > tibi cum primis gratum mihique iucundum3 atque alijs charum & utile fire intelli^ebam, ipfumque a te ujqueadeò commen datum peramanter admifi3 fujeepij & gratulabundus in idem mecum cmtubernium introduxi. Quem dum coram- iam allo qui incipio, peregrina ut entern lingua comperio, a nofiro Liquen di "J fu miutum aliena, un defiatim an ahametiarri nobis utctmque communem callenti percontor :ipfe uero prater maternam Ulani ¡kam Syram, fe quoque Gr&cam ab optirms haufijfe magifiru reß>ondit Latini autem fermonù prorfm ignarum, quare ?ve ut inter La9 tlnos latine cum loam dcccam, velfaltem fnterpntcm iffirnagam, ìnter(Pauli Bj>hr#m Tom a, a 2 pellai'

EpiÖola Dedicatória. pellai: lenduit.De quo & illud memorabile legitur, quod ab Angelo vifusfit librum aureis confcriptum litter is ali quando recepijje, quem nemo prater eum aperire meruit; vndemaxpo fiero die 0s detnceps, loquentein eo Spiritu [aneto, tanta die endi ac declama?? di gratia habwt,vt nullumfibifimilem fuo tempore inueniret. Quem non fine cauffa reuerenter atque lib enter Celebris olimCjracia amplexa ef i , eius/^fcripta tanti fecit, vtilia infuam magna expartelinguam transfuderìt, illumey velut fu& gentisac clafisPatrem habuent, colueritfr quem honorem an vllivmquam alteri Scrip tori externotgens illa detulerit, vehementer dubito, exemplumque ignoro. Ex cuius quoque varijs fcriptis, ob dignitatem plurima p aft m ab ÒAnaflafio SynaitafPhotio Patriarcha ohm Qorifiantinop. in fua ad 'Tharrafium bibhotheca, a O^hCoyfeBar-Qepha Syrorum Spifcopo, alijsqiie prifeis tnuenias citata, atque defumpta. aAdcuius imitationemjfaac Sjrus,Nilm Archimandrita C^fiftf^^^ol^^ùfiM^tttiJfaias, &B.Dorothem religiofifiimi Abbates,alijcL comp lurespietate,atque eruditione infignes viri vtilifima opera confcripfemnt, quorum ego multa nondum edita in varijs manufcriptisU aticanis,alìjsq?alibi prdo fane dignifima vidi. Quius denique Sancii fimi viri commemorationem, Gracorum Menologia, & Latinorum *5frCartyrologia exaquoponunt, obferuant, ac celebrant. De hoc igitur celebri & admirabili viro,grato(f ac venerando hospite, mihi tecum, SixtePapa,ft fermo, quemvtfitufqualore &cl{orna post Ambrofium tuumaliquandoprodire. ì^nde ego gramfima tua permotus auòìoritate, aliorunu^ multar urn id a me efflagitantium votis fatisfacere exoptans, me ad defideratifimum hoc opus iHufirandum euula 3 gandumcfe

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Vita S. Patri! Ephrxm SyrÌ. Eccieii»con