Apostolic Constitutions 8.21.1–8.45.2
Pseudonymous: Presented as the teaching of the apostles, handed down by Clement of Rome; the compiler is anonymous (often linked with the interpolator of the long recension of Ignatius).
Greek text: Funk 1905.English: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), public domain (CC0).
Apostolic 8, chapter 21
8.21.1Funk 1:524
Περὶ δὲ ὑποδιακόνων ἐγὼ Θωμᾶς διατάσσομαι ὑμῖν τοῖς ἐπισκόποις.
Peri de hypodiakonōn egō Thōmas diatassomai hymin tois episkopois.
Concerning subdeacons, I, Thomas, ordain for you the bishops:
Notes and citation
Summary: Thomas gives the rite for subdeacons.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): ὁὲ → δὲ ; ἐπισχόποις → ἐπισκόποις.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.21.1 (Funk 1:524; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-21-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.21.2Funk 1:524–526
ὑποδιάκονον χειροτονῶν, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, ἐπιθήσεις ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ τὰς χεῖρας καὶ ἐρεῖς·
hypodiakonon cheirotonōn, ō episkope, epithēseis ep᾽ autǭ tas cheiras kai ereis;
When you ordain a subdeacon, O bishop, you shall lay your hands on him and say:
Notes and citation
Summary: The bishop lays hands on the subdeacon.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): xol → καὶ; ῖς" → ῖς·.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.21.2 (Funk 1:524–526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-21-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.21.3Funk 1:526
Δέσποτα θεέ, οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς δημιουργὲ καὶ πάντων τῶν ἐν αὐτοῖς, ὁ καὶ ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ τοῦ μαρτυρίου τοὺς νεωκόρους ἀναδείξας τῶν ἁγίων σου σκευῶν φύλακας
Despota thee, ouranou kai gēs dēmiourge kai pantōn tōn en autois, ho kai en tę̄ skēnę̄ tou martyriou tous neōkorous anadeixas tōn hagiōn sou skeuōn phylakas
“Master God, Creator of heaven and earth and of all that is in them, who also in the tent of witness appointed the temple-servants as guardians of your holy vessels:
Num 3:31 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God, who appointed guardians of the sanctuary vessels, is invoked.
- Num 3:31; 18:3.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): σχευῶν → σκευῶν.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.21.3 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-21-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.21.4Funk 1:526
αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἐπίβλεψον ἐπὶ τὸν δοῦλόν σου τόνδε, τὸν προχειρισθέντα ὑποδιάκονον, καὶ δὸς αὐτῷ πνεῦμα ἅγιον πρὸς τὸ ἐπαξίως ἐφάπτεσθαι τῶν λειτουργικῶν σου σκευῶν καὶ ποιεῖν τὸ θέλημά σου διαπαντὸς διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, μεθʼ οὗ σοι δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν.
autos kai nyn epiblepson epi ton doulon sou tonde, ton procheiristhenta hypodiakonon, kai dos autǭ pneuma hagion pros to epaxiōs ephaptesthai tōn leitourgikōn sou skeuōn kai poiein to thelēma sou diapantos dia tou Christou sou, methʼ hou soi doxa, timē kai sebas kai tǭ hagiǭ pneumati eis tous aiōnas; amēn.
look now too upon this your servant, who has been appointed subdeacon, and give him the Holy Spirit, so that he may worthily handle your liturgical vessels and do your will always, through your Christ, with whom be glory, honor and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.”
Notes and citation
Summary: The subdeacon is to handle the sacred vessels worthily.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ς" → ς· .
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.21.4 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-21-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 22
8.22.1Funk 1:526
Περὶ δὲ ἀναγνωστῶν ἐγὼ Ματθαῖος ὁ καὶ Λευὶς ὅ ποτε τελώνης διατάσσομαι.
Peri de anagnōstōn egō Matthaios ho kai Leuis ho pote telōnēs diatassomai.
Concerning readers, I, Matthew, also called Levi, once a tax collector, ordain:
Matt 9:9 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Matthew gives the rite for readers.
- Matt 9:9; Mark 2:14.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.22.1 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-22-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.22.2Funk 1:526
ἀναγνώστην προχείρισαι ἐπιθεὶς αὐτῷ τὴν χεῖρα, καὶ ἐπευξάμενος πρὸς τὸν θεὸν λέγε·
anagnōstēn procheirisai epitheis autǭ tēn cheira, kai epeuxamenos pros ton theon lege;
Appoint a reader by laying your hand on him, and praying to God say:
Notes and citation
Summary: The bishop lays his hand on the reader.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): A£ye' → λέγε·.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.22.2 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-22-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.22.3Funk 1:526
Ὁ θεὸς ὁ αἰώνιος, ὃ πολὺς ἐν ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς, ὁ τὴν τοῦ κόσμου σύστασιν διὰ τῶν ἐνεργουμένων φανεροποιήσας καὶ τὸν ἀριθμὸν τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν σου διαφυλάττων· αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τὸν δοῦλόν σου τὸν ἐγχειριζόμενον τὰς ἁγίας σου γραφὰς ἀναγινώσκειν τῷ λαῷ σου, καὶ δὸς αὐτῷ πνεῦμα ἅγιον, πνεῦμα προφητικόν·
Ho theos ho aiōnios, ho polys en eleei kai oiktirmois, ho tēn tou kosmou systasin dia tōn energoumenōn phaneropoiēsas kai ton arithmon tōn eklektōn sou diaphylattōn; autos kai nyn epide epi ton doulon sou ton encheirizomenon tas hagias sou graphas anaginōskein tǭ laǭ sou, kai dos autǭ pneuma hagion, pneuma prophētikon;
“O eternal God, abundant ‘in mercy and compassion,’ who made manifest the constitution of the world through the things that are wrought, and who guard the number of your elect: look now too upon your servant who is entrusted with reading your holy Scriptures to your people, and give him the Holy Spirit, a prophetic spirit;
Ps 86:15 (85:15 LXX) (allusion, medium confidence) · Rom 1:20 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God is asked to give the reader a prophetic spirit.
- Ps 86:15 (85:15 LXX); Rom 1:20.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ,,£v ἐλέει → ἐν ἐλέει; ς“, → ς,; ἐχλεχτῶν → ἐκλεκτῶν; ν" → ν· ; όν" → όν·.
Topics: Church office, Scripture and canon
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.22.3 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-22-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.22.4Funk 1:526
ὃ σοφίσας Ἔσδραν τὸν θεράποντά σου ἐπὶ τὸ ἀναγινώσκειν τοὺς νόμους σου τῷ λαῷ σου, καὶ νῦν παρακαλούμενος ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν σόφισον τὸν δοῦλόν σου καὶ δὸς αὐτῷ, ἀκατάγνωστον διανύσαντα τὸ ἐγχειρισθὲν αὐτῷ ἔργον, ἄξιον ἀναδειχθῆναι μείζονος βαθμοῦ διὰ Χριστοῦ, μεθ᾽ οὗ σοὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ σέβας καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν.
ho sophisas Esdran ton theraponta sou epi to anaginōskein tous nomous sou tǭ laǭ sou, kai nyn parakaloumenos hyph᾽ hēmōn sophison ton doulon sou kai dos autǭ, akatagnōston dianysanta to encheiristhen autǭ ergon, axion anadeichthēnai meizonos bathmou dia Christou, meth᾽ hou soi hē doxa kai to sebas kai tǭ hagiǭ pneumati eis tous aiōnas; amēn.
you who made Ezra your servant wise to read your laws to your people, now too, at our entreaty, make your servant wise, and grant that, when he has completed blamelessly the work entrusted to him, he may be shown worthy of a higher rank, through Christ, with whom be glory and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.”
Neh 8:1–8 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God, who made Ezra wise to read the law, is asked to make the reader wise.
- Neh 8:1–8.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ᾿Εσδραν → Ἔσδραν; μεθʼ οὐ → μεθ᾽ οὗ; " ἀμηϊν → · ἀμήν.
Topics: Church office, Scripture and canon
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.22.4 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-22-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 23
8.23.1Funk 1:526
Ἰάκωβος δὲ ὁ Ἀλφαίου κἀγὼ διατάσσομαι περὶ ὁμολογητῶν.
Iakōbos de ho Alphaiou kagō diatassomai peri homologētōn.
And I, James the son of Alphaeus, ordain concerning confessors:
Notes and citation
Summary: James son of Alphaeus legislates on confessors.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): ὅμολογητῶν → ὁμολογητῶν.
Topics: Martyrdom, Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.23.1 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-23-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.23.2Funk 1:526
ὁμολογητὴς οὐ χειροτονεῖται, γνώμης γὰρ τοῦτο καὶ ὑπομονῆς᾽ τιμῆς δὲ μεγάλης ἐπάξιος ὡς ὁμολογήσας τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐνώπιον ἐθνῶν καὶ βασιλέων.
homologētēs ou cheirotoneitai, gnōmēs gar touto kai hypomonēs᾽ timēs de megalēs epaxios hōs homologēsas to onoma tou theou kai tou Christou autou enōpion ethnōn kai basileōn.
A confessor is not ordained, for this is a matter of will and endurance; but he is worthy of great honor, as having confessed the name of God and of his Christ “before nations and kings.”
Acts 9:15 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Confessors are honored but not ordained by virtue of their confession.
- Acts 9:15. Contrast Apostolic Tradition 9, where a confessor has the rank of presbyter without the laying on of hands.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed): ,,( ἐνώπιον → ἐνώπιον; ν“. → ν..
Extrabiblical texts: Hippolytus, Trad. ap. 9 (Apostolic Tradition; allusion)
Topics: Martyrdom, Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.23.2 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-23-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.23.3Funk 1:526–528
ἐὰν δὲ χρεία αὐτοῦ ᾖ εἰς ἐπίσκοπον ἢ πρεσβύτερον ἢ διάκονον, χειροτονεῖται.
ean de chreia autou ę̄ eis episkopon ē presbyteron ē diakonon, cheirotoneitai.
But if he is needed as a bishop or presbyter or deacon, he is ordained.
Notes and citation
Summary: A confessor needed for the clergy is ordained.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): ἡ εἰς → ᾖ εἰς.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.23.3 (Funk 1:526–528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-23-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.23.4Funk 1:528
εἰ δέ τις ὁμολογητὴς μὴ χειροτονηθεὶς ἁρπάσῃ ἑαυτῷ ἀξίωμά τι τοιοῦτον ὡς διὰ τὴν ὁμολογίαν, οὗτος καθαιρείσθω καὶ ἀποβαλλέσθω· οὐ γὰρ ἔστιν, ἐπείπερ ἤρνηται τὴν Χριστοῦ διάταξιν καὶ ἔστιν ἀπίστου χείρων.
ei de tis homologētēs mē cheirotonētheis harpasę̄ heautǭ axiōma ti toiouton hōs dia tēn homologian, houtos kathaireisthō kai apoballesthō; ou gar estin, epeiper ērnētai tēn Christou diataxin kai estin apistou cheirōn.
And if any confessor who has not been ordained seizes for himself any such rank on account of his confession, let him be deposed and cast out; for he is not such, since he has denied the ordinance of Christ, and “is worse than an unbeliever.”
1 Tim 5:8 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: A confessor who claims clerical rank without ordination is deposed.
- 1 Tim 5:8.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ω" → ω· ; διάταξιν , → διάταξιν; ν“. → ν..
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.23.4 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-23-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 24
8.24.1Funk 1:528
Ὁ αὐτὸς περὶ παρθένων.
Ho autos peri parthenōn.
The same, concerning virgins:
Notes and citation
Summary: James legislates on virgins.
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.24.1 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-24-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.24.2Funk 1:528
παρθένος οὐ χειροτονεῖται, ἐπιταγὴν γὰρ κυρίου οὐκ ἔχομεν· γνώμης γάρ ἐστι τὸ ἔπαθλον, οὐκ ἐπὶ διαβολῇ τοῦ γάμου, ἀλλ᾽ ἐπὶ σχολῇ τῆς εὐσεβείας.
parthenos ou cheirotoneitai, epitagēn gar kyriou ouk echomen; gnōmēs gar esti to epathlon, ouk epi diabolę̄ tou gamou, all᾽ epi scholę̄ tēs eusebeias.
A virgin is not ordained, for “we have no command of the Lord”; for the prize belongs to the will, not as a slander against marriage but for the sake of leisure for piety.
1 Cor 7:25 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Virgins are not ordained; virginity is a free choice that does not disparage marriage.
- 1 Cor 7:25.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed): ,ἐ → ἐ; ν““ → ν ; ,xvglov οὐκ Eyousv'** → κυρίου οὐκ ἔχομεν·.
Topics: Marriage, Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.24.2 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-24-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 25
8.25.1Funk 1:528
Κἀγὼ Λεββαῖος ὁ ἐπικληθεὶς Θαδδαῖος τάδε περὶ χηρῶν διατάσσομαι.
Kagō Lebbaios ho epiklētheis Thaddaios tade peri chērōn diatassomai.
And I, Lebbaeus, surnamed Thaddaeus, ordain these things concerning widows:
Notes and citation
Summary: Lebbaeus legislates on widows.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): Καγὼ Δεββαῖος → Κἀγὼ Λεββαῖος; Θαόδαῖος → Θαδδαῖος.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.25.1 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-25-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.25.2Funk 1:528
χήρα οὐ χειροτονεῖται, ἀλλ᾿ εἰ μὲν ἐκ πολλοῦ ἀπέβαλεν τὸν ἄνδρα καὶ σωφρόνως καὶ ἀκαταγνώστως ἔζησεν καὶ τῶν οἰκείων ἄριστα ἐπεμελήθη, ὡς Ἰουδὶθ καὶ Ἄννα αἱ σεμνόταται, κατατασσέσθω εἰς τὸ χηρικόν.
chēra ou cheirotoneitai, all᾿ ei men ek pollou apebalen ton andra kai sōphronōs kai akatagnōstōs ezēsen kai tōn oikeiōn arista epemelēthē, hōs Ioudith kai Anna hai semnotatai, katatassesthō eis to chērikon.
A widow is not ordained; but if she lost her husband long ago, and has lived chastely and blamelessly, and has taken excellent care of her household, like Judith and Hannah, most worthy of reverence, let her be enrolled in the order of widows.
1 Tim 5:9–10 (allusion, medium confidence) · Luke 2:36–37 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: A widow of long standing and good life is enrolled among the widows, not ordained.
- 1 Tim 5:9–10; Luke 2:36–37; Jdt 8:4–8.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): Ἰουόδὶθʼ → Ἰουδὶθ.
Extrabiblical texts: Jdt 8:4-8 (Judith [in RC, EO, ETH canons]; allusion)
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.25.2 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-25-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.25.3Funk 1:528
εἰ δὲ νεωστὶ ἀπέβαλεν τὸν ὁμόζυγον, μὴ πιστευέσθω, ἀλλὰ χρόνῳ νεότης κρινέσθω᾽ τὰ γὰρ πάθη ἔσθ᾽ ὅτε καὶ συγγηρᾷ ἀνθρώποις, μὴ ὑπὸ κρείττονος χαλινοῦ εἰργόμενα.
ei de neōsti apebalen ton homozygon, mē pisteuesthō, alla chronǭ neotēs krinesthō᾽ ta gar pathē esth᾽ hote kai syngērą anthrōpois, mē hypo kreittonos chalinou eirgomena.
But if she has recently lost her spouse, let her not be trusted, but let her youth be judged by time; for the passions sometimes grow old together with men, if they are not restrained by a stronger bridle.
1 Tim 5:11 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: A recently widowed woman must first be tested by time.
- Cf. 1 Tim 5:11.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): £60? ὅτε → ἔσθ᾽ ὅτε.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.25.3 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-25-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 26
8.26.1Funk 1:528
Ὁ αὐτὸς περὶ ἐπορκιστοῦ.
Ho autos peri eporkistou.
The same, concerning an exorcist:
Notes and citation
Summary: Lebbaeus legislates on exorcists.
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.26.1 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-26-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.26.2Funk 1:528
ἐπορκιστὴς οὐ χειροτονεῖται, εὐνοίας γὰρ ἑκουσίου τὸ ἔπαθλον καὶ χάριτος θεοῦ διὰ Χριστοῦ ἐπιφοιτήσει τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος· ὃ γὰρ λαβὼν χάρισμα ἰαμάτων δι᾽ ἀποκαλύψεως ὑπὸ θεοῦ ἀναδείκνυται, φανερᾶς οὔσης πᾶσιν τῆς ἐν αὐτῷ χάριτος.
eporkistēs ou cheirotoneitai, eunoias gar hekousiou to epathlon kai charitos theou dia Christou epiphoitēsei tou hagiou pneumatos; ho gar labōn charisma iamatōn di᾽ apokalypseōs hypo theou anadeiknytai, phaneras ousēs pasin tēs en autǭ charitos.
An exorcist is not ordained; for the prize belongs to voluntary good will and to the grace of God through Christ by the visitation of the Holy Spirit; for he who has received a gift of healing is shown forth by God through revelation, the grace in him being manifest to all.
1 Cor 12:9 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Exorcists are not ordained, for their gift comes from God and is evident to all.
- 1 Cor 12:9.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): o) χειροτονεῖται → οὐ χειροτονεῖται; ς" → ς· ; δ ἀποκαλύψεως → δι᾽ ἀποκαλύψεως.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.26.2 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-26-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.26.3Funk 1:528–530
ἐὰν δὲ χρεία αὐτοῦ γένηται εἰς ἐπίσκοπον ἢ πρεσβύτερον ἢ διάκονον, χειροτονεῖται.
ean de chreia autou genētai eis episkopon ē presbyteron ē diakonon, cheirotoneitai.
But if he is needed as a bishop or presbyter or deacon, he is ordained.
Notes and citation
Summary: An exorcist needed for the clergy is ordained.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.26.3 (Funk 1:528–530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-26-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 27
8.27.1Funk 1:530
Σίμων δὲ ὁ Κανανίτης κἀγὼ διατάσσομαι, ὑπὸ πόσων ὀφείλει χειροτονεῖσθαι ὃ ἐπίσκοπος.
Simōn de ho Kananitēs kagō diatassomai, hypo posōn opheilei cheirotoneisthai ho episkopos.
And I, Simon the Cananaean, ordain by how many a bishop ought to be ordained.
Notes and citation
Summary: Simon legislates on the number of bishops required to ordain a bishop.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.27.1 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-27-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.27.2Funk 1:530
ἐπίσκοπος ὑπὸ τριῶν ἢ δύο ἐπισκόπων χειροτονείσθωʼ ἐὰν δέ τις ὑπὸ ἑνὸς χειροτονηθῇ ἐπισκόπου, καθαιρείσθω καὶ αὐτὸς καὶ ὃ χειροτονήσας αὐτόν.
episkopos hypo triōn ē dyo episkopōn cheirotoneisthōʼ ean de tis hypo henos cheirotonēthę̄ episkopou, kathaireisthō kai autos kai ho cheirotonēsas auton.
Let a bishop be ordained by three or two bishops; and if anyone is ordained by one bishop, let both him and the one who ordained him be deposed.
Notes and citation
Summary: A bishop must be ordained by at least two bishops.
- Cf. Apostolic Canon 1.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.27.2 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-27-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.27.3Funk 1:530
ἐὰν δὲ ἀνάγκη καταλάβῃ ὑπὸ ἑνὸς χειροτονηθῆναι διὰ τὸ μὴ δύνασθαι πλείονας παραγενέσθαι, διωγμοῦ ὄντος ἢ ἄλλης τοιαύτης αἰτίας, ψήφισμα κομιζέτω τῆς ἐπιτροπῆς πλειόνων ἐπισκόπων.
ean de anankē katalabę̄ hypo henos cheirotonēthēnai dia to mē dynasthai pleionas paragenesthai, diōgmou ontos ē allēs toiautēs aitias, psēphisma komizetō tēs epitropēs pleionōn episkopōn.
But if necessity compels him to be ordained by one, because more cannot be present, there being persecution or some other such cause, let him bring a decree of permission from more bishops.
Notes and citation
Summary: In necessity one bishop may ordain with the written consent of others.
Topics: Church office, Persecution
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.27.3 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-27-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 28
8.28.1Funk 1:530
Ὁ αὐτὸς περὶ κανόνων.
Ho autos peri kanonōn.
The same, concerning canons:
Notes and citation
Summary: Rules on the powers of each order follow.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.28.1 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.28.2Funk 1:530
ἐπίσκοπος εὐλογεῖ, οὐκ εὐλογεῖται· χειροθετεῖ, χειροτονεῖ, προσφέρει· εὐλογίαν παρὰ ἐπισκόπων λαμβάνει, παρὰ δὲ πρεσβυτέρων οὐδαμῶς. ἐπίσκοπος καθαιρεῖ πάντα κληρικὸν ἄξιον ὄντα καθαιρέσεως πλὴν ἐπισκόπου᾽ μόνος γὰρ οὐχ οἷός τε.
episkopos eulogei, ouk eulogeitai; cheirothetei, cheirotonei, prospherei; eulogian para episkopōn lambanei, para de presbyterōn oudamōs. episkopos kathairei panta klērikon axion onta kathaireseōs plēn episkopou᾽ monos gar ouch hoios te.
A bishop blesses, he is not blessed; he lays on hands, ordains, offers; he receives a blessing from bishops, but by no means from presbyters. A bishop deposes every cleric who deserves deposition, except a bishop; for that he cannot do alone.
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Summary: The bishop blesses, ordains and offers, and may depose any cleric but a bishop.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): αι" χ → αι· χ; ει" ε → ει· ε; οἷός ve → οἷός τε.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.28.2 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.28.3Funk 1:530
πρεσβύτερος εὐλογεῖ, οὐκ εὐλογεῖται, εὐλογίας δέχεται παρὰ ἐπισκόπου καὶ συμπρεσβυτέρου, ὡσαύτως ἐπιδίδωσιν συμπρεσβυτέρῳ· χειροθετεῖ, οὐ χειροτονεῖ, οὐ καθαιρεῖ, ἀφορίζει δὲ τοὺς ὑποβεβηκότας, ἐὰν ὦσιν ὑπεύθυνοι τῇ τοιαύτῃ τιμωρίᾳ.
presbyteros eulogei, ouk eulogeitai, eulogias dechetai para episkopou kai sympresbyterou, hōsautōs epididōsin sympresbyterǭ; cheirothetei, ou cheirotonei, ou kathairei, aphorizei de tous hypobebēkotas, ean ōsin hypeuthynoi tę̄ toiautę̄ timōrią.
A presbyter blesses, he is not blessed; he receives blessings from a bishop and from a fellow presbyter, and likewise gives them to a fellow presbyter; he lays on hands, he does not ordain; he does not depose, but he excommunicates those under him, if they are liable to such a penalty.
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Summary: The presbyter blesses and excommunicates but does not ordain or depose.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ῳ" → ῳ· .
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.28.3 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.28.4Funk 1:530
διάκονος οὐκ εὐλογεῖ· οὐ δίδωσιν εὐλογίαν, λαμβάνει δὲ παρὰ ἐπισκόπου καὶ πρεσβυτέρου· οὐ βαπτίζει, οὐ προσφέρειʼ τοῦ δὲ ἐπισκόπου προσενεγκόντος ἢ τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου, αὐτὸς ἐπιδίδωσιν τῷ λαῷ, οὐχ ὡς ἱερεύς, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς διακονούμενος ἱερεῦσιν.
diakonos ouk eulogei; ou didōsin eulogian, lambanei de para episkopou kai presbyterou; ou baptizei, ou prosphereiʼ tou de episkopou prosenenkontos ē tou presbyterou, autos epididōsin tǭ laǭ, ouch hōs hiereus, all᾽ hōs diakonoumenos hiereusin.
A deacon does not bless, does not give a blessing, but receives one from a bishop and a presbyter; he does not baptize, does not offer; but when the bishop or the presbyter has offered, he himself gives to the people, not as a priest, but as one who ministers to priests.
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Summary: The deacon neither blesses, baptizes nor offers, but distributes communion.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ῖ" → ῖ· ; υ" → υ· .
Topics: Church office, Baptism, Eucharist
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.28.4 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.28.5Funk 1:530
τῶν δὲ ἄλλων κληρικῶν τὸ τοῦ διακόνου ἔργον ποιῆσαι οὐδενὶ ἐξόν.
tōn de allōn klērikōn to tou diakonou ergon poiēsai oudeni exon.
And it is lawful for none of the other clergy to do the work of a deacon.
Notes and citation
Summary: Only deacons may do a deacon's work.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.28.5 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-5). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.28.6Funk 1:530
διακόνισσα οὐκ εὐλογεῖ, ἀλλ᾽ οὐδέ τι ὧν ποιοῦσιν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἢ οἱ διάκονοι ἐπιτελεῖ, ἀλλ᾽ ἢ τοῦ φυλάττειν τὰς θύρας καὶ ἐξυπηρετεῖσθαι τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις ἐν τῷ βαπτίζεσθαι τὰς γυναῖκας διὰ τὸ εὐπρεπές.
diakonissa ouk eulogei, all᾽ oude ti hōn poiousin hoi presbyteroi ē hoi diakonoi epitelei, all᾽ ē tou phylattein tas thyras kai exypēreteisthai tois presbyterois en tǭ baptizesthai tas gynaikas dia to euprepes.
A deaconess does not bless, nor does she perform any of the things that the presbyters or the deacons do, except to keep the doors and to assist the presbyters when women are baptized, for the sake of decency.
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Summary: The deaconess keeps the doors and assists at the baptism of women.
Topics: Church office, Baptism
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.28.6 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-6). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.28.7Funk 1:530
διάκονος ἀφορίζει ὑποδιάκονον, ἀναγνώστην, ψάλτην, διακόνισσαν, ἐὰν ᾖ τι τοιοῦτον μὴ παρόντος πρεσβυτέρου.
diakonos aphorizei hypodiakonon, anagnōstēn, psaltēn, diakonissan, ean ę̄ ti toiouton mē parontos presbyterou.
A deacon excommunicates a subdeacon, a reader, a singer, a deaconess, if there is any such cause, when no presbyter is present.
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Summary: A deacon may excommunicate the lower clergy when no presbyter is present.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): ἐὰν ἢ τι → ἐὰν ᾖ τι.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.28.7 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-7). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.28.8Funk 1:530–532
ὑποδιακόνῳ οὐκ ἔξεστιν ἀφορίσαι, οὔτε μὴν ἀναγνώστῃ οὔτε ψάλτῃ οὔτε διακονίσσῃ, οὐ κληρικόν, οὐ λαϊκόν· ὑπηρέται γάρ εἰσιν διακόνων.
hypodiakonǭ ouk exestin aphorisai, oute mēn anagnōstę̄ oute psaltę̄ oute diakonissę̄, ou klērikon, ou laïkon; hypēretai gar eisin diakonōn.
It is not lawful for a subdeacon to excommunicate, nor yet for a reader or a singer or a deaconess, either a cleric or a layman; for they are servants of the deacons.
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Summary: The lower clergy may not excommunicate.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: stray marks): Acixóv: → λαϊκόν·; εἶσιν διακόνων. to r ὃ → εἰσιν διακόνων..
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.28.8 (Funk 1:530–532; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-8). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 29
8.29.1Funk 1:532
Περὶ δὲ ὕδατος καὶ ἐλαίου ἐγὼ Ματθίας διατάσσομαι.
Peri de hydatos kai elaiou egō Matthias diatassomai.
Concerning water and oil, I, Matthias, ordain:
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Summary: Matthias gives the blessing of water and oil.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): ὅδατος → ὕδατος.
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.29.1 (Funk 1:532; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-29-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.29.2Funk 1:532
εὐλογείτω ὃ ἐπίσκοπος τὸ ὕδωρ ἢ τὸ ἔλαιον᾽ ἐὰν δὲ μὴ παρῇ, εὐλογείτω ὃ πρεσβύτερος παρεστῶτος τοῦ διακόνου· ἐπὰν δὲ ὃ ἐπίσκοπος παρῇ, παριστάσθω ὁ πρεσβύτερος καὶ ὃ διάκονος.
eulogeitō ho episkopos to hydōr ē to elaion᾽ ean de mē parę̄, eulogeitō ho presbyteros parestōtos tou diakonou; epan de ho episkopos parę̄, paristasthō ho presbyteros kai ho diakonos.
Let the bishop bless the water or the oil; and if he is not present, let the presbyter bless it, with the deacon standing by; and when the bishop is present, let the presbyter and the deacon stand by.
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Summary: The bishop, or in his absence a presbyter, blesses water and oil.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): υ" → υ· .
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.29.2 (Funk 1:532; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-29-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.29.3Funk 1:532
λεγέτω δὲ οὕτως· Κύριε Σαβαώθ, ὁ θεὸς τῶν δυνάμεων, κτίστα τῶν ὑδάτων καὶ χορηγὲ τοῦ ἐλαίου, οἰκτίρμον καὶ φιλάνθρωπε, ὁ δοὺς τὸ ὕδωρ πρὸς πόσιν καὶ κάθαρσιν, καὶ ἔλαιον τοῦ ἱλαρῦναι πρόσωπον εἰς ἀγαλλίαμα εὐφροσύνης· αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν διὰ Χριστοῦ ἁγίασον τὸ ὕδωρ τοῦτο καὶ τὸ ἔλαιον ἐπ᾽ ὀνόματι τοῦ προσκομίσαντος ἢ τῆς προσκομισάσης, καὶ δὸς δύναμιν ὑγείας ἐμποιητικήν, νόσων ἀπελαστικήν, δαιμόνων φυγαδευτικήν, πάσης ἐπιβουλῆς διωκτικὴν διὰ Χριστοῦ τῆς ἐλπίδος ἡμῶν, μεθʼ οὗ σοὶ δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν.
legetō de houtōs; Kyrie Sabaōth, ho theos tōn dynameōn, ktista tōn hydatōn kai chorēge tou elaiou, oiktirmon kai philanthrōpe, ho dous to hydōr pros posin kai katharsin, kai elaion tou hilarynai prosōpon eis agalliama euphrosynēs; autos kai nyn dia Christou hagiason to hydōr touto kai to elaion ep᾽ onomati tou proskomisantos ē tēs proskomisasēs, kai dos dynamin hygeias empoiētikēn, nosōn apelastikēn, daimonōn phygadeutikēn, pasēs epiboulēs diōktikēn dia Christou tēs elpidos hēmōn, methʼ hou soi doxa, timē kai sebas kai tǭ hagiǭ pneumati eis tous aiōnas; amēn.
And let him say thus: “Lord of hosts, God of powers, Creator of the waters and giver of oil, compassionate and loving mankind, who gave water for drinking and cleansing, and ‘oil to make the face cheerful,’ for the exultation of gladness: sanctify now too through Christ this water and this oil, in the name of the man or the woman who has brought it, and give it power to produce health, drive away diseases, put demons to flight, ward off every plot, through ‘Christ our hope,’ with whom be glory, honor and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.”
Ps 104:15 (103:15 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · 1 Tim 1:1 (quotation, medium confidence)
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Summary: The prayer asks God to give the water and oil power to heal and drive out demons.
- Ps 104:15 (103:15 LXX); 1 Tim 1:1.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ως" Κ → ως· Κ; Σαβαώθ,, → Σαβαώθ,; xol ,ἔλαιον → καὶ ἔλαιον; ν“ → ν ; ης" α → ης· α; διὰ, → διὰ; ν“, → ν,; ας" ἀ → ας· ἀ.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.29.3 (Funk 1:532; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-29-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 30
8.30.1Funk 1:532
Ὁ αὐτὸς περὶ ἀπαρχῶν καὶ δεκατῶν.
Ho autos peri aparchōn kai dekatōn.
The same, concerning firstfruits and tithes:
Notes and citation
Summary: Matthias legislates on firstfruits and tithes.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): δεχατῶν → δεκατῶν.
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.30.1 (Funk 1:532; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-30-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.30.2Funk 1:532
ἔτι προστάσσω πᾶσαν ἀπαρχὴν προσκομίζεσθαι τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις καὶ τοῖς διακόνοις εἰς διατροφὴν αὐτῶν, πᾶσαν δὲ δεκάτην προσφέρεσθαι εἰς διατροφὴν τῶν λοιπῶν κληρικῶν καὶ τῶν παρθένων καὶ τῶν χηρῶν καὶ τῶν ἐν πενίᾳ ἐξεταζομένων· αἱ γὰρ ἀπαρχαὶ τῶν ἱερέων εἰσὶν καὶ τῶν αὐτοῖς ἐξυπηρετουμένων διακόνων.
eti prostassō pasan aparchēn proskomizesthai tǭ episkopǭ kai tois presbyterois kai tois diakonois eis diatrophēn autōn, pasan de dekatēn prospheresthai eis diatrophēn tōn loipōn klērikōn kai tōn parthenōn kai tōn chērōn kai tōn en penią exetazomenōn; hai gar aparchai tōn hiereōn eisin kai tōn autois exypēretoumenōn diakonōn.
I further ordain that all firstfruits be brought to the bishop and the presbyters and the deacons for their sustenance, and that all the tithe be offered for the sustenance of the rest of the clergy and of the virgins and the widows and those tried by poverty; for the firstfruits belong to the priests and to the deacons who minister to them.
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Summary: Firstfruits support the bishop, presbyters and deacons; tithes support the other clergy, virgins, widows and the poor.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): προῦτάσσω, → προστάσσω; ἔν πενίᾳ → ἐν πενίᾳ; ν" → ν· .
Topics: Church office, Ethics
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.30.2 (Funk 1:532; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-30-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 31
8.31.1Funk 1:532
Ὁ αὐτὸς περὶ περισσευμάτων.
Ho autos peri perisseumatōn.
The same, concerning what remains:
Notes and citation
Summary: Matthias legislates on the leftover blessings.
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.31.1 (Funk 1:532; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-31-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.31.2Funk 1:532–534
τὰς περισσευούσας ἐν τοῖς μυστικοῖς εὐλογίας κατὰ γνώμην τοῦ ἐπισκόπου ἢ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων οἱ διάκονοι διανεμέτωσαν τῷ κλήρῳ, τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ μέρη τέσσαρα, πρεσβυτέρῳ μέρη τρία, διακόνῳ μέρη δύο, τοῖς δὲ ἄλλοις, ὑποδιακόνοις ἢ ἀναγνώσταις ἢ ψάλταις ἢ διακονίσσαις, μέρος ἕν.
tas perisseuousas en tois mystikois eulogias kata gnōmēn tou episkopou ē tōn presbyterōn hoi diakonoi dianemetōsan tǭ klērǭ, tǭ episkopǭ merē tessara, presbyterǭ merē tria, diakonǭ merē dyo, tois de allois, hypodiakonois ē anagnōstais ē psaltais ē diakonissais, meros hen.
The eulogiae left over at the mysteries let the deacons distribute to the clergy, at the discretion of the bishop or the presbyters: to the bishop four parts, to a presbyter three parts, to a deacon two parts, and to the others, subdeacons or readers or singers or deaconesses, one part.
Notes and citation
Summary: Leftover blessed bread is shared among the clergy by rank.
- The eulogiae (εὐλογίαι) are the blessed portions left over from the offering.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: stray letter): ἐπισχόπου → ἐπισκόπου; διακονίσσαις, c μέρος → διακονίσσαις, μέρος.
Topics: Eucharist, Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.31.2 (Funk 1:532–534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-31-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.31.3Funk 1:534
Τοῦτο γὰρ καλὸν καὶ ἀπόδεκτον ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ, ἕχαστον τιμᾶσθαι κατὰ τὴν αὐτοῦ ἀξίαν· ἡ γὰρ ἐκκλησία οὐκ ἀταξίας, ἀλλ᾽ εὐταξίας ἐστὶ διδασκαλεῖον.
Touto gar kalon kai apodekton enōpion tou theou, hechaston timasthai kata tēn autou axian; hē gar ekklēsia ouk ataxias, all᾽ eutaxias esti didaskaleion.
“For this is good and acceptable before God,” that each be honored according to his rank; for the church is a school not of disorder but of good order.
1 Tim 2:3 (quotation, high confidence) · 1 Cor 14:33 (allusion, medium confidence) · 1 Cor 14:40 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Each order is honored by rank, for the church teaches good order.
- 1 Tim 2:3; 1 Cor 14:33, 40.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ,,ToUto yàg → Τοῦτο γὰρ; 9600 → θεοῦ; ν" → ν· .
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.31.3 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-31-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 32
8.32.1Funk 1:534
Κἀγὼ Παῦλος ὁ τῶν ἀποστόλων ἐλάχιστος, τάδε διατάσσομαι ὑμῖν τοῖς ἐπισκόποις καὶ πρεσβυτέροις περὶ κανόνων.
Kagō Paulos ho tōn apostolōn elachistos, tade diatassomai hymin tois episkopois kai presbyterois peri kanonōn.
And I, Paul, “the least of the apostles,” ordain these things for you the bishops and presbyters concerning canons.
1 Cor 15:9 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Paul gives the rules for admitting converts.
- 1 Cor 15:9. Chapter 32 reworks Apostolic Tradition 15–16.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed): ,,0 τῶν → ὁ τῶν; ς“, → ς,.
Extrabiblical texts: Hippolytus, Trad. ap. 15-16 (Apostolic Tradition; allusion)
Topics: Church office, Baptism
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.32.1 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.32.2Funk 1:534
οἱ πρώτως προσιόντες τῷ μυστηρίῳ τῆς εὐσεβείας διὰ τῶν διακόνων προσαγέσθωσαν τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ ἢ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις, καὶ τὰς αἰτίας ἐξεταζέσθωσαν, οὗ χάριν προσῆλθον τῷ κυριακῷ λόγῳ, οἵ τε προσενεγκόντες μαρτυρείτωσαν αὐτοῖς, ἀκριβώσαντες τὰ κατ᾽ αὐτούς. ἐξεταζέσθωσαν δὲ αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ τρόποι καὶ ὃ βίος καὶ εἰ δοῦλοί εἰσιν ἢ ἐλεύθεροι.
hoi prōtōs prosiontes tǭ mystēriǭ tēs eusebeias dia tōn diakonōn prosagesthōsan tǭ episkopǭ ē tois presbyterois, kai tas aitias exetazesthōsan, hou charin prosēlthon tǭ kyriakǭ logǭ, hoi te prosenenkontes martyreitōsan autois, akribōsantes ta kat᾽ autous. exetazesthōsan de autōn kai hoi tropoi kai ho bios kai ei douloi eisin ē eleutheroi.
Those who come for the first time to the mystery of piety, let them be brought by the deacons to the bishop or to the presbyters, and let them be examined as to the reasons for which they have come to the Lord's word; and let those who brought them testify about them, having inquired carefully into their affairs. And let their manners and their life be examined, and whether they are slaves or free.
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Summary: New inquirers are examined on their motives, conduct and status.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): εἶ δοῦλοί → εἰ δοῦλοί.
Topics: Baptism
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.32.2 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.32.3Funk 1:534
καὶ ἐὰν ἦ τις δοῦλος, ἐρωτάσθω, οὗ δεσπότου, καὶ ἐὰν πιστοῦ δοῦλος ᾖ, ἐρωτάσθω ὃ κύριος αὐτοῦ, εἰ μαρτυρεῖ αὐτῷ᾽ ἐὰν δὲ μή, ἀποβαλλέσθω, ἕως ἂν ἑαυτὸν ἄξιον ἐπιδείξῃ τῷ δεσπότῃ· εἰ δὲ μαρτυρεῖ αὐτῷ, προσδεχέσθω. εἰ δὲ ἐθνικοῦ ᾖ οἰκέτης, διδασκέσθω εὐαρεστεῖν τῷ δεσπότῃ, ἵνα μὴ βλασφημῆται ὁ λόγος.
kai ean ē tis doulos, erōtasthō, hou despotou, kai ean pistou doulos ę̄, erōtasthō ho kyrios autou, ei martyrei autǭ᾽ ean de mē, apoballesthō, heōs an heauton axion epideixę̄ tǭ despotę̄; ei de martyrei autǭ, prosdechesthō. ei de ethnikou ę̄ oiketēs, didaskesthō euarestein tǭ despotę̄, hina mē blasphēmētai ho logos.
And if anyone is a slave, let him be asked whose slave he is; and if he is the slave of a believer, let his master be asked whether he testifies for him; if not, let him be rejected until he shows himself worthy to his master; but if he testifies for him, let him be received. But if he is the household slave of a pagan, let him be taught “to please his master, so that the word may not be blasphemed.”
Titus 2:9 (quotation, high confidence) · 1 Tim 6:1 (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: A slave's admission depends on his master's testimony, if the master is a believer.
- Titus 2:9; 1 Tim 6:1.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ἢ, ἐρωτάσθω → ᾖ, ἐρωτάσθω; εἶ μαρτυρεῖ → εἰ μαρτυρεῖ; ῃ" → ῃ· ; ἦ οἰχέτης → ᾖ οἰκέτης; ,,ε → ε; ς“. → ς..
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.32.3 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.32.4Funk 1:534
εἰ μὲν οὖν ἔχει γυναῖκα ἢ ἡ γυνὴ ἄνδρα, διδασκέσθωσαν ἀρκεῖσθαι ἑαυτοῖς· εἰ δὲ ἄγαμοί εἰσιν, μανθανέτωσαν μὴ πορνεύειν, ἀλλὰ γαμεῖν νόμῳ.
ei men oun echei gynaika ē hē gynē andra, didaskesthōsan arkeisthai heautois; ei de agamoi eisin, manthanetōsan mē porneuein, alla gamein nomǭ.
If, then, he has a wife or she a husband, let them be taught to be content with each other; and if they are unmarried, let them learn not to commit sexual immorality but to marry lawfully.
Notes and citation
Summary: Married converts must be faithful; the unmarried must avoid immorality and marry lawfully.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): " sl δὲ ἀγαμοί εἶσιν → · εἰ δὲ ἄγαμοί εἰσιν.
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.32.4 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.32.5Funk 1:534
εἰ δὲ ὃ δεσπότης αὐτοῦ, πιστὸς ὧν καὶ εἰδώς, ὅτι πορνεύει, οὐ δίδωσιν αὐτῷ γυναῖκα ἢ τῇ γυναικὶ ἄνδρα, ἀφοριζέσθω.
ei de ho despotēs autou, pistos hōn kai eidōs, hoti porneuei, ou didōsin autǭ gynaika ē tę̄ gynaiki andra, aphorizesthō.
But if his master, being a believer and knowing that he commits sexual immorality, does not give him a wife, or the woman a husband, let him be excommunicated.
Notes and citation
Summary: A believing master who does not let his slaves marry is excommunicated.
- “Let him be excommunicated” refers to the master.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): εἰδαίς → εἰδώς; πορνθεύει → πορνεύει.
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.32.5 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-5). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.32.6Funk 1:534
ἐὰν δέ τις δαίμονα ἔχῃ, διδασκέσθω μὲν τὴν εὐσέβειαν, μὴ προσδεχέσθω δὲ εἰς κοινωνίαν, πρὶν ἂν καθαρισθῇ᾽ εἰ δὲ θάνατος κατεπείγοι, προσδεχέσθω.
ean de tis daimona echę̄, didaskesthō men tēn eusebeian, mē prosdechesthō de eis koinōnian, prin an katharisthę̄᾽ ei de thanatos katepeigoi, prosdechesthō.
And if anyone has a demon, let him be taught piety, but not received into communion until he has been cleansed; but if death is imminent, let him be received.
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Summary: The possessed are taught but not admitted to communion until cleansed.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): διδασχέσθω → διδασκέσθω; κοινονίαν → κοινωνίαν.
Topics: Baptism
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.32.6 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-6). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.32.7Funk 1:534
εἴ τις πορνοβοσκός, ἢ παυσάσθω τοῦ μαστροπεύειν ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθω. πόρνη προσιοῦσα ἢ παυσάσθω ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθω.
ei tis pornoboskos, ē pausasthō tou mastropeuein ē apoballesthō. pornē prosiousa ē pausasthō ē apoballesthō.
If anyone is a brothel-keeper, let him either cease from pandering or be rejected. A prostitute who comes, let her either cease or be rejected.
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Summary: Brothel-keepers and prostitutes must give up their trade.
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.32.7 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-7). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.32.8Funk 1:534
εἰδωλοποιὸς προσιὼν ἢ παυσάσθω ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθω.
eidōlopoios prosiōn ē pausasthō ē apoballesthō.
A maker of idols who comes, let him either cease or be rejected.
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Summary: Idol-makers must give up their trade.
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.32.8 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-8). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.32.9Funk 1:534–538
τῶν ἐπὶ σκηνῆς ἐάν τις προσίῃ ἀνὴρ ἢ γυνὴ ἢ ἡνίοχος ἢ μονομάχος ἢ σταδιοδρόμος ἢ λουδεμπιστὴς ἢ ὀλυμπικὸς ἢ χοραύλης ἢ κιθαριστὴς ἢ λυριστὴς ἢ ὃ τὴν ὄρχησιν ἐπιδεικνύμενος ἢ κάπηλος, ἢ παυσάσθωσαν ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθωσαν. στρατιώτης προσιὼν διδασκέσθω μὴ ἀδικεῖν, μὴ συκοφαντεῖν, ἀρκεῖσθαι δὲ τοῖς διδομένοις ὀψωνίοις πειθόμενος προσδεχέσθω, ἀντιλέγων δὲ ἀποβαλλέσθω. ἀῤῥητοποιός, κίναιδος, βλάξ, μάγος, ἐπαοιδός, ἀστρολόγος, μάντις, θηρεπῳδός, λῶταξ, ὀχλαγωγός, περιάμματα ποιῶν, περικαθαίρων, οἰωνιστής, συμβολοδείκτης, παλμῶν ἑρμηνεύς, φυλαττόμενος ἐν συναντήσει λώβας ὄψεως ἢ ποδῶν ἢ ὀρνίθων ἢ γαλῶν ἢ ἐπιφωνήσεων ἢ παρακροαμάτων συμβολικῶν, χρόνῳ δοκιμαζέσθωσαν, δυσέκνιπτος γὰρ ἡ κακία· παυσάμενοι οὖν προσδεχέσθωσαν, μὴ πειθόμενοι δὲ ἀποβαλλέσθωσαν. παλλακή τινος ἀπίστου δούλη, ἐκείνῳ μόνῳ σχολάζουσα, προσδεχέσθω· εἰ δὲ καὶ πρὸς ἄλλους ἀσελγαίνει, ἀποβαλλέσθω. πιστὸς ἐὰν ἔχῃ παλλακήν, εἰ μὲν δούλην, παυσάσθω καὶ νόμῳ γαμείτω, εἰ δὲ ἐλευθέραν, ἐκγαμείτω αὐτὴν νόμῳ· εἰ δὲ μή, ἀποβαλλέσθω. (ἐὰν δὲ καὶ πιστὴ δούλῳ συναφθῇ, ἢ παυσάσθω ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθω.) ἑλληνικοῖς τις ἔθεσιν ἐξακολουθῶν ἢ ἰουδαϊκοῖς μύθοις ἢ μεταθέσθω ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθω. θεατρομανίᾳ εἰ τις πρόσκειται ἢ κυνηγίοις ἢ ἱπποδρομίοις ἢ ἀγῶσιν, ἢ παυσάσθω ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθω. ὁ μέλλων κατηχεῖσθαι τρία ἔτη κατηχείσθω᾽ εἰ δὲ σπουδαῖός τις ἢ καὶ εὔνοιαν ἔχῃ περὶ τὸ πρᾶγμα, προσδεχέσθω, ὅτι οὐχ ὃ χρόνος, ἀλλ ὃ τρόπος κρίνεται. ὃ διδάσκων εἰ καὶ λαϊκὸς ᾖ, ἔμπειρος δὲ τοῦ λόγου καὶ τὸν τρόπον σεμνός, διδασκέτω· ἔσονται γὰρ πάντες διδακτοὶ θεοῦ. Πᾶς πιστὸς ἢ πιστὴ ἕωθεν ἀναστάντες ἐξ ὕπνου πρὸ τοῦ ἔργον ἐπιτελέσαι νιψάμενοι προσευχέσθωσαν᾽ εἰ δέ τις λόγου κατήχησις γένηται, προτιμησάτωσαν τοῦ ἔργου τὸν λόγον τῆς εὐσεβείας. ὃ πιστὸς ἢ ἡ πιστὴ τοῖς οἰκέταις εὐμενῶς προσεχέτωσαν, καθὼς καὶ ἐν τοῖς προλαβοῦσιν διεταξάμεθα καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἐπιστολαῖς ἐδιδάξαμεν.
tōn epi skēnēs ean tis prosię̄ anēr ē gynē ē hēniochos ē monomachos ē stadiodromos ē loudempistēs ē olympikos ē choraulēs ē kitharistēs ē lyristēs ē ho tēn orchēsin epideiknymenos ē kapēlos, ē pausasthōsan ē apoballesthōsan. stratiōtēs prosiōn didaskesthō mē adikein, mē sykophantein, arkeisthai de tois didomenois opsōniois peithomenos prosdechesthō, antilegōn de apoballesthō. arrhētopoios, kinaidos, blax, magos, epaoidos, astrologos, mantis, thērepǭdos, lōtax, ochlagōgos, periammata poiōn, perikathairōn, oiōnistēs, symbolodeiktēs, palmōn hermēneus, phylattomenos en synantēsei lōbas opseōs ē podōn ē ornithōn ē galōn ē epiphōnēseōn ē parakroamatōn symbolikōn, chronǭ dokimazesthōsan, dysekniptos gar hē kakia; pausamenoi oun prosdechesthōsan, mē peithomenoi de apoballesthōsan. pallakē tinos apistou doulē, ekeinǭ monǭ scholazousa, prosdechesthō; ei de kai pros allous aselgainei, apoballesthō. pistos ean echę̄ pallakēn, ei men doulēn, pausasthō kai nomǭ gameitō, ei de eleutheran, ekgameitō autēn nomǭ; ei de mē, apoballesthō. (ean de kai pistē doulǭ synaphthę̄, ē pausasthō ē apoballesthō.) hellēnikois tis ethesin exakolouthōn ē ioudaïkois mythois ē metathesthō ē apoballesthō. theatromanią ei tis proskeitai ē kynēgiois ē hippodromiois ē agōsin, ē pausasthō ē apoballesthō. ho mellōn katēcheisthai tria etē katēcheisthō᾽ ei de spoudaios tis ē kai eunoian echę̄ peri to pragma, prosdechesthō, hoti ouch ho chronos, all ho tropos krinetai. ho didaskōn ei kai laïkos ę̄, empeiros de tou logou kai ton tropon semnos, didasketō; esontai gar pantes didaktoi theou. Pas pistos ē pistē heōthen anastantes ex hypnou pro tou ergon epitelesai nipsamenoi proseuchesthōsan᾽ ei de tis logou katēchēsis genētai, protimēsatōsan tou ergou ton logon tēs eusebeias. ho pistos ē hē pistē tois oiketais eumenōs prosechetōsan, kathōs kai en tois prolabousin dietaxametha kai en tais epistolais edidaxamen.
If anyone of those on the stage comes, man or woman, or a charioteer or a gladiator or a runner or a trainer of gladiators or an Olympic competitor or a flute player for the chorus or a cithara player or a lyre player or one who performs dances or a tavern keeper, let them either cease or be rejected. [10] A soldier who comes, let him be taught “not to do injustice, not to accuse falsely, but to be content with the wages given”; if he obeys, let him be received, but if he objects, let him be rejected. [11] One who commits unspeakable acts, a sodomite, an effeminate man, a magician, an enchanter, an astrologer, a soothsayer, a charmer of beasts, a juggler, a crowd-drawer, a maker of amulets, one who performs purifications, an augur, an interpreter of signs, an interpreter of twitchings, one who on meeting someone watches for defects of the eye or the feet, or for birds or weasels, or for utterances or sounds as omens: let these be tested by time, for the wickedness is hard to wash out; if they cease, let them be received, but if they do not obey, let them be rejected. [12] A concubine, the slave of some unbeliever, who devotes herself to him alone, let her be received; but if she is wanton with others as well, let her be rejected. [13] A believer who has a concubine, if she is a slave, let him cease and marry lawfully; if she is free, let him marry her lawfully; and if not, let him be rejected. (And if a believing woman is joined to a slave, let her either cease or be rejected.) [14] One who follows pagan customs or Jewish fables, let him either change his mind or be rejected. [15] If anyone is devoted to madness for the theater or to hunting shows or horse races or contests, let him either cease or be rejected. [16] Let him who is to be catechized be catechized for three years; but if anyone is earnest and has good will toward the matter, let him be received, because it is not the time but the manner of life that is judged. [17] He who teaches, even if he is a layman, if he is experienced in the word and dignified in manner, let him teach; “for they shall all be taught by God.” [18] Let every believing man or woman, rising from sleep at dawn, before doing any work, wash and pray; and if there is any catechesis of the word, let them prefer the word of piety to their work. [19] Let the believing man or woman treat their household slaves kindly, as we have ordained in what precedes and have taught in our letters.
Luke 3:14 (quotation, high confidence) · Titus 1:14 (allusion, medium confidence) · John 6:45 (quotation, high confidence) · Isa 54:13 (quotation, medium confidence) · Eph 6:9 (allusion, medium confidence)
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Summary: Actors, gladiators, soldiers, magicians, concubines and others are admitted only on giving up their practices; catechumens are instructed for three years.
- The section numbers 10–19 were lost in the OCR; “[10]” etc. mark where each begins. The meaning of some trades in the list (λουδεμπιστής, “trainer of gladiators”) is uncertain.
- Cf. Apostolic Tradition 16–17, 41. Luke 3:14; Titus 1:14; John 6:45 (Isa 54:13); Eph 6:9.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark; OCR slip; OCR: section number removed; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: section number removed; OCR: section number (10) removed; OCR: section number (11) removed; OCR: section number (17) removed; OCR: section number removed; OCR: section number removed; εἰ; OCR: stray line number): το. στρατιώτης → στρατιώτης; διδασχέσθω ,, → διδασκέσθω ; ““" → ; τι. ἀῤῥητοποιός → ἀῤῥητοποιός; θηρεπῳόός → θηρεπῳδός; περιάμματα 5 ποιῶν → περιάμματα ποιῶν; ἑρμηveg → ἑρμηνεύς; παραχροαμάτων»ν → παρακροαμάτων; 7) κακία᾽ → ἡ κακία·; ó$ ἀποβαλλέσθασαν. 12. παλλακή → δὲ ἀποβαλλέσθωσαν. παλλακή; " εἶ δὲ καὶ → · εἰ δὲ καὶ; 13. πιστὸς → πιστὸς; ἐχγαμείτω αὐτὴν vóuo' → ἐκγαμείτω αὐτὴν νόμῳ·; 14. ἑλληνικοῖς → ἑλληνικοῖς; ἰουδαϊχοῖς → ἰουδαϊκοῖς; 15. θεατρομανίᾳ sl → θεατρομανίᾳ εἰ; ἀποβαλλέσθο. 16. ὁ μέλλων → ἀποβαλλέσθω. ὁ μέλλων; εἰ ὁὲ → εἰ δὲ; τῇ. ὃ διδάσκων → ὃ διδάσκων; ἦ, ἔμπειρος → ᾖ, ἔμπειρος; " » → · ; ι“ → ι ; (πάντες → πάντες; “. 18. Πᾶς → . Πᾶς; 19. ὃ πιστὸς → ὃ πιστὸς; προσεχέτῶσαν → προσεχέτωσαν.
Extrabiblical texts: Hippolytus, Trad. ap. 16-17 (Apostolic Tradition; allusion)
Topics: Baptism, Marriage, Ethics, Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.32.9 (Funk 1:534–538; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-9). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 33
8.33.1Funk 1:538
Ἐγὼ Παῦλος καὶ ἐγὼ Πέτρος διατασσόμεθα.
Egō Paulos kai egō Petros diatassometha.
I, Paul, and I, Peter, ordain:
Notes and citation
Summary: Paul and Peter legislate on slaves' days of rest.
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.33.1 (Funk 1:538; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.33.2Funk 1:538
ἐργαζέσθωσαν οἱ δοῦλοι πέντε ἡμέρας, σάββατον δὲ καὶ κυριακὴν σχολαζέτωσαν ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ διὰ τὴν διδασκαλίαν τῆς εὐσεβείας· τὸ μὲν γὰρ σάββατον εἴπομεν δημιουργίας λόγον ἔχειν, τὴν δὲ κυριακὴν ἀναστάσεως.
ergazesthōsan hoi douloi pente hēmeras, sabbaton de kai kyriakēn scholazetōsan en tę̄ ekklēsią dia tēn didaskalian tēs eusebeias; to men gar sabbaton eipomen dēmiourgias logon echein, tēn de kyriakēn anastaseōs.
Let the slaves work five days, but on the Sabbath and the Lord's day let them have leisure in the church for the teaching of piety; for we have said that the Sabbath has the meaning of creation, and the Lord's day that of the resurrection.
Notes and citation
Summary: Slaves rest on Saturday and Sunday to attend church.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ἐργαζεσθωσαν → ἐργαζέσθωσαν; ἐχκλησίᾳ → ἐκκλησίᾳ; ς" → ς· .
Topics: Ethics
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.33.2 (Funk 1:538; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.33.3Funk 1:538
τὴν μεγάλην ἑβδομάδα πᾶσαν καὶ τὴν μετ᾽ αὐτὴν ἀργείτωσαν οἱ δοῦλοι, ὅτι ἡ μὲν πάθους ἐστίν, ἡ δὲ ἀναστάσεως, καὶ χρεία διδασκαλίας, τίς ὁ παθὼν καὶ ἀναστὰς ἢ τίς ὁ συγχωρήσας ἢ καὶ ἀναστήσας.
tēn megalēn hebdomada pasan kai tēn met᾽ autēn argeitōsan hoi douloi, hoti hē men pathous estin, hē de anastaseōs, kai chreia didaskalias, tis ho pathōn kai anastas ē tis ho synchōrēsas ē kai anastēsas.
The whole of the great week and the week after it let the slaves rest, because the one is the week of the passion and the other of the resurrection, and there is need of teaching who it is that suffered and rose, and who it is that permitted it and raised him.
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Summary: Slaves rest during Holy Week and Easter week.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): 0 παθὸὼν → ὁ παθὼν.
Topics: Ethics
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.33.3 (Funk 1:538; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.33.4Funk 1:538
τὴν ἀνάληψιν ἀργείτωσαν διὰ τὸ πέρας τῆς κατὰ Χριστὸν οἰκονομίας.
tēn analēpsin argeitōsan dia to peras tēs kata Christon oikonomias.
On the Ascension let them rest, because of the completion of the dispensation in Christ.
Notes and citation
Summary: Slaves rest on the Ascension.
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.33.4 (Funk 1:538; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.33.5Funk 1:538–540
τὴν πεντηκοστὴν ἀργείτωσαν διὰ τὴν παρουσίαν τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος τὴν δωρηθεῖσαν τοῖς πιστεύσασιν εἰς Χριστόν.
tēn pentēkostēn argeitōsan dia tēn parousian tou hagiou pneumatos tēn dōrētheisan tois pisteusasin eis Christon.
On Pentecost let them rest, because of the coming of the Holy Spirit given to those who have believed in Christ.
Notes and citation
Summary: Slaves rest on Pentecost.
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.33.5 (Funk 1:538–540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-5). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.33.6Funk 1:540
τὴν τῶν γενεθλίων ἑορτὴν ἀργείτωσαν διὰ τὸ ἐν αὐτῇ τὴν ἀπροσδόκητον χάριν δεδόσθαι ἀνθρώποις, γεννηθῆναι τὸν τοῦ θεοῦ λόγον Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἐκ Μαρίας τῆς παρθένου ἐπὶ σωτηρίᾳ τοῦ κόσμου.
tēn tōn genethliōn heortēn argeitōsan dia to en autę̄ tēn aprosdokēton charin dedosthai anthrōpois, gennēthēnai ton tou theou logon Iēsoun Christon ek Marias tēs parthenou epi sōtērią tou kosmou.
On the feast of the Nativity let them rest, because on it the unexpected grace was given to men, that the Word of God, Jesus Christ, was born of Mary the virgin for the salvation of the world.
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Summary: Slaves rest on Christmas.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): ἀπροσδόχητον → ἀπροσδόκητον.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.33.6 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-6). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.33.7Funk 1:540
τὴν τῶν ἐπιφανίων ἑορτὴν ἀργείτωσαν διὰ τὸ ἐν αὐτῇ ἀνάδειξιν γεγενῆσθαι τῆς τοῦ Χριστοῦ θεότητος, μαρτυρήσαντος αὐτῷ τοῦ πατρὸς ἐν τῷ βαπτίσματι καὶ τοῦ παρακλήτου ἐν εἴδει περιστερᾶς ὑποδείξαντος τοῖς παρεστῶσι τὸν μαρτυρηθέντα. τὰς ἡμέρας τῶν ἀποστόλων ἀργείτωσαν᾽· διδάσκαλοι γὰρ ὑμῶν εἰς Χριστὸν κατέστησαν καὶ πνεύματος ὑμᾶς ἠξίωσαν ἁγίου.
tēn tōn epiphaniōn heortēn argeitōsan dia to en autę̄ anadeixin gegenēsthai tēs tou Christou theotētos, martyrēsantos autǭ tou patros en tǭ baptismati kai tou paraklētou en eidei peristeras hypodeixantos tois parestōsi ton martyrēthenta. tas hēmeras tōn apostolōn argeitōsan᾽; didaskaloi gar hymōn eis Christon katestēsan kai pneumatos hymas ēxiōsan hagiou.
On the feast of the Epiphany let them rest, because on it took place the manifestation of the divinity of Christ, the Father bearing witness to him at the baptism and the Paraclete, in the form of a dove, pointing out to those standing by the one to whom witness was borne. [8] On the days of the apostles let them rest; for they were appointed your teachers unto Christ and counted you worthy of the Holy Spirit.
Matt 3:16–17 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Slaves rest on the Epiphany and the apostles' days.
- The section number 8 was lost in the OCR; “[8]” marks where it begins. Matt 3:16–17.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark; OCR: section number removed): 98. τὰς → τὰς; ᾽" → ᾽· .
Topics: Christology, Trinity
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.33.7 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-7). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.33.9Funk 1:540
τὴν ἡμέραν Στεφάνου τοῦ πρωτομάρτυρος ἀργείτωσαν καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν ἁγίων μαρτύρων τῶν προτιμησάντων Χριστὸν τῆς ἑαυτῶν ζωῆς.
tēn hēmeran Stephanou tou prōtomartyros argeitōsan kai tōn loipōn hagiōn martyrōn tōn protimēsantōn Christon tēs heautōn zōēs.
On the day of Stephen the first martyr let them rest, and of the other holy martyrs who preferred Christ to their own life.
Notes and citation
Summary: Slaves rest on the feasts of Stephen and the martyrs.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): ξαυτῶν ζοῆς → ἑαυτῶν ζωῆς.
Topics: Martyrdom
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.33.9 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-9). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 34
8.34.1Funk 1:540
Εὐχὰς ἐπιτελεῖτε ὄρθρου καὶ τρίτῃ ὥρᾳ καὶ ἕκτῃ καὶ ἐνάτῃ καὶ ἑσπέρᾳ καὶ ἀλεκτοροφωνίᾳ᾽
Euchas epiteleite orthrou kai tritę̄ hōrą kai hektę̄ kai enatę̄ kai hesperą kai alektorophōnią᾽
Offer prayers at dawn, and at the third hour and the sixth and the ninth, and in the evening, and at cockcrow:
Notes and citation
Summary: The hours of daily prayer are set.
- Cf. Apostolic Tradition 41.
Extrabiblical texts: Hippolytus, Trad. ap. 41 (Apostolic Tradition; allusion)
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.34.1 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.34.2Funk 1:540
ὄρθρου μὲν εὐχαριστοῦντες, ὅτι ἐφώτισεν ὑμῖν ὁ κύριος, παραγαγὼν τὴν νύκτα καὶ ἐπαγαγὼν τὴν ἡμέραν
orthrou men eucharistountes, hoti ephōtisen hymin ho kyrios, paragagōn tēn nykta kai epagagōn tēn hēmeran
at dawn, giving thanks that the Lord has given you light, having led away the night and brought on the day;
Notes and citation
Summary: Morning prayer gives thanks for the light.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.34.2 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.34.3Funk 1:540
τρίτῃ δέ, ὅτε ἀπόφασιν ἐν αὐτῇ ὑπὸ Πιλάτου ἔλαβεν ὃ κύριος·
tritę̄ de, hote apophasin en autę̄ hypo Pilatou elaben ho kyrios;
at the third hour, because at it the Lord received his sentence from Pilate;
Notes and citation
Summary: The third hour recalls Christ's sentence.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): iv αὐτῇ → ἐν αὐτῇ; ος" → ος·.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.34.3 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.34.4Funk 1:540
ἕκτῃ δέ, ὅτι ἐν αὐτῇ ἐσταυρώθη·
hektę̄ de, hoti en autę̄ estaurōthē;
at the sixth, because at it he was crucified;
Notes and citation
Summary: The sixth hour recalls the crucifixion.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ἕχτῃ → ἕκτῃ; θη" → θη·.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.34.4 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.34.5Funk 1:540
ἐνάτῃ δέ, ὅτι πάντα κεκίνητο τοῦ δεσπότου σταυρουμένου, φρίττοντα τὴν τόλμαν τῶν δυσσεβῶν Ἰουδαίων, μὴ φέροντα τοῦ κυρίου τὴν ὕβριν᾽
enatę̄ de, hoti panta kekinēto tou despotou stauroumenou, phrittonta tēn tolman tōn dyssebōn Ioudaiōn, mē pheronta tou kyriou tēn hybrin᾽
at the ninth, because all things were shaken when the Master was crucified, shuddering at the audacity of the impious Jews and not bearing the outrage done to the Lord;
Matt 27:51 (allusion, medium confidence)
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Summary: The ninth hour recalls the trembling of creation at the crucifixion.
- The polemic is the work's own. Matt 27:51.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): κεχίνητο τοῦ δεαπότου → κεκίνητο τοῦ δεσπότου.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.34.5 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-5). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.34.6Funk 1:540
ἑσπέρᾳ δὲ εὐχαριστοῦντες, ὅτι ὑμῖν ἀνάπαυσιν ἔδωκεν τῶν μεθημερινῶν κόπων τὴν νύκτα·
hesperą de eucharistountes, hoti hymin anapausin edōken tōn methēmerinōn kopōn tēn nykta;
in the evening, giving thanks that he has given you the night for rest from the labors of the day;
Notes and citation
Summary: Evening prayer gives thanks for rest.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): ὁὲ → δὲ ; νύχτα᾽ → νύκτα·.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.34.6 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-6). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.34.7Funk 1:540
ἀλεκτρυόνων δὲ κραυγῇ διὰ τὸ τὴν ὥραν εὐαγγελίζεσθαι τὴν παρουσίαν τῆς ἡμέρας εἰς ἐργασίαν τῶν τοῦ φωτὸς ἔργων.
alektryonōn de kraugę̄ dia to tēn hōran euangelizesthai tēn parousian tēs hēmeras eis ergasian tōn tou phōtos ergōn.
and at the crowing of the cocks, because that hour brings the good news of the coming of the day for the doing of the works of the light.
Notes and citation
Summary: Cockcrow prayer welcomes the day.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): ἀλεκτρυὄνων → ἀλεκτρυόνων.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.34.7 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-7). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.34.8Funk 1:540–542
εἰ μὴ δυνατὸν ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ προϊέναι διὰ τοὺς ἀπίστους, κατ᾽ οἶκον συνάξεις, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, ἵνα μὴ εἰσέρχηται εὐσεβὴς εἰς ἐκκλησίαν ἀσεβῶν· οὐχ ὁ τόπος γὰρ τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἁγιάζει, ἀλλ᾽ ὁ ἄνθρωπος τὸν τόπον.
ei mē dynaton en ekklēsią proïenai dia tous apistous, kat᾽ oikon synaxeis, ō episkope, hina mē eiserchētai eusebēs eis ekklēsian asebōn; ouch ho topos gar ton anthrōpon hagiazei, all᾽ ho anthrōpos ton topon.
If it is not possible to go out to the church because of the unbelievers, you shall gather in a house, O bishop, so that a pious man may not enter a church of the ungodly; for it is not the place that sanctifies the man, but the man the place.
Notes and citation
Summary: If the church cannot be used, the faithful gather in a house.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark; OCR: stray marks; OCR: stray marks): δυνατὸν , —- * D 2 2 Ej " z ἐν → δυνατὸν ἐν; xav οἶκον → κατ᾽ οἶκον; " οὐχ ς , hJ ν b € , 2 2 € or b , ὁ τόπος → · οὐχ ὁ τόπος; αγιαζει, ἀλλ 0 ἄνθρῶπος vov τόπον → ἁγιάζει, ἀλλ᾽ ὁ ἄνθρωπος τὸν τόπον.
Topics: Persecution, Church office
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.34.8 (Funk 1:540–542; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-8). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.34.9Funk 1:542
ἐὰν δὲ ἀσεβεῖς κατέχωσιν τὸν τόπον, φευκτέος σοι ἔστω διὰ τὸ βεβηλῶσθαι ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν· ὡς γὰρ οἱ ὅσιοι ἱερεῖς ἁγιάζουσιν, οὕτως οἱ ἐναγεῖς μιαίνουσιν. εἰ μήτε ἐν οἴκῳ ἅμα μήτε ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ συναθροισθῆναι δυνατόν, ἕκαστος παρ᾽ ἑαυτῷ ψαλλέτω, ἀναγινωσκέτω, προσευχέσθω, ἢ καὶ ἅμα δύο ἢ τρεῖς· Ὅπου γὰρ ἂν ὦσι, φησὶν ὃ κύριος, δύο ἢ τρεῖς συνηγμένοι ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου, ἐκεῖ εἰμὶ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν. πιστὸς μετὰ κατηχουμένου μήτε κατ᾽ οἶκον προσευχέσθω᾽ οὐ γὰρ δίκαιον τὸν μεμυημένον μετὰ τοῦ ἀμυήτου συμμολύνεσθαι. εὐσεβὴς μετὰ αἱρετικοῦ μήτε κατ᾽ οἶκον συμπροσευχέσθω· τίς γὰρ κοινωνία φωτὶ πρὸς σκότος; πιστὸς ἢ πιστὴ δούλοις συναφθέντες ἢ ἀφιστάσθωσαν ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθωσαν.
ean de asebeis katechōsin ton topon, pheukteos soi estō dia to bebēlōsthai hyp᾽ autōn; hōs gar hoi hosioi hiereis hagiazousin, houtōs hoi enageis miainousin. ei mēte en oikǭ hama mēte en ekklēsią synathroisthēnai dynaton, hekastos par᾽ heautǭ psalletō, anaginōsketō, proseuchesthō, ē kai hama dyo ē treis; Hopou gar an ōsi, phēsin ho kyrios, dyo ē treis synēgmenoi en tǭ onomati mou, ekei eimi en mesǭ autōn. pistos meta katēchoumenou mēte kat᾽ oikon proseuchesthō᾽ ou gar dikaion ton memyēmenon meta tou amyētou symmolynesthai. eusebēs meta hairetikou mēte kat᾽ oikon symproseuchesthō; tis gar koinōnia phōti pros skotos? pistos ē pistē doulois synaphthentes ē aphistasthōsan ē apoballesthōsan.
And if the ungodly occupy the place, you must flee it, because it has been profaned by them; for as holy priests sanctify, so the polluted defile. [10] If it is possible to assemble neither together in a house nor in a church, let each one sing psalms, read and pray by himself, or two or three together; “for where two or three,” says the Lord, “are gathered in my name, there I am in their midst.” [11] Let a believer not pray with a catechumen, not even in a house; for it is not right that the initiated be defiled together with the uninitiated. [12] Let a pious man not pray with a heretic, not even in a house; “for what fellowship has light with darkness?” [13] A believing man or woman who is joined to slaves, let them either separate or be rejected.
Matt 18:20 (quotation, high confidence) · 2 Cor 6:14 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Places held by the ungodly are to be avoided; prayer with catechumens or heretics is forbidden.
- The section numbers 10–13 were lost in the OCR; “[10]” etc. mark where each begins. “Joined to slaves”: in a sexual union. Matt 18:20; 2 Cor 6:14.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: section number (11) removed; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: section number removed; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark; OCR: stray marks; γὰρ, ὦσι; OCR: section number (10) removed; ἐν οἴκῳ; OCR: section number removed; OCR: stray marks; ἀναγινωσκέτω): φευχτέος → φευκτέος; ν" → ν· ; το. εἰ μήτε ἔν οἴχῳ → εἰ μήτε ἐν οἴκῳ; ψαλλέτω, 3» , , 2^ e ^ 2^ LO ^ dvaywooxéro, → ψαλλέτω, ἀναγινωσκέτω,; ἢ xol ἅμα → ἢ καὶ ἅμα; " , Ὅπου yàg » 3. ἐξ ^ c , , ^ - H 2 MX 2 ἂν 001^, → · Ὅπου γὰρ ἂν ὦσι,; ,δ → δ; “. τι. πιστὸς → . πιστὸς; 12. εὐσεβὴς → εὐσεβὴς; οἶχον → οἶκον; " ,víc yàg ,,χοινωνία → · τίς γὰρ κοινωνία; “; 13. πιστὸς → ; πιστὸς.
Topics: Prayer, Heresy, Marriage
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.34.9 (Funk 1:542; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-9). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 35
8.35.1Funk 1:542–544
Κἀγὼ Ἰάκωβος, ἀδελφὸς μὲν κατὰ σάρκα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, δοῦλος δὲ ὡς θεοῦ μονογενοῦς, ἐπίσκοπος δὲ ὑπ αὐτοῦ τοῦ κυρίου καὶ τῶν ἀποστόλων Ἱεροσολύμων χειροτονηθείς, τάδε φημί.
Kagō Iakōbos, adelphos men kata sarka tou Christou, doulos de hōs theou monogenous, episkopos de hyp autou tou kyriou kai tōn apostolōn Hierosolymōn cheirotonētheis, tade phēmi.
And I, James, brother of Christ according to the flesh, but his servant as the servant of the only-begotten God, ordained bishop of Jerusalem by the Lord himself and by the apostles, say this:
Notes and citation
Summary: James gives the order of evening and morning prayer.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): “ἹΙεροσολύμων → Ἱεροσολύμων.
Topics: Church office, Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.35.1 (Funk 1:542–544; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-35-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.35.2Funk 1:544
ἑσπέρας γενομένης συναθροίσεις τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε· καὶ μετὰ τὸ ῥηθῆναι τὸν ἐπιλύχνιον ψαλμὸν προσφωνησάτω ὃ διάκονος ὑπὲρ τῶν κατηχουμένων καὶ χειμαζομένων καὶ τῶν φωτιζομένων καὶ τῶν ἐν μετανοίᾳ, ὡς προείπομεν.
hesperas genomenēs synathroiseis tēn ekklēsian, ō episkope; kai meta to rhēthēnai ton epilychnion psalmon prosphōnēsatō ho diakonos hyper tōn katēchoumenōn kai cheimazomenōn kai tōn phōtizomenōn kai tōn en metanoią, hōs proeipomen.
When evening has come, you shall assemble the church, O bishop; and after the lamp-lighting psalm has been said, let the deacon bid prayers for the catechumens and the vexed and the candidates for baptism and those in penance, as we said before.
Ps 141:2 (140:2 LXX) (allusion, low confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: At evening the church gathers; the lamp-lighting psalm is followed by prayers for the catechumens and others.
- The lamp-lighting psalm is Ps 141 (140 LXX), as Funk's note says.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): ἐπί6xozt' → ἐπίσκοπε·; προσφωνήσθι → προσφωνησάτω; φοτιζομένων → φωτιζομένων.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.35.2 (Funk 1:544; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-35-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 36
8.36.1Funk 1:544
Μετὰ δὲ τὸ ἀπολυθῆναι αὐτοὺς ὁ διάκονος ἐρεῖ· Ὅσοι πιστοί, δεηθῶμεν τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ μετὰ τὸ προσφωνῆσαι αὐτὸν τὰ τῆς πρώτης εὐχῆς ἐρεῖ:
Meta de to apolythēnai autous ho diakonos erei; Hosoi pistoi, deēthōmen tou kyriou, kai meta to prosphōnēsai auton ta tēs prōtēs euchēs erei:
And after they have been dismissed, the deacon will say, “As many as are faithful, let us pray to the Lord”; and after he has bidden the petitions of the first prayer, he will say:
Notes and citation
Summary: The deacon leads the evening prayer of the faithful.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ῖ" → ῖ· .
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.36.1 (Funk 1:544; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-36-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.36.2Funk 1:544
Σῶσον καὶ ἀνάστησον ἡμᾶς, ὃ θεός, διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου.
Sōson kai anastēson hēmas, ho theos, dia tou Christou sou.
“Save us and raise us up, O God, through your Christ.
Notes and citation
Summary: Petition for salvation.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.36.2 (Funk 1:544; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-36-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.36.3Funk 1:544
ἀναστάντες αἰτησώμεθα τὰ ἐλέη τοῦ κυρίου καὶ τοὺς οἰκτιρμοὺς αὐτοῦ, τὸν ἄγγελον τὸν ἐπὶ τῆς εἰρήνης, τὰ καλὰ καὶ τὰ συμφέροντα, χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη, τὴν ἑσπέραν καὶ τὴν νύκτα εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον, καὶ πάντα τὸν χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν ἀκατάγνωστον αἰτησώμεθα᾽ ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους τῷ ζῶντι θεῷ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ παραθώμεθα.
anastantes aitēsōmetha ta eleē tou kyriou kai tous oiktirmous autou, ton angelon ton epi tēs eirēnēs, ta kala kai ta sympheronta, christiana ta telē, tēn hesperan kai tēn nykta eirēnikēn kai anamartēton, kai panta ton chronon tēs zōēs hēmōn akatagnōston aitēsōmetha᾽ heautous kai allēlous tǭ zōnti theǭ dia tou Christou autou parathōmetha.
Having risen, let us ask for the mercies of the Lord and his compassions, the angel of peace, what is good and profitable, Christian ends, the evening and the night peaceful and free from sin, and let us ask that all the time of our life may be blameless; let us commend ourselves and one another to the living God through his Christ.”
Notes and citation
Summary: The faithful ask for a peaceful evening and night.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): αἰἴτησώμεθα → αἰτησώμεθα; xol → καὶ; ἄναμάρτητον → ἀναμάρτητον; παραθάμεθα → παραθώμεθα.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.36.3 (Funk 1:544; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-36-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 37
8.37.1Funk 1:544
Καὶ ὃ ἐπίσκοπος ἐπευχόμενος λεγέτω·
Kai ho episkopos epeuchomenos legetō;
And let the bishop pray, saying:
Notes and citation
Summary: The bishop's evening prayer is introduced.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): τω" → τω·.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.37.1 (Funk 1:544; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.37.2Funk 1:544
Ὁ ἄναρχος θεὸς καὶ ἀτελεύτητος, ὃ τῶν ὅλων ποιητὴς διὰ Χριστοῦ καὶ κηδεμών, πρὸ δὲ πάντων αὐτοῦ θεὸς καὶ πατήρ, ὃ τοῦ πνεύματος κύριος καὶ τῶν νοητῶν καὶ αἰσθητῶν βασιλεύς, ὁ ποιήσας ἡμέραν πρὸς ἔργα φωτὸς καὶ νύκτα εἰς ἀνάπαυσιν τῆς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν· σὴ γὰρ ἐστιν ἡ ἡμέρα καὶ σή ἐστιν ἡ νύξ, σὺ κατηρτίσω φαῦσιν καὶ ἥλιον αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν, δέσποτα φιλάνθρωπε καὶ πανάγαθε, εὐμενῶς πρόσδεξαι τὴν ἑσπερινὴν εὐχαριστίαν ἡμῶν ταύτην.
Ho anarchos theos kai ateleutētos, ho tōn holōn poiētēs dia Christou kai kēdemōn, pro de pantōn autou theos kai patēr, ho tou pneumatos kyrios kai tōn noētōn kai aisthētōn basileus, ho poiēsas hēmeran pros erga phōtos kai nykta eis anapausin tēs astheneias hēmōn; sē gar estin hē hēmera kai sē estin hē nyx, sy katērtisō phausin kai hēlion autos kai nyn, despota philanthrōpe kai panagathe, eumenōs prosdexai tēn hesperinēn eucharistian hēmōn tautēn.
“O God without beginning and without end, Maker of all things through Christ and their guardian, but before all things his God and Father, the Lord of the Spirit and King of intelligible and sensible things, who made the day for the works of light and the night for the rest of our weakness; for ‘the day is yours and the night is yours; you prepared the light and the sun’: now too, Master who love mankind and are all good, graciously receive this our evening thanksgiving.
Ps 74:16 (73:16 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The evening thanksgiving praises God, maker of day and night.
- The Father is called “the Lord of the Spirit”: translated as written. Ps 74:16 (73:16 LXX).
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed): 'O ἄναρχος → Ὁ ἄναρχος; " ,,σὴ“ ydg ,,(ἐστιν → · σὴ γὰρ ἐστιν; ν“ → ν .
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.37.2 (Funk 1:544; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.37.3Funk 1:544–546
ὁ διαγαγὼν ἡμᾶς τὸ μῆκος τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ ἀγαγὼν ἐπὶ τὰς ἀρχὰς τῆς νυκτός, φύλαξον ἡμᾶς διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου· εἰρηνικὴν παράσχου τὴν ἑσπέραν καὶ τὴν νύκτα ἀναμάρτητον, καὶ καταξίωσον ἡμᾶς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, δι᾽ οὗ σοι δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας ἐν ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν.
ho diagagōn hēmas to mēkos tēs hēmeras kai agagōn epi tas archas tēs nyktos, phylaxon hēmas dia tou Christou sou; eirēnikēn paraschou tēn hesperan kai tēn nykta anamartēton, kai kataxiōson hēmas tēs aiōniou zōēs dia tou Christou sou, di᾽ hou soi doxa, timē kai sebas en hagiǭ pneumati eis tous aiōnas; amēn.
You who have brought us through the length of the day and led us to the beginning of the night, keep us through your Christ; grant us a peaceful evening and a night free from sin, and count us worthy of eternal life through your Christ, through whom be glory, honor and reverence to you in the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.”
Notes and citation
Summary: The bishop asks for a peaceful night and eternal life.
- A block of Funk's footnotes and apparatus printed inside the last sentence is removed.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark; OCR: footnotes and apparatus printed into the text removed): νυχτός → νυκτός; cov: → σου·; νύχτα → νύκτα; δι᾽ ΠΑ Ps. 140. — 22 Ps. 73, 16. ^. μονογενοῦς -F υἱοῦ d | 2 κυρίου : xv d | B καὶ χειμαζομένων 7 d | 7 αὐτοῖς d| 8 τοῦ x. δεηθῶμεν m | 9 ἐρεῖς h | xai z- h | 10 ὁ 950g —— h | 10/1 αἰτήσωμεν d| 12 τὸν ἐπὶ 7 h| τὰ sec » d m | 16 παραθῶμεν a | 18 θεὸς a d : 5» ἢ m v | ποιητής : προνοητὴς h | διὰ Χριστοῦ 7 h | 19 πρὸ — αὐτοῦ : αὐτοῦ δὲ h m v | 20 χύριος a d : προβολεὺς ἢ m v | 21 voxcav h | 22 ἡ pr 2a | 24 πανάγαθε : τὸ πᾶν ἀγαθὲ m v | ἑσπερινὴν 2» h,27 ἀναμάρτητον -- xol ἀφαντασίαστον d | 28 αἰωνίου - cov v 1ὅ οὗ σοι δόξα, τιμὴ xol → δι᾽ οὗ σοι δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ; ς" → ς· .
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.37.3 (Funk 1:544–546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.37.4Funk 1:546
καὶ ὃ διάκονος λεγέτω Κλίνατε τῇ χειροθεσίᾳ.
kai ho diakonos legetō Klinate tę̄ cheirothesią.
And let the deacon say, “Bow down for the laying on of hands.”
Notes and citation
Summary: The people bow for the bishop's blessing.
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.37.4 (Funk 1:546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.37.5Funk 1:546
καὶ ὃ ἐπίσκοπος λεγέτω᾽ Θεὲ πατέρων καὶ κύριε τοῦ ἐλέους, ὁ τῇ σοφίᾳ σου κατασκευάσας ἄνθρωπον, τὸ λογικὸν ζῶον τὸ θεοφιλὲς τῶν ἐπὶ γῆς, καὶ δοὺς αὐτῷ τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς χθονὸς ἄρχειν, καὶ καταστήσας γνώμῃ σῇ ἄρχοντας καὶ ἱερεῖς, τοὺς μὲν πρὸς ἀσφάλειαν τῆς ζωῆς, τοὺς δὲ πρὸς λατρείαν ἔννομον·
kai ho episkopos legetō᾽ Thee paterōn kai kyrie tou eleous, ho tę̄ sophią sou kataskeuasas anthrōpon, to logikon zōon to theophiles tōn epi gēs, kai dous autǭ tōn epi tēs chthonos archein, kai katastēsas gnōmę̄ sę̄ archontas kai hiereis, tous men pros asphaleian tēs zōēs, tous de pros latreian ennomon;
And let the bishop say: “God of the fathers and Lord of mercy, who fashioned man by your wisdom, the rational living being, beloved of God among those on earth, and gave him rule over the things on the earth, and by your will appointed rulers and priests, the former for the security of life, the latter for lawful worship:
Notes and citation
Summary: The evening blessing praises God, who made man and appointed rulers and priests.
- Wis 9:1–2.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): χθονὸς ἄρχει» → χθονὸς ἄρχειν; ον" → ον·.
Extrabiblical texts: Wis 9:1-2 (Wisdom of Solomon [in RC, EO, ETH canons]; quotation)
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.37.5 (Funk 1:546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-5). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.37.6Funk 1:546
αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἐπικάμφθητι, κύριε παντοκράτορ, καὶ ἐπίφανον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν σου, τοὺς κάμψαντας αὐχένα καρδίας αὐτῶν, καὶ εὐλόγησον αὐτοὺς διὰ Χριστοῦ, δι᾽ οὗ ἐφώτισας ἡμᾶς φῶς γνώσεως καὶ ἀπεκάλυψας ἡμῖν σαυτόν, μεθ᾽ οὗ σοὶ καὶ ἡ ἐπάξιος ὀφείλεται προσκύνησις παρὰ πάσης λογικῆς καὶ ἁγίας φύσεως καὶ πνεύματι τῷ παρακλήτῳ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν.
autos kai nyn epikamphthēti, kyrie pantokrator, kai epiphanon to prosōpon sou epi ton laon sou, tous kampsantas auchena kardias autōn, kai eulogēson autous dia Christou, di᾽ hou ephōtisas hēmas phōs gnōseōs kai apekalypsas hēmin sauton, meth᾽ hou soi kai hē epaxios opheiletai proskynēsis para pasēs logikēs kai hagias physeōs kai pneumati tǭ paraklētǭ eis tous aiōnas; amēn.
now too bend down, Lord almighty, and ‘make your face shine upon your people,’ who have bowed the neck of their hearts, and bless them through Christ, through whom you enlightened us with the light of knowledge and revealed yourself to us, with whom the worthy adoration is owed to you from every rational and holy nature, and to the Spirit, the Paraclete, forever. Amen.”
Num 6:25 (allusion, high confidence) · Ps 80:3 (79:4 LXX) (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The bishop blesses the people through Christ.
- Num 6:25; Ps 80:3 (79:4 LXX).
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: κ read as χ; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): παντοχράτορ, καὶ, ἐπίφανον → παντοκράτορ, καὶ ἐπίφανον; υ“, → υ,; ς" → ς· .
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.37.6 (Funk 1:546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-6). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.37.7Funk 1:546
καὶ ὃ διάκονος λεγέτω· Προέλθετε ἐν εἰρήνῃ.
kai ho diakonos legetō; Proelthete en eirēnę̄.
And let the deacon say, “Go forth in peace.”
Notes and citation
Summary: The evening service is dismissed.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): διάxovog → διάκονος; ω" → ω· .
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.37.7 (Funk 1:546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-7). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 38
8.38.1Funk 1:546
Ὡσαύτως ὄρθρου ὁ διάκονος μετὰ τὸ ῥηθῆναι τὸν ὀρθρινὸν καὶ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτὸν τοὺς κατηχουμένους καὶ χειμαζομένους καὶ βαπτιζομένους καὶ τοὺς ἐν μετανοίᾳ καὶ τὴν ὀφειλομένην ποιήσασθαι προσφώνησιν, ἵνα μὴ πάλιν λέγωμεν τὰ αὐτά, ἐπιφερέτω μετὰ τὸ Σῶσον αὐτούς, ὃ θεός, καὶ ἀνάστησον ἐν τῇ χάριτί σου:
Hōsautōs orthrou ho diakonos meta to rhēthēnai ton orthrinon kai apolysai auton tous katēchoumenous kai cheimazomenous kai baptizomenous kai tous en metanoią kai tēn opheilomenēn poiēsasthai prosphōnēsin, hina mē palin legōmen ta auta, epipheretō meta to Sōson autous, ho theos, kai anastēson en tę̄ chariti sou:
Likewise in the morning, after the morning psalm has been said, and he has dismissed the catechumens and the vexed and those being baptized and those in penance, and made the bidding that is due, so that we may not say the same things again, let the deacon add, after “Save them, O God, and raise them up by your grace”:
Notes and citation
Summary: Morning prayer follows the same pattern.
- The morning psalm is Ps 63 (62 LXX).
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.38.1 (Funk 1:546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-38-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.38.2Funk 1:546
Αἰτησώμεθα παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου τὰ ἐλέη αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς οἰκτιρμούς, τὸν ὄρθρον τοῦτον καὶ τὴν ἡμέραν εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον καὶ πάντα τὸν χρόνον τῆς παρεπιδημίας ἡμῶν, τὸν ἄγγελον τὸν ἐπὶ τῆς εἰρήνης, χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη, ἵλεων καὶ εὐμενῆ τὸν θεόν᾽ ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους τῷ ζῶντι θεῷ διὰ τοῦ μονογενοῦς αὐτοῦ παραθώμεθα.
Aitēsōmetha para tou kyriou ta eleē autou kai tous oiktirmous, ton orthron touton kai tēn hēmeran eirēnikēn kai anamartēton kai panta ton chronon tēs parepidēmias hēmōn, ton angelon ton epi tēs eirēnēs, christiana ta telē, hileōn kai eumenē ton theon᾽ heautous kai allēlous tǭ zōnti theǭ dia tou monogenous autou parathōmetha.
“Let us ask of the Lord his mercies and compassions, this morning and this day peaceful and free from sin, and all the time of our sojourning, the angel of peace, Christian ends, God gracious and kind; let us commend ourselves and one another to the living God through his only-begotten.”
Notes and citation
Summary: The faithful ask for a peaceful day.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): οἰχτιρμούς → οἰκτιρμούς.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.38.2 (Funk 1:546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-38-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.38.3Funk 1:546
καὶ ὃ ἐπίσκοπος ἐπευχόμενος λεγέτω·
kai ho episkopos epeuchomenos legetō;
And let the bishop pray, saying:
Notes and citation
Summary: The bishop's morning prayer is introduced.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): λεγέτω: → λεγέτω·.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.38.3 (Funk 1:546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-38-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.38.4Funk 1:546–548
Ὁ θεὸς τῶν πνευμάτων καὶ πάσης σαρκός, ὃ ἀσύγκριτος καὶ ἀπροσδεής, ὃ δοὺς τὸν ἥλιον εἰς ἐξουσίαν τῆς ἡμέρας, τὴν δὲ σελήνην καὶ τὰ ἄστρα εἰς ἐξουσίαν τῆς νυκτός· αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἔπιδε ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς εὐμενέσιν ὀφθαλμοῖς καὶ πρόσδεξαι τὰς ἑωθινὰς ἡμῶν εὐχαριστίας καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς· οὐ γὰρ διεπετάσαμεν τὰς χεῖρας ἡμῶν πρὸς θεὸν ἀλλότριον.
Ho theos tōn pneumatōn kai pasēs sarkos, ho asynkritos kai aprosdeēs, ho dous ton hēlion eis exousian tēs hēmeras, tēn de selēnēn kai ta astra eis exousian tēs nyktos; autos kai nyn epide eph᾽ hēmas eumenesin ophthalmois kai prosdexai tas heōthinas hēmōn eucharistias kai eleēson hēmas; ou gar diepetasamen tas cheiras hēmōn pros theon allotrion.
“O God of spirits and of all flesh, incomparable and without need, who gave the sun to rule the day, and the moon and the stars to rule the night: look now too upon us with gracious eyes, and receive our morning thanksgivings, and have mercy on us; for we have not spread out our hands to a strange god.
Num 16:22 (quotation, high confidence) · Num 27:16 (quotation, medium confidence) · Gen 1:16 (allusion, high confidence) · Ps 136:8–9 (135:8-Ps LXX) (allusion, medium confidence) · Ps 44:20 (43:21 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The morning prayer asks God's mercy on those who worship him alone.
- A footnote reference printed in the text is removed. Num 16:22; 27:16; Gen 1:16; Ps 136:8–9; Ps 44:20 (43:21 LXX).
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark; OCR: footnote reference removed): ,,O θεὸς → Ὁ θεὸς; ς“, → ς,; ἐξουσίαν 27 Gen. 1, 16. τῆς → ἐξουσίαν τῆς; và ἄστρα → τὰ ἄστρα; ός" α → ός· α; ᾶς" ο → ᾶς· ο; yàg → γὰρ.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.38.4 (Funk 1:546–548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-38-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.38.5Funk 1:548
Οὐ γὰρ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν θεὸς πρόσφατος, ἀλλὰ σὺ ὁ αἰώνιος καὶ ἀτελεύτητος᾽ ὃ τὸ εἶναι ἡμῖν διὰ Χριστοῦ παρασχόμενος καὶ τὸ εὖ εἶναι διʼ αὐτοῦ δωρησάμενος, αὐτὸς ἡμᾶς δι᾽ αὐτοῦ καταξίωσον καὶ τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς, μεθʼ οὗ σοὶ δόξα καὶ τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν.
Ou gar estin en hēmin theos prosphatos, alla sy ho aiōnios kai ateleutētos᾽ ho to einai hēmin dia Christou paraschomenos kai to eu einai diʼ autou dōrēsamenos, autos hēmas di᾽ autou kataxiōson kai tēs aiōniou zōēs, methʼ hou soi doxa kai timē kai sebas kai tǭ hagiǭ pneumati eis tous aiōnas; amēn.
For ‘there is not among us a new god,’ but you, the eternal and endless; you who granted us being through Christ and bestowed well-being through him, count us worthy through him also of eternal life, with whom be glory and honor and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.”
Ps 81:9 (80:10 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God, who gave being and well-being through Christ, is asked for eternal life.
- Ps 81:9 (80:10 LXX).
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ,0U* yàg ,torw → Οὐ γὰρ ἔστιν; ς“, → ς,; δίʼ αὐτοῦ → δι᾽ αὐτοῦ; xal → καὶ; ς" → ς· .
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.38.5 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-38-5). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 39
8.39.1Funk 1:548
Καὶ ὃ διάκονος λεγέτω· Κλίνατε τῇ χειροθεσίᾳ.
Kai ho diakonos legetō; Klinate tę̄ cheirothesią.
And let the deacon say, “Bow down for the laying on of hands.”
Notes and citation
Summary: The people bow for the morning blessing.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ω" → ω· .
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.39.1 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-39-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.39.2Funk 1:548
καὶ ὃ ἐπίσκοπος ἐπευχέσθω λέγων·
kai ho episkopos epeuchesthō legōn;
And let the bishop pray, saying:
Notes and citation
Summary: The bishop's morning blessing is introduced.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): λέγων. → λέγων·.
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.39.2 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-39-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.39.3Funk 1:548
Ὁ θεὸς ὃ πιστὸς καὶ ἀληθινός, ὁ ποιῶν ἔλεος εἰς χιλιάδας καὶ μυριάδας τοῖς ἀγαπῶσίν σε, ὃ φίλος ταπεινῶν καὶ πενήτων προστάτης, οὗ πάντα ἐν χρείᾳ καθέστηκεν, ὅτι τὰ σύμπαντα δοῦλα σου·
Ho theos ho pistos kai alēthinos, ho poiōn eleos eis chiliadas kai myriadas tois agapōsin se, ho philos tapeinōn kai penētōn prostatēs, hou panta en chreią kathestēken, hoti ta sympanta doula sou;
“O God, faithful and true, ‘who show mercy to thousands’ and ten thousands ‘of those who love you,’ friend of the humble and protector of the poor, of whom all things stand in need, because all things are your servants:
Exod 20:6 (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 119:91 (118:91 LXX) (allusion, medium confidence)
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Summary: The blessing addresses the faithful God, protector of the poor.
- Exod 20:6; Ps 119:91 (118:91 LXX).
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): πιοτὸς → πιστὸς; ,ποιῶν → ποιῶν; o£, → σε,; Gov: → σου·.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.39.3 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-39-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.39.4Funk 1:548
ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν σου τοῦτον, τοὺς κεκλικότας σοι τὰς ἑαυτῶν κεφαλάς, καὶ εὐλόγησον αὐτοὺς εὐλογίαν πνευματικήν, φύλαξον αὐτοὺς ὡς κόρην ὀφθαλμοῦ, διατήρησον αὐτοὺς ἐν εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ, καὶ καταξίωσον αὐτοὺς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ ἠγαπημένῳ σου παιδί, μεθ᾽ οὗ σοὶ δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων· ἀμήν.
epide epi ton laon sou touton, tous keklikotas soi tas heautōn kephalas, kai eulogēson autous eulogian pneumatikēn, phylaxon autous hōs korēn ophthalmou, diatērēson autous en eusebeią kai dikaiosynę̄, kai kataxiōson autous tēs aiōniou zōēs en Christǭ Iēsou tǭ ēgapēmenǭ sou paidi, meth᾽ hou soi doxa, timē kai sebas kai tǭ hagiǭ pneumati nyn kai aei kai eis tous aiōnas tōn aiōnōn; amēn.
look upon this your people, who have bowed their heads to you, and bless them with a spiritual blessing, ‘guard them as the apple of the eye,’ preserve them in piety and righteousness, and count them worthy of eternal life in Christ Jesus your beloved Servant, with whom be glory, honor and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.”
Eph 1:3 (allusion, medium confidence) · Ps 17:8 (16:8 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The bishop blesses the people and asks God to guard them.
- Eph 1:3; Ps 17:8 (16:8 LXX).
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ξαυτῶν χεφαλάς → ἑαυτῶν κεφαλάς; (φύλαξον → φύλαξον; ῦ“, → ῦ,; τῶ ἁγίῳ → τῷ ἁγίῳ; ν" → ν· .
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.39.4 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-39-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.39.5Funk 1:548
καὶ ὁ διάκονος λεγέτω· Προέλθετε ἐν εἰρήνῃ.
kai ho diakonos legetō; Proelthete en eirēnę̄.
And let the deacon say, “Go forth in peace.”
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Summary: The morning service is dismissed.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ω" → ω· .
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.39.5 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-39-5). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 40
8.40.1Funk 1:548
Ἐπὶ δὲ ταῖς προσφερομέναις ἀπαρχαῖς οὕτως εὐχαριστείτω ὃ ἐπίσκοπος᾽
Epi de tais prospheromenais aparchais houtōs eucharisteitō ho episkopos᾽
And over the firstfruits that are offered let the bishop give thanks thus:
Notes and citation
Summary: The thanksgiving over firstfruits is introduced.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.40.1 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-40-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.40.2Funk 1:548
Εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, κύριε παντοκράτορ, δημιουργὲ τῶν ὅλων καὶ προνοητά, διὰ τοῦ μονογενοῦς σου παιδὸς Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν, ἐπὶ ταῖς προσενεχθείσαις σοι ἀπαρχαῖς, οὐχ ὅσον ὀφείλομεν, ἀλλ᾽ ὅσον δυνάμεθα.
Eucharistoumen soi, kyrie pantokrator, dēmiourge tōn holōn kai pronoēta, dia tou monogenous sou paidos Iēsou Christou, tou kyriou hēmōn, epi tais prosenechtheisais soi aparchais, ouch hoson opheilomen, all᾽ hoson dynametha.
“We give you thanks, Lord almighty, Creator and Provider of all things, through your only-begotten Servant Jesus Christ our Lord, for the firstfruits offered to you, not as much as we ought, but as much as we are able.
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Summary: Thanks are given for the firstfruits.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): Ευχαριστοῦμέν → Εὐχαριστοῦμέν; ὅου παιδὸς → σου παιδὸς; προσενἐχθείσαις → προσενεχθείσαις.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.40.2 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-40-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.40.3Funk 1:548–550
τίς γὰρ ἀνθρώπων ἐπαξίως εὐχαριστῆσαί σοι δύναται ὑπὲρ ὧν δέδωκας αὐτοῖς εἰς μετάληψιν; Ὁ θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων, ὃ πάντα τελεσφορήσας διὰ τοῦ λόγου σου καὶ κελεύσας τῇ γῇ παντοδαποὺς ἐκφῦσαι καρποὺς εἰς εὐφροσύνην καὶ τροφὴν ἡμετέραν, ὃ δοὺς τοῖς νωθεστέροις καὶ βληχώδεσιν χιλόν, ποηφάγοις χλόην, καὶ τοῖς μὲν κρέα, τοῖς δὲ σπέρματα, ἡμῖν δὲ σῖτον τὴν πρόσφορον καὶ κατάλληλον τροφὴν καὶ ἕτερα διάφορα, τὰ μὲν πρὸς χρῆσιν, τὰ δὲ πρὸς ὑγείαν, τὰ δὲ πρὸς τέρψιν.
tis gar anthrōpōn epaxiōs eucharistēsai soi dynatai hyper hōn dedōkas autois eis metalēpsin? Ho theos Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb kai pantōn tōn hagiōn, ho panta telesphorēsas dia tou logou sou kai keleusas tę̄ gę̄ pantodapous ekphysai karpous eis euphrosynēn kai trophēn hēmeteran, ho dous tois nōthesterois kai blēchōdesin chilon, poēphagois chloēn, kai tois men krea, tois de spermata, hēmin de siton tēn prosphoron kai katallēlon trophēn kai hetera diaphora, ta men pros chrēsin, ta de pros hygeian, ta de pros terpsin.
For who among men can worthily give you thanks for what you have given them to partake of? O God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and of all the saints, who brought all things to maturity by your word, and bade the earth bring forth all kinds of fruits for our gladness and food; who gave to the duller and bleating creatures fodder, to grazing animals green grass, to some meat and to others seeds, and to us grain, the suitable and fitting food, and various other things, some for use, some for health, some for pleasure.
Ps 104:14 (103:14 LXX) (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God provides food for every creature and for man.
- Ps 104:14 (103:14 LXX).
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): ,0 θεὸς Αβραὰμ → Ὁ θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ; Jaxo' → Ἰακὼβ; ἐχφῦσαι → ἐκφῦσαι; xol τροφὴν → καὶ τροφὴν; xal ἕτερα → καὶ ἕτερα.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.40.3 (Funk 1:548–550; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-40-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.40.4Funk 1:550
ἐπὶ τούτοις οὖν ἅπασιν ὑμνητὸς ὑπάρχεις τῆς εἰς πάντας εὐεργεσίας διὰ Χριστοῦ, μεθ᾽ οὗ σοὶ δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ πνεύματι τῷ ἁγίῳ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν.
epi toutois oun hapasin hymnētos hyparcheis tēs eis pantas euergesias dia Christou, meth᾽ hou soi doxa, timē kai sebas kai pneumati tǭ hagiǭ eis tous aiōnas; amēn.
For all these things, then, you are to be hymned, for your beneficence to all through Christ, with whom be glory, honor and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.”
Notes and citation
Summary: The thanksgiving ends with a doxology.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): usb οὐ → μεθ᾽ οὗ; ς" → ς· .
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.40.4 (Funk 1:550; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-40-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 41
8.41.1Funk 1:550–552
Ἐπὶ δὲ τῶν ἐν Χριστῷ ἀναπαυσαμένων μετὰ τὸ προσφωνῆσαι τὰ τῆς πρώτης εὐχῆς, ἵνα μὴ πάλιν λέγωμεν, ὃ διάκονος προσθήσει καὶ ταῦτα· Καὶ ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀναπαυσαμένων ἐν Χριστῷ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν δεηθῶμεν, ὑπὲρ τῆς κοιμήσεως τοῦδε ἢ τῆσδε δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὁ φιλάνθρωπος θεὸς προσδεξάμενος αὐτοῦ τὴν ψυχὴν ἀφήσῃ αὐτῷ πᾶν ἁμάρτημα ἑκούσιον καὶ ἀκούσιον, καὶ ἵλεως καὶ εὐμενὴς γενόμενος κατατάξῃ εἰς χώραν εὐσεβῶν ἀνειμένων εἰς κόλπους Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἀπ᾽ αἰῶνος εὐαρεστησάντων καὶ ποιησάντων τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, ἔνθα ἀπέδρα ὀδύνη καὶ λύπη καὶ στεναγμός. ἐγειρώμεθα· ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους τῷ ἀϊδίῳ θεῷ διὰ τοῦ ἐν ἀρχῇ λόγου παραθώμεθα. καὶ ὁ ἐπίσκοπος λεγέτω· Ὁ τῇ φύσει ἀθάνατος καὶ ἀτελεύτητος, παρ᾽ οὗ πᾶν ἀθάνατον καὶ θνητὸν γέγονεν, ὁ τὸ λογικὸν τοῦτο ζῶον τὸν ἄνθρωπον τὸν κοσμοπολίτην θνητὸν ἐκ κατασκευῆς ποιήσας καὶ ἀνάστασιν ἐπαγγειλάμενος, ὁ τὸν Ἐνὼχ καὶ τὸν Ἠλίαν θανάτου πεῖραν μὴ ἐάσας λαβεῖν· ὁ θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ οὐχ ὡς νεκρῶν, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς ζώντων θεὸς εἶ ὅτι πάντων αἱ ψυχαὶ παρὰ σοὶ ζῶσιν καὶ τῶν δικαίων τὰ πνεύματα ἐν τῇ χειρί σού εἰσιν, ὧν οὐ μὴ ἅψηται βάσανος· πάντες γὰρ οἱ ἡγιασμένοι ὑπὸ τὰς χεῖράς σού εἰσιν· αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τὸν δοῦλόν σου τόνδε, ὃν ἐξελέξω καὶ προσελάβου εἰς ἑτέραν λῆξιν, καὶ συγχώρησον αὐτῷ, εἴ τι ἄκων ἢ ἑκὼν ἐξήμαρτεν, καὶ ἀγγέλους εὐμενεῖς παράστησον αὐτῷ· καὶ κατάταξον αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ τῶν πατριαρχῶν καὶ τῶν προφητῶν καὶ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ πάντων τῶν ἀπ᾽ αἰῶνός σοι εὐαρεστησάντων, ὅπου οὐκ ἔνι λύπη καὶ ὀδύνη καὶ στεναγμός, ἀλλὰ χῶρος εὐσεβῶν ἀνειμένος καὶ γῆ εὐθέων σοὶ ἀνακειμένη καὶ τῶν ἐν αὐτῇ ὁρώντων τὴν δόξαν τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, μεθʼ οὗ σοὶ δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας, εὐχαριστία καὶ προσκύνησις καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. καὶ ὁ διάκονος λεγέτω· Κλίνατε καὶ εὐλογεῖσθε. καὶ ὁ ἐπίσκοπος εὐχαριστείτω ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν λέγων τάδε· Σῶσον, κύριε, τὸν λαόν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου, ἣν περιεποιήσω τῷ τιμίῳ αἵματι· τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, καὶ ποίμανον αὐτοὺς ὑπὸ τὴν δεξιάν σου καὶ σκέπασον αὐτοὺς ὑπὸ τὰς πτέρυγάς σου, καὶ δὸς αὐτοῖς τὸν ἀγῶνα τελέσαι τὸν καλόν, τὸν δρόμον ἀνῦσαι, τὴν πίστιν τηρῆσαι· ἀτρέπτως, ἀμέμπτως, ἀνεγκλήτως, διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ σου παιδός, μεθ᾽ οὗ σοὶ δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν.
Epi de tōn en Christǭ anapausamenōn meta to prosphōnēsai ta tēs prōtēs euchēs, hina mē palin legōmen, ho diakonos prosthēsei kai tauta; Kai hyper tōn anapausamenōn en Christǭ adelphōn hēmōn deēthōmen, hyper tēs koimēseōs toude ē tēsde deēthōmen, hopōs ho philanthrōpos theos prosdexamenos autou tēn psychēn aphēsę̄ autǭ pan hamartēma hekousion kai akousion, kai hileōs kai eumenēs genomenos katataxę̄ eis chōran eusebōn aneimenōn eis kolpous Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb meta pantōn tōn ap᾽ aiōnos euarestēsantōn kai poiēsantōn to thelēma autou, entha apedra odynē kai lypē kai stenagmos. egeirōmetha; heautous kai allēlous tǭ aïdiǭ theǭ dia tou en archę̄ logou parathōmetha. kai ho episkopos legetō; Ho tę̄ physei athanatos kai ateleutētos, par᾽ hou pan athanaton kai thnēton gegonen, ho to logikon touto zōon ton anthrōpon ton kosmopolitēn thnēton ek kataskeuēs poiēsas kai anastasin epangeilamenos, ho ton Enōch kai ton Ēlian thanatou peiran mē easas labein; ho theos Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb ouch hōs nekrōn, all᾽ hōs zōntōn theos ei hoti pantōn hai psychai para soi zōsin kai tōn dikaiōn ta pneumata en tę̄ cheiri sou eisin, hōn ou mē hapsētai basanos; pantes gar hoi hēgiasmenoi hypo tas cheiras sou eisin; autos kai nyn epide epi ton doulon sou tonde, hon exelexō kai proselabou eis heteran lēxin, kai synchōrēson autǭ, ei ti akōn ē hekōn exēmarten, kai angelous eumeneis parastēson autǭ; kai katataxon auton en tǭ kolpǭ tōn patriarchōn kai tōn prophētōn kai tōn apostolōn kai pantōn tōn ap᾽ aiōnos soi euarestēsantōn, hopou ouk eni lypē kai odynē kai stenagmos, alla chōros eusebōn aneimenos kai gē eutheōn soi anakeimenē kai tōn en autę̄ horōntōn tēn doxan tou Christou sou, methʼ hou soi doxa, timē kai sebas, eucharistia kai proskynēsis kai tǭ hagiǭ pneumati eis tous aiōnas; amēn. kai ho diakonos legetō; Klinate kai eulogeisthe. kai ho episkopos eucharisteitō hyper autōn legōn tade; Sōson, kyrie, ton laon sou kai eulogēson tēn klēronomian sou, hēn periepoiēsō tǭ timiǭ haimati; tou Christou sou, kai poimanon autous hypo tēn dexian sou kai skepason autous hypo tas pterygas sou, kai dos autois ton agōna telesai ton kalon, ton dromon anysai, tēn pistin tērēsai; atreptōs, amemptōs, anenklētōs, dia tou kyriou hēmōn Iēsou Christou tou agapētou sou paidos, meth᾽ hou soi doxa, timē kai sebas kai tǭ hagiǭ pneumati eis tous aiōnas; amēn.
And for those who have fallen asleep in Christ, after the bidding of the petitions of the first prayer, so that we may not repeat them, the deacon shall add these also: [2] “And for our brothers who have fallen asleep in Christ let us pray; for the repose of this man or this woman let us pray, that God who loves mankind, receiving his soul, may forgive him every sin, voluntary and involuntary, and, being gracious and kind, may place him in the land of the pious who are at rest, in the bosom of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, with all those who from the beginning have pleased him and done his will, where ‘pain and grief and sighing have fled away.’ Let us rise; let us commend ourselves and one another to the eternal God through ‘the Word who was in the beginning.’” [3] And let the bishop say: [4] “You who are by nature immortal and without end, from whom everything immortal and mortal has come to be; who made this rational living being, man, the citizen of the world, mortal by his constitution, and promised resurrection; who did not allow Enoch and Elijah to taste death: ‘the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob,’ you are God not as of the dead but as of the living; for the souls of all live with you, and ‘the spirits of the righteous are in your hand, and no torment will touch them’; for ‘all who have been sanctified are under your hands.’ [5] Look now too upon this your servant, whom you have chosen and received into another lot, and forgive him if he has sinned willingly or unwillingly, and set kindly angels by him, and place him in the bosom of the patriarchs and the prophets and the apostles and of all who from the beginning have pleased you, where there is no ‘grief or pain or sighing,’ but a place of the pious at rest and a land of the upright dedicated to you, and of those who see in it the glory of your Christ, with whom be glory, honor and reverence, thanksgiving and worship to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” [6] And let the deacon say, “Bow down and receive the blessing.” [7] And let the bishop give thanks for them, saying this: [8] “‘Save your people,’ Lord, ‘and bless your inheritance,’ which you purchased with the precious blood of your Christ; and shepherd them under your right hand, and shelter them under your wings, and grant them ‘to fight the good fight, to finish the course, to keep the faith,’ steadfastly, blamelessly, irreproachably, through our Lord Jesus Christ, your beloved Servant, with whom be glory, honor and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.”
Isa 35:10 (quotation, high confidence) · Luke 16:22 (allusion, medium confidence) · John 1:1 (quotation, medium confidence) · Gen 5:24 (allusion, high confidence) · 2 Kgs 2:11 (allusion, high confidence) · Matt 22:32 (allusion, high confidence) · Deut 33:3 (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 28:9 (27:9 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Acts 20:28 (allusion, medium confidence) · Ps 17:8 (16:8 LXX) (allusion, medium confidence) · 2 Tim 4:7 (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: Prayers for the departed ask that they rest with the patriarchs, and the bishop blesses the living.
- The section numbers 2–8 (with an older chapter number) were lost in the OCR; “[2]” etc. mark where each begins. Stray marks in the scan are removed.
- Isa 35:10; Luke 16:22; John 1:1; Gen 5:24; 2 Kgs 2:11; Matt 22:32; Wis 3:1; Deut 33:3; Ps 28:9 (27:9 LXX); Acts 20:28; Ps 17:8; 2 Tim 4:7.
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Extrabiblical texts: Wis 3:1 (Wisdom of Solomon [in RC, EO, ETH canons]; quotation)
Topics: Prayer, Eschatology
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.41.1 (Funk 1:550–552; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-41-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 42
8.42.1Funk 1:552
Ἐπιτελείσθω δὲ τρίτα τῶν κεκοιμημένων ἐν ψαλμοῖς καὶ ἀναγνώσμασιν καὶ προσευχαῖς διὰ τὸν διὰ τριῶν ἡμερῶν ἐγερθέντα,
Epiteleisthō de trita tōn kekoimēmenōn en psalmois kai anagnōsmasin kai proseuchais dia ton dia triōn hēmerōn egerthenta,
And let the third day of those who have fallen asleep be celebrated with psalms and readings and prayers, because of him who rose within three days;
Notes and citation
Summary: The dead are commemorated on the third day.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed): ν» → ν .
Topics: Prayer, Eschatology
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.42.1 (Funk 1:552; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-42-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.42.2Funk 1:552
καὶ ἔνατα εἰς ὑπόμνησιν τῶν περιόντων καὶ τῶν κεκοιμημένων,
kai enata eis hypomnēsin tōn periontōn kai tōn kekoimēmenōn,
and the ninth, in remembrance of the living and of those who have fallen asleep;
Notes and citation
Summary: And on the ninth day.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.42.2 (Funk 1:552; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-42-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.42.3Funk 1:552–554
καὶ τεσσαρακοστὰ κατὰ τὸν παλαιὸν τύπον· Μωσῆν γὰρ οὕτως ὃ λαὸς ἐπένθησεν,
kai tessarakosta kata ton palaion typon; Mōsēn gar houtōs ho laos epenthēsen,
and the fortieth, according to the ancient type; for so the people mourned Moses;
Deut 34:8 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: And on the fortieth day, as Israel mourned Moses.
- Deut 34:8 gives thirty days.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ν" → ν· .
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.42.3 (Funk 1:552–554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-42-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.42.4Funk 1:554
καὶ ἐνιαύσια ὑπὲρ μνείας αὐτοῦ.
kai eniausia hyper mneias autou.
and the anniversary, in memory of him.
Notes and citation
Summary: And on the anniversary.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.42.4 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-42-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.42.5Funk 1:554
καὶ διδόσθω ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτοῦ πένησιν εἰς ἀνάμνησιν αὐτοῦ.
kai didosthō ek tōn hyparchontōn autou penēsin eis anamnēsin autou.
And let something be given from his possessions to the poor in remembrance of him.
Notes and citation
Summary: Alms are given from the dead person's goods.
Topics: Ethics
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.42.5 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-42-5). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 43
8.43.1Funk 1:554
Ταῦτα δὲ περὶ εὐσεβῶν λέγομεν· περὶ γὰρ ἀσεβῶν ἐὰν τὰ τοῦ κόσμου δῷς πένησιν, οὐδὲν ὀνήσεις αὐτόν.
Tauta de peri eusebōn legomen; peri gar asebōn ean ta tou kosmou dǭs penēsin, ouden onēseis auton.
These things we say concerning the pious; for concerning the ungodly, even if you give the world's goods to the poor, you will not profit him at all.
Notes and citation
Summary: Alms do not profit the ungodly dead.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): ὁὲ → δὲ ; ν" → ν· .
Topics: Eschatology
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.43.1 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-43-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.43.2Funk 1:554
ᾧ γὰρ περιόντι ἐχθρὸν ἦν τὸ θεῖον, δῆλον ὅτι καὶ μεταστάντι· οὐ γὰρ ἔστιν ἀδικία παρ αὐτῷ.
hǭ gar perionti echthron ēn to theion, dēlon hoti kai metastanti; ou gar estin adikia par autǭ.
For to whom the divine was hostile while he lived, clearly it is so also when he has departed; “for there is no injustice with him.”
Rom 9:14 (allusion, medium confidence) · Ps 92:15 (91:16 LXX) (quotation, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God's judgment on the ungodly does not change after death.
- Rom 9:14; Ps 92:15 (91:16 LXX).
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): " ,,οὐ“ → · οὐ; οἔστιν → ἔστιν; ῷ“. → ῷ..
Topics: Eschatology
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.43.2 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-43-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.43.3Funk 1:554
Δίκαιος γὰρ ὁ κύριος καὶ δικαιοσύνας ἠγάπησεν, καί· Ἰδοὺ ἄνθρωπος καὶ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ.
Dikaios gar ho kyrios kai dikaiosynas ēgapēsen, kai; Idou anthrōpos kai to ergon autou.
“For the Lord is righteous and has loved righteousness,” and, “Behold the man and his work.”
Ps 11:7 (10:7 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Isa 62:11 (quotation, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God judges each by his works.
- Ps 11:7 (10:7 LXX); Isa 62:11 (LXX).
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed): ,,Δ → Δ; ““ yàg ,,ó κύριος → γὰρ ὁ κύριος; ν“, → ν,; " ,,Ióo0 → · Ἰδοὺ; ῦ“. → ῦ..
Topics: Eschatology
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.43.3 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-43-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 44
8.44.1Funk 1:554
Ἐν δὲ ταῖς μνείαις αὐτῶν καλούμενοι μετὰ εὐταξίας ἑστιᾶσθε καὶ φόβου θεοῦ, ὡς δυνάμενοι καὶ πρεσβεύειν ὑπὲρ τῶν μεταστάντων. πρεσβύτεροι γὰρ καὶ διάκονοι Χριστοῦ ὑπάρχοντες, νήφειν ὀφείλετε πάντοτε καὶ πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς καὶ πρὸς ἑτέρους, ἵνα δύνησθε τοὺς ἀτακτοῦντας νουθετεῖν.
En de tais mneiais autōn kaloumenoi meta eutaxias hestiasthe kai phobou theou, hōs dynamenoi kai presbeuein hyper tōn metastantōn. presbyteroi gar kai diakonoi Christou hyparchontes, nēphein opheilete pantote kai pros heautous kai pros heterous, hina dynēsthe tous ataktountas nouthetein.
And when you are invited to their memorials, feast with good order and the fear of God, as men able also to intercede for those who have departed. For since you are presbyters and deacons of Christ, you ought always to be sober, both toward yourselves and toward others, so that you may be able to admonish the disorderly.
Notes and citation
Summary: Clergy at memorial meals must be sober and orderly.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip): ὁὲ → δὲ .
Topics: Church office, Prayer
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.44.1 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-44-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.44.2Funk 1:554
λέγει δὲ ἡ γραφή· Οἱ δυνάσται θυμώδεις εἰσίν· οἶνον μὴ πινέτωσαν, ἵνα μὴ πιόντες ἐπιλάθωνται τῆς σοφίας καὶ ὀρθὰ κρίνειν οὐ μὴ δύνωνται. οὐκοῦν καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι καὶ οἱ διάκονοι μετὰ θεὸν τὸν παντοκράτορα καὶ τὸν ἠγαπημένον αὐτοῦ υἱὸν δυνάσται ὑπάρχουσι τῆς ἐκκλησίας.
legei de hē graphē; Hoi dynastai thymōdeis eisin; oinon mē pinetōsan, hina mē piontes epilathōntai tēs sophias kai ortha krinein ou mē dynōntai. oukoun kai hoi presbyteroi kai hoi diakonoi meta theon ton pantokratora kai ton ēgapēmenon autou huion dynastai hyparchousi tēs ekklēsias.
And the Scripture says, “Rulers are passionate; let them not drink wine, lest when they have drunk they forget wisdom and cannot judge rightly.” Therefore the presbyters and the deacons too, after God almighty and his beloved Son, are the rulers of the church.
Prov 31:4–5 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: As rulers of the church, presbyters and deacons must avoid drunkenness.
- Prov 31:4–5 (LXX).
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): " ,, → · ; ν" → ν· ; ι“. → ι.; ἐχκλησίας → ἐκκλησίας.
Topics: Church office, Ethics
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.44.2 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-44-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.44.3Funk 1:554
τοῦτο δέ φαμεν, οὐχ ἵνα μὴ πίνωσιν, ἄλλως γὰρ ἔστιν ὑβρίσαι τὸ ὑπὸ θεοῦ γενόμενον εἰς εὐφροσύνην, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα μὴ παροινῶσιν. οὐ γὰρ εἶπεν ἡ γραφὴ μὴ πίνειν οἶνον, ἀλλὰ τί φησιν; , Μὴ πῖνε οἶνον εἰς μέθην, καὶ πάλιν· Ἄκανθαι φύονται ἐν χειρὶ μεθύσου
touto de phamen, ouch hina mē pinōsin, allōs gar estin hybrisai to hypo theou genomenon eis euphrosynēn, all᾽ hina mē paroinōsin. ou gar eipen hē graphē mē pinein oinon, alla ti phēsin? , Mē pine oinon eis methēn, kai palin; Akanthai phyontai en cheiri methysou
And we say this, not that they should not drink, for otherwise that would be to insult what God made for gladness, but that they should not be drunk. For the Scripture did not say not to drink wine; but what does it say? “Do not drink wine to drunkenness,” and again, “Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard.”
Prov 26:9 (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 104:15 (103:15 LXX) (echo, low confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Wine is permitted, but not drunkenness.
- Tob 4:15; Prov 26:9 (LXX); cf. Ps 104:15.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed): ν“, → ν,; " ,ἰἌἄκανθαι → · Ἄκανθαι; υ““ → υ.
Extrabiblical texts: Tob 4:15 (Tobit [in RC, EO, ETH canons]; quotation)
Topics: Ethics
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.44.3 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-44-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.44.4Funk 1:554–556
τοῦτο δὲ οὐ περὶ τῶν ἐν κλήρῳ μόνον φαμέν, ἀλλὰ καὶ περὶ παντὸς λαϊκοῦ χριστιανοῦ, ἐφ᾽ οὗ ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. καὶ αὐτοῖς γὰρ εἴρηται· Τίνι οὐαί; τίνι θόρυβος; τίνι ἀηδίαι καὶ λέσχαι; τίνος πελιδνοὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοί; τίνι συντρίμματα διακενῆς; οὐ τῶν ἐγχρονιζόντων ἐν οἴνῳ καὶ τῶν κατασκοπουμένων, ποῦ πότοι γίνονται;
touto de ou peri tōn en klērǭ monon phamen, alla kai peri pantos laïkou christianou, eph᾽ hou epikeklētai to onoma tou kyriou hēmōn Iēsou Christou. kai autois gar eirētai; Tini ouai? tini thorybos? tini aēdiai kai leschai? tinos pelidnoi hoi ophthalmoi? tini syntrimmata diakenēs? ou tōn enchronizontōn en oinǭ kai tōn kataskopoumenōn, pou potoi ginontai?
And we say this not only of those in the clergy, but also of every Christian layman, upon whom the name of our Lord Jesus Christ has been called. For to them too it has been said, “Who has woe? Who has tumult? Who has strife and gossip? Whose eyes are livid? Who has wounds without cause? Is it not those who linger over wine, and those who look out for where drinking parties are held?”
Prov 23:29–30 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The warning against drunkenness applies to all Christians.
- Prov 23:29–30 (LXX).
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR slip; OCR: ano teleia read as a quotation mark): λαϊχοῦ → λαϊκοῦ; " » Tiv. οὐαί → · Τίνι οὐαί; xoi λέσχαι → καὶ λέσχαι.
Topics: Ethics
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.44.4 (Funk 1:554–556; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-44-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Apostolic 8, chapter 45
8.45.1Funk 1:556
Τοὺς διωκομένους διὰ πίστιν καὶ πόλιν ἐκ πόλεως φεύγοντας διὰ τὸ μεμνῆσθαι τῶν λόγων τοῦ κυρίου προσλαμβάνεσθεʼ ἐπιστάμενοι γάρ, ὅτι τὸ μὲν πνεῦμα πρόθυμον, ἡ δὲ σὰρξ ἀσθενής, ἀποδιδράσκουσιν καὶ τὴν ἁρπαγὴν τῶν ὑπαρχόντων προΐενται, ἵνα ἀνεξάρνητον ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Χριστοῦ διατηρήσωσιν.
Tous diōkomenous dia pistin kai polin ek poleōs pheugontas dia to memnēsthai tōn logōn tou kyriou proslambanestheʼ epistamenoi gar, hoti to men pneuma prothymon, hē de sarx asthenēs, apodidraskousin kai tēn harpagēn tōn hyparchontōn proïentai, hina anexarnēton eph᾽ heautois to onoma tou Christou diatērēsōsin.
Receive those who are persecuted for the faith and flee from city to city because they remember the words of the Lord; for knowing that “the spirit is willing but the flesh weak,” they run away and let their possessions be seized, so that they may keep the name of Christ undenied in themselves.
Matt 10:23 (allusion, high confidence) · Matt 26:41 (quotation, high confidence) · Heb 10:34 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Those who flee persecution to avoid denial must be received.
- Matt 10:23; 26:41; Heb 10:34.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR slip; OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed): ὅτι, → ὅτι; 7) δὲ σὰρξ → ἡ δὲ σὰρξ; ς", → ς,; ξαυτοῖς → ἑαυτοῖς; διατηρήσοωσιν → διατηρήσωσιν.
Topics: Persecution, Martyrdom
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.45.1 (Funk 1:556; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-45-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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8.45.2Funk 1:556
ἐπικουρεῖτε οὖν αὐτοῖς τὰ πρὸς τὰς χρείας, ἐντολὴν κυριακὴν πληροῦντες.
epikoureite oun autois ta pros tas chreias, entolēn kyriakēn plērountes.
Help them, then, with what they need, fulfilling the Lord's commandment.
Matt 25:35 (echo, low confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The persecuted are to be helped in their needs.
- Cf. Matt 25:35.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR: Funk's quotation marks removed): . " → . .
Topics: Persecution, Ethics
Cite (SBL): Const. ap. 8.45.2 (Funk 1:556; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-45-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek of Funk, Didascalia et Constitutiones Apostolorum (1905; OCR made for this site, slips corrected as logged corrections) and compared afterwards with ANF 7.