Tertullus to Felix:
5 "εὑρόντες γὰρ τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον λοιμὸν, καὶ κινοῦντα στάσεις πᾶσιν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις τοῖς κατὰ τὴν οἰκουμένην; πρωτοστάτην1 τε τῆς τῶν Ναζωραίων αἱρέσεως ..."
5 “for having found this man [to be] a troublemaker, & stirring riots among all the Jews in the world; a leader1 then of the Nazarene sect; 6 and even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him ..."
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αἱρέσεως is the genitive of αἵρεσις
1 though of course he's called πρωτοστάτην, the accusative of πρωτοστατης, meaning:
5 "εὑρόντες γὰρ τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον λοιμὸν, καὶ κινοῦντα στάσεις πᾶσιν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις τοῖς κατὰ τὴν οἰκουμένην; πρωτοστάτην1 τε τῆς τῶν Ναζωραίων αἱρέσεως ..."
5 “for having found this man [to be] a troublemaker, & stirring riots among all the Jews in the world; a leader1 then of the Nazarene sect; 6 and even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him ..."
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αἱρέσεως is the genitive of αἵρεσις
- Wiktionary gives several meanings for αἵρεσις
- choice, selection
- purpose
- system of principles
- (philosophy, religion) a school of thought, sect
- (Christianity, Koine) a heresy
- taking, receiving
1 though of course he's called πρωτοστάτην, the accusative of πρωτοστατης, meaning:
- a 'leader,' 'chief,' 'one who stands first,' or a 'right-hand-man'
Statistics: Posted by MrMacSon — Fri Dec 06, 2024 7:00 am