Summary of Arguments (Anacephalaeosis) (complete)
Authorship disputed: A list of thirty brief syllogistic arguments, preserved in the manuscripts of Apollinaris's works and partly quoted by Theodoret. Lietzmann (1904) prints it as Apollinaris's own summary (anakephalaiosis) of his teaching; it is attributed to him on that basis, and the attribution is disputed.
Greek text: Lietzmann 1904 (Scan: Internet Archive (Google Books copy); OCR for this site).English: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), public domain (CC0).
Chapter 1
1Lietzmann, 240
Θεοῦ ἐνεργήσαντος ἀνθρώπῳ ἀποτελεῖται προφήτης ἤγουν ἀπόστολος, οὐ σωτὴρ κόσμου· Χριστὸς δὲ σωτὴρ κόσμου" οὐκ ἄρα θεοῦ ἐνεργήσαντος ἀνθρώπῳ ἀπετελέσθη Χριστός.
Theou energēsantos anthrōpǭ apoteleitai prophētēs ēgoun apostolos, ou sōtēr kosmou; Christos de sōtēr kosmou" ouk ara theou energēsantos anthrōpǭ apetelesthē Christos.
When God works in a man, a prophet or an apostle is produced, not a saviour of the world. But Christ is saviour of the world. Therefore Christ was not produced by God working in a man.
John 4:42 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God working in a man makes a prophet or apostle, not the world's saviour, so Christ is not such a man.
- The work is a series of short syllogisms. “Saviour of the world”: John 4:42; 1 John 4:14.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR ς for the raised point): σωτὴρ κόσμους → σωτὴρ κόσμου·.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 1 (Lietzmann, 240; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 2
2Lietzmann, 240
Πᾶς ἄνθρωπος μέρος κόσμου καὶ οὐδὲν μέρος κόσμου αἴρει τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου, ὑφ᾽ ἣ καὶ αὐτὸς κεῖται. Χριστὸς δὲ αἴρει.’ οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.
Pas anthrōpos meros kosmou kai ouden meros kosmou airei tēn hamartian tou kosmou, hyph᾽ hē kai autos keitai. Christos de airei.’ ouk ara anthrōpos ho Christos.
Every man is part of the world, and no part of the world takes away the sin of the world, under which it itself lies. But Christ takes it away. Therefore Christ is not a man.
John 1:29 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: No part of the world can take away the world's sin; Christ does, so he is not a mere man.
- Cf. John 1:29. The conclusion “not a man” is qualified in 4, 6, 12, and 16 (man by homonymy, according to the flesh).
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 2 (Lietzmann, 240; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 3
3Lietzmann, 241
Πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ὑπὸ θάνατον, καὶ οὐδεὶς ὑπὸ θάνατον ὧν καταργεῖ θάνατον. Χριστὸς δὲ καταργεῖ᾿ οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.
Pas anthrōpos hypo thanaton, kai oudeis hypo thanaton hōn katargei thanaton. Christos de katargei᾿ ouk ara anthrōpos ho Christos.
Every man is under death, and no one who is under death abolishes death. But Christ abolishes it. Therefore Christ is not a man.
2 Tim 1:10 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: No one under death abolishes death; Christ does.
- Cf. 2 Tim 1:10.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 3 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 4
4Lietzmann, 241
Πᾶς ἄνθρωπος χοϊκός. Χριστὸς δὲ οὐ χοϊκός, ἀλλ᾽ ἐπουράνιος” οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός, εἰ μὴ ὅμωνύμως τὸ αὐτὸ τοῦτο ἄνθρωπος.
Pas anthrōpos choïkos. Christos de ou choïkos, all᾽ epouranios” ouk ara anthrōpos ho Christos, ei mē homōnymōs to auto touto anthrōpos.
Every man is earthly. But Christ is not earthly but heavenly. Therefore Christ is not a man, except that he is called by this same name “man” by homonymy.
1 Cor 15:47–48 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Every man is earthly; Christ is heavenly and is called man only in a different sense.
- Cf. 1 Cor 15:47–48.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 4 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 5
5Lietzmann, 241
Ὃ διδοὺς ἐξουσίαν τέκνα θεοῦ γενέσθαι οὐχὶ καὶ αὐτὸς γέγονεν. Χριστός δὲ δίδωσιν. οὐκ ἄρα γέγονεν υἱός, ἀλλ᾽ ἔστι τῇ φύσει.
Ho didous exousian tekna theou genesthai ouchi kai autos gegonen. Christos de didōsin. ouk ara gegonen huios, all᾽ esti tę̄ physei.
He who gives power to become children of God did not himself become [a son]. But Christ gives it. Therefore he did not become Son, but is so by nature.
John 1:12 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ gives the power to become God's children, so he is Son by nature.
- Cf. John 1:12.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 5 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/5). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 6
6Lietzmann, 241
Οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων προὐπάρχει τῶν πρεσβυτέρων αὐτοῦ. Χριστὸς δὲ προὔπάρχει τῶν κατὰ σάρκα πρεσβυτέρων᾽ οὐκ ἄρα ἄνΘρωπος εἰ μὴ κατὰ σάρκαι
Oudeis anthrōpōn prouparchei tōn presbyterōn autou. Christos de prouparchei tōn kata sarka presbyterōn᾽ ouk ara anThrōpos ei mē kata sarkai
No man exists before those older than he. But Christ exists before those who are older according to the flesh. Therefore he is not a man, except according to the flesh.
John 8:58 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ existed before his human ancestors, so he is man only according to the flesh.
- Cf. John 8:58.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 6 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/6). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 7
7Lietzmann, 241
Οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων ἔχει δόξαν. Χριστὸς δὲ ἔχει" οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.
Oudeis anthrōpōn pro tōn aiōnōn echei doxan. Christos de echei" ouk ara anthrōpos ho Christos.
No man has glory before the ages. But Christ has. Therefore Christ is not a man.
John 17:5 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ has glory before the ages, which no man has.
- Cf. John 17:5.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 7 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/7). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 8
8Lietzmann, 241
Εἰ ὁ θεὸς ἐν Ἰησοῦ, οὐ δι’ αὐτοῦ τὰ πάντα, ἀλλὰ διὰ τὸν ἐν αὐτῷ. δι’ αὐτοῦ δὲ τὰ πάντα᾽ οὐκ ἄρα θεὸς ἐν Ἰησοῦ, ἀλλ᾽ αὐτὸς θεός ἐστιν.
Ei ho theos en Iēsou, ou di’ autou ta panta, alla dia ton en autǭ. di’ autou de ta panta᾽ ouk ara theos en Iēsou, all᾽ autos theos estin.
If God is in Jesus, all things are not through him but through the one who is in him. But all things are through him. Therefore God is not in Jesus, but he himself is God.
John 1:3 (allusion, high confidence) · 1 Cor 8:6 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: All things are through Jesus himself, so he is God, not a man in whom God dwells.
- Cf. John 1:3; 1 Cor 8:6.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 8 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/8). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Translation: Translated by Claude (Opus) from the Greek as printed in Lietzmann, Apollinaris von Laodicea und seine Schule (1904), from a new OCR of the scan; no public-domain English exists, so each batch was re-read against the Greek.
Chapter 9
9Lietzmann, 241
Ὁ ἐξ ἁμαρτίας σώζων ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτίαν ἐστίν καὶ σώζει Χριστός" οὐδεὶς δὲ ἀνθρώπων ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτίαν" οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.
Ho ex hamartias sōzōn hyper hamartian estin kai sōzei Christos" oudeis de anthrōpōn hyper hamartian" ouk ara anthrōpos ho Christos.
He who saves from sin is above sin, and Christ saves; but no man is above sin. Therefore Christ is not a man.
Matt 1:21 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The one who saves from sin must be above sin, and no man is.
- Cf. Matt 1:21.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 9 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/9). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Translation: Translated by Claude (Opus) from the Greek as printed in Lietzmann, Apollinaris von Laodicea und seine Schule (1904), from a new OCR of the scan; no public-domain English exists, so each batch was re-read against the Greek.
Chapter 10
10Lietzmann, 241
Πᾶς ἄνθρωπος διάστασιν ἔχει σαρκὸς πρὸς νοῦν. Χριστὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔχει οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.
Pas anthrōpos diastasin echei sarkos pros noun. Christos de ouk echei ouk ara anthrōpos ho Christos.
Every man has a division between flesh and mind. But Christ does not. Therefore Christ is not a man.
Gal 5:17 (echo, low confidence) · Rom 7:23 (echo, low confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ has no conflict between flesh and mind, as every man has.
- Cf. Gal 5:17; Rom 7:23. The premise reflects Apollinaris's teaching that the divine Word took the place of the human mind in Christ.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 10 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/10). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 11
11Lietzmann, 241
Πᾶς ἄνθρωπος νεκροῖ τὴν σάρκα πρὸς τὸ τελειωθῆναι κατ᾽ ἀρετήν. Χριστὸς δὲ οὔ οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.
Pas anthrōpos nekroi tēn sarka pros to teleiōthēnai kat᾽ aretēn. Christos de ou ouk ara anthrōpos ho Christos.
Every man puts the flesh to death in order to be made perfect in virtue. But Christ does not. Therefore Christ is not a man.
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ did not need to mortify the flesh to become virtuous.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 11 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/11). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 12
12Lietzmann, 241
Οὐδενὸς ἀνθρώπου ἡ σὰρξ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ λέλεκται. Χριστοῦ δὲ ἣ σὰρξ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ εἴρηται" οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστὸς κατὰ τὴν θεότητα τὴν προσλαβοῦσαν τὴν σάρκα. οὕτως οὖν καὶ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ λέγεται διὰ τὸ ἡνῶσθαι τῷ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ.
Oudenos anthrōpou hē sarx ex ouranou lelektai. Christou de hē sarx ex ouranou eirētai" ouk ara anthrōpos ho Christos kata tēn theotēta tēn proslabousan tēn sarka. houtōs oun kai ex ouranou legetai dia to hēnōsthai tǭ ex ouranou.
No man's flesh has been said to be from heaven. But Christ's flesh is said to be from heaven. Therefore Christ is not a man, according to the Godhead that took on the flesh. So, then, it is also said to be from heaven because it has been united to the one from heaven.
1 Cor 15:47 (allusion, medium confidence) · John 3:13 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ's flesh is called heavenly because it is united to the one from heaven.
- Cf. 1 Cor 15:47; John 3:13.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 12 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/12). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Translation: Translated by Claude (Opus) from the Greek as printed in Lietzmann, Apollinaris von Laodicea und seine Schule (1904), from a new OCR of the scan; no public-domain English exists, so each batch was re-read against the Greek.
Chapter 13
13Lietzmann, 241
Οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων ζωογονεῖ· οὐ γάρ ἐστι Χριστός. Χριστὸς δὲ ζωογονεῖ᾽ οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.
Oudeis anthrōpōn zōogonei; ou gar esti Christos. Christos de zōogonei᾽ ouk ara anthrōpos ho Christos.
No man gives life; for he is not Christ. But Christ gives life. Therefore Christ is not a man.
Notes and citation
Summary: Only Christ gives life.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR doubled letter): Ζζωογονεῖ → ζωογονεῖ.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 13 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/13). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 14
14Lietzmann, 241
Οὐδενὶ ἀνθρώπων ἁρμόζει ”ὄνομα τὸ ὑπὲρ πᾶν ὄνομα καὶ ἣ δόξα ἣ τοῦ μόνου θεοῦ. Χριστῷ δὲ ἁρμόζει’ οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.
Oudeni anthrōpōn harmozei ”onoma to hyper pan onoma kai hē doxa hē tou monou theou. Christǭ de harmozei’ ouk ara anthrōpos ho Christos.
To no man is “the name above every name” fitting, nor the glory of the only God. But to Christ it is fitting. Therefore Christ is not a man.
Phil 2:9 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The name above every name and God's glory fit Christ, as they fit no man.
- Cf. Phil 2:9.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 14 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/14). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Translation: Translated by Claude (Opus) from the Greek as printed in Lietzmann, Apollinaris von Laodicea und seine Schule (1904), from a new OCR of the scan; no public-domain English exists, so each batch was re-read against the Greek.
Chapter 15
15Lietzmann, 241
Εἰ θεὸς ἐν ἀνθρώπῳ κατῴκησεν, οὐκ ἐκενώθη. ἐκενώθη δὲ ὁ ἐν μορφῇ θεοῦ μορφὴν δούλου λαβών’ οὐκ ἄρα ἐν ἀνθρώπῳ κατῴκησεν.
Ei theos en anthrōpǭ katǭkēsen, ouk ekenōthē. ekenōthē de ho en morphę̄ theou morphēn doulou labōn’ ouk ara en anthrōpǭ katǭkēsen.
If God dwelt in a man, he was not emptied. But he who was in the form of God was emptied, taking the form of a servant. Therefore he did not dwell in a man.
Phil 2:6–7 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The self-emptying of Phil 2 rules out God's merely dwelling in a man.
- Cf. Phil 2:6–7.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR misreading): ἀνθρώπιν → ἀνθρώπῳ.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 15 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/15). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 16
16Lietzmann, 242
Θεὸς ἐν ἀνθρώπῳ κατοικῶν οὐκ ἔστιν ἄνθρωπος᾽ πνεῦμα δὲ σαρκὶ ἡνωμένον ἄνθρωπός ἐστιν᾽ ἄνθρωπος Χριστός, ὡς εἴρηται, ὁμωνύμως: πνεῦμα ἄρα θεῖον ἐστὶν ἥνωμένον σαρκί.
Theos en anthrōpǭ katoikōn ouk estin anthrōpos᾽ pneuma de sarki hēnōmenon anthrōpos estin᾽ anthrōpos Christos, hōs eirētai, homōnymōs: pneuma ara theion estin hēnōmenon sarki.
God dwelling in a man is not a man; but spirit united to flesh is a man. Christ is a man, as has been said, by homonymy. Therefore he is divine spirit united to flesh.
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ is called man as divine spirit united to flesh, not as God dwelling in a man.
- The definition of Christ as divine spirit united to flesh is Apollinaris's own; it is translated as written.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 16 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/16). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 17
17Lietzmann, 242
᾿Ανθρώπου τὸ ἀναστῆναι ἐκ νεκρῶν, θεοῦ δὲ τὸ ἀναστῆσαι. ἑκάτερα δὲ Χριστός " θεὸς ἄρα καὶ ἄνθρωπος ὁ αὐτός.
᾿Anthrōpou to anastēnai ek nekrōn, theou de to anastēsai. hekatera de Christos " theos ara kai anthrōpos ho autos.
To rise from the dead belongs to a man, to raise belongs to God. But Christ [does] both. Therefore the same is God and man.
John 2:19 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ both rose and raised himself, so he is God and man.
- Cf. John 2:19; 10:18.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 17 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/17). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 18
18Lietzmann, 242
Εἰ μόνον ἦν ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστὸς ἢ εἰ μόνον θεός, οὐκ ἂν ἦν μέσος θεοῦ καὶ ἀνθρώπων.
Ei monon ēn anthrōpos ho Christos ē ei monon theos, ouk an ēn mesos theou kai anthrōpōn.
If Christ were only man or only God, he would not be mediator between God and men.
1 Tim 2:5 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ is mediator because he is not only man or only God.
- Cf. 1 Tim 2:5.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 18 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/18). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 19
19Lietzmann, 242
Εἰ μόνον ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός, οὐκ ἂν ἔσωζε κόσμον, καὶ εἰ μόνον θεός, οὐκ ἂν διὰ πάθους ἔσωζεν. ἑκάτερα δὲ Χριστός" καὶ θεὸς ἄρα ἐστὶ καὶ ἄνθρωπος.
Ei monon anthrōpos ho Christos, ouk an esōze kosmon, kai ei monon theos, ouk an dia pathous esōzen. hekatera de Christos" kai theos ara esti kai anthrōpos.
If Christ were only man, he would not save the world, and if only God, he would not save through suffering. But Christ [does] both. Therefore he is both God and man.
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ saves the world through suffering, so he is God and man.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 19 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/19). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 20
20Lietzmann, 242
Εἰ μόνον ἄνθρωπος ἦν ὁ Χριστός, οὐκ ἂν ἐζωοποίει τοὺς νεκρούς, καὶ εἰ μόνον θεός, οὐκ ἂν ἰδίᾳ παρὰ τὸν πατέρα ἐζωοποίει τινὰς τῶν νεκρῶν. ἑκάτερα δὲ Χριστός: θεὸς ἄρα καὶ ἄνθρωπος ὃ αὐτός.
Ei monon anthrōpos ēn ho Christos, ouk an ezōopoiei tous nekrous, kai ei monon theos, ouk an idią para ton patera ezōopoiei tinas tōn nekrōn. hekatera de Christos: theos ara kai anthrōpos ho autos.
If Christ were only man, he would not give life to the dead; and if only God, he would not give life to some of the dead on his own, as distinct from the Father. But Christ [does] both. Therefore the same is God and man.
John 5:21 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ gives life to the dead, and does so as one distinct from the Father, so he is God and man.
- Cf. John 5:21. The second clause is compressed.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 20 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/20). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 21
21Lietzmann, 242
Ἄνθρωπος ὑπὸ θεοῦ ἐνεργούμενος οὐ θεός, σῶμα δὲ συναφθὲν θεῷ θεός. θεὸς δὲ ὁ Χριστός" οὐκ ἄρα ὑπὸ θεοῦ ἐνεργούμενος ἄνθρωπος, ἀλλὰ σῶμα πρὸς θεὸν συντεθέν.
Anthrōpos hypo theou energoumenos ou theos, sōma de synaphthen theǭ theos. theos de ho Christos" ouk ara hypo theou energoumenos anthrōpos, alla sōma pros theon syntethen.
A man moved by God's activity is not God, but a body joined to God is God. Christ is God. Therefore he is not a man moved by God's activity, but a body compounded with God.
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ is God, so he is a body joined to God, not a man moved by God.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 21 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/21). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 22
22Lietzmann, 242
Εἰ θεοῦ ναὸς ἐγεννήθη ἐκ τῆς Μαρίας, περιττὴ, ἣ καινότης τῆς ἐκ παρθένου γεννήσεως. ναοὶ γὰρ θεοῦ καὶ ἄνευ ταύτης ἄνθρωποι.
Ei theou naos egennēthē ek tēs Marias, perittē, hē kainotēs tēs ek parthenou gennēseōs. naoi gar theou kai aneu tautēs anthrōpoi.
If a temple of God was born from Mary, the newness of the birth from a virgin is superfluous. For human beings are temples of God even without it.
1 Cor 3:16 (echo, low confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: If Christ were only a temple of God, his virgin birth would be pointless.
- Cf. 1 Cor 3:16; John 2:21.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR misreading; OCR τ for γ): γεννήσειυς → γεννήσεως; ναοὶ τὰρ → ναοὶ γὰρ.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 22 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/22). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 23
23Lietzmann, 242
Εἰ ἣ αὐτὴ φύσις Χριστοῦ, οἵα καὶ ἣ ἡμῶν, ὁ παλαιός ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος, ψυχὴ ζῶσα καὶ οὐ πνεῦμα ζωοποιοῦν, καὶ ὁ τοιοῦτος οὐδὲ ζωοποιήσει. Ζωοποιεῖ δὲ Χριστὸς καὶ πνεῦμα ζωοποιοῦν ἐστιν οὐκ ἄρα τῆς ἡμετέρας ἐστὶ φύσεως.
Ei hē autē physis Christou, hoia kai hē hēmōn, ho palaios estin anthrōpos, psychē zōsa kai ou pneuma zōopoioun, kai ho toioutos oude zōopoiēsei. Zōopoiei de Christos kai pneuma zōopoioun estin ouk ara tēs hēmeteras esti physeōs.
If Christ's nature is the same as ours, he is the old man, a living soul and not a life-giving spirit, and such a one will not give life. But Christ gives life and is a life-giving spirit. Therefore he is not of our nature.
1 Cor 15:45 (allusion, high confidence) · Rom 6:6 (echo, low confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ is a life-giving spirit, not the old man of our nature.
- Cf. 1 Cor 15:45; Rom 6:6. The conclusion is Apollinaris's own; it is translated as written.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 23 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/23). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 24
24Lietzmann, 243
Διὰ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ φύσιν ζῇ Χριστὸς ἢ διὰ χάριν θεοῦ: εἰ μὲν διὰ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ φύσιν, θεός ἐστιν εἰ δὲ διὰ χάριν θεοῦ, οὔτε ὑπὲρ ἡμᾶς ἐστιν οὔτε ζωοποιήσει ἡμᾶς.
Dia tēn heautou physin zę̄ Christos ē dia charin theou: ei men dia tēn heautou physin, theos estin ei de dia charin theou, oute hyper hēmas estin oute zōopoiēsei hēmas.
Christ lives either by his own nature or by the grace of God. If by his own nature, he is God; if by the grace of God, he is neither above us nor will he give us life.
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ lives by his own nature, so he is God.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (stray letter in the OCR): ζωοποιήσει ὁ ἡμᾶς → ζωοποιήσει ἡμᾶς.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 24 (Lietzmann, 243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/24). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 25
25Lietzmann, 243
Εἰ μὲν ὡς προαιρέσει καλλίων, τοῦτο δεδύνηται πῶς; προαίρεσις γὰρ ἀνθρώπου δικαιοσύνην ἀληθινὴν οὐ κατορθοῖ. εἰ δὲ ὡς φύσει δίκαιος, θεός ἐστιν. εἰ δὲ ὡς ἐνεργείᾳ δικαιούμενος τῇ ἐκ θεοῦ, αὐτὸς δὲ ἀνενέργητος, καλλίους οἱ ἐνεργοῦντες.
Ei men hōs proairesei kalliōn, touto dedynētai pōs? proairesis gar anthrōpou dikaiosynēn alēthinēn ou katorthoi. ei de hōs physei dikaios, theos estin. ei de hōs energeią dikaioumenos tę̄ ek theou, autos de anenergētos, kallious hoi energountes.
If [he is] better by choice, how has he been able to achieve this? For a man's choice does not attain true righteousness. If [he is] righteous by nature, he is God. If [he is] made righteous by an activity that comes from God, while he himself is inactive, those who act are better.
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ's righteousness cannot come from human choice or from passive divine action, so it is by nature and he is God.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 25 (Lietzmann, 243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/25). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 26
26Lietzmann, 243
Εἰ συμπέπλεκται θεῷ ἄνθρωπος ἐν Χριστῷ, αὐτὸς ἀφ’ ἑαυτοῦ ἐνομοθέτει ἢ οὔ; ἀλλ᾽ εἰ μὲν ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ, θεός, εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ, πῶς οὐκ ἔλεγεν “Τάδε λέγει κύριος”, ἀλλ᾽ “Ἐγὼ λέγω ὑμῖν”; πῶς δὲ οὐκ ἦν κεχωρισμένος τοῦ λέγοντος ὁ μὴ λέγων.
Ei sympeplektai theǭ anthrōpos en Christǭ, autos aph’ heautou enomothetei ē ou? all᾽ ei men aph᾽ heautou, theos, ei de ouk aph᾽ heautou, pōs ouk elegen “Tade legei kyrios”, all᾽ “Egō legō hymin”? pōs de ouk ēn kechōrismenos tou legontos ho mē legōn.
If a man is intertwined with God in Christ, did he give the law of himself or not? If of himself, [he is] God; if not of himself, how is it that he did not say, “Thus says the Lord,” but, “I say to you”? And how was the one who did not speak not separate from the one who did speak?
Matt 5:22 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ legislated with his own authority (“I say to you”), so he is God, not a man joined to God.
- Cf. Matt 5:22, 28 and the prophets' formula “Thus says the Lord.”
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR misreading; stray letter in the OCR): “ΤἹάδε → “Τάδε; ὑμῖν”ε; → ὑμῖν”;.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 26 (Lietzmann, 243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/26). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 27
27Lietzmann, 243
Ἔτι δὲ ἢ αὐτὸς ἐτέλει τὰ τεράστια ἢ οὔ; ἀλλ᾽ εἰ μὲν ἐτέλει, οὐκ ἦν ἄνθρωπος, εἰ δὲ μή, πῶς λέγει τελεῖν ἢ πῶς ὁ αὐτὸς τῷ τελοῦντι;
Eti de ē autos etelei ta terastia ē ou? all᾽ ei men etelei, ouk ēn anthrōpos, ei de mē, pōs legei telein ē pōs ho autos tǭ telounti?
Again, did he himself perform the wonders or not? If he performed them, he was not a man; if not, how does he say that he performs them, or how is he the same as the one who performs them?
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ performed the miracles himself, so he is not a mere man.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 27 (Lietzmann, 243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/27). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 28
28Lietzmann, 243
Προσκυνεῖται ὑπὸ ἀγγέλων ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἢ οὔ; ἀλλ᾽ εἰ μὲν οὐ προσκυνεῖται, πῶς ἥνωται καὶ ἀποστέλλει ὁ υἱὸς ⟨τοῦ ἀνθρώπου⟩ τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ; εἰ δὲ προσκυνεῖται διὰ τὸ ἐν αὐτῷ θείαν ἐνοικῆσαι δύναμιν, πῶς ὑπὸ τῶν ἀεὶ θείαν ἐχόντων δύναμιν ἐνοικοῦσαν; Καὶ ἡμεῖς δὲ προσκυνήσομεν τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἢ οὔ; ἀλλ᾽ εἰ μὲν οὐ προσκυνήσομεν, πῶς ἡνῶσθαι νομιοῦμεν αὐτὸν καὶ πῶς εἰς τὸν θάνατον αὐτοῦ βαπτιζόμεθα: εἰ δὲ προσκυνήσομεν ὥσπερ τὸν Θεὸν οὕτω καὶ τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἀσεβήσομεν κτίσμα κτίστῃ ἐν ἴσῳ τιθέντες. καὶ εἰ κριτὴν προσδοκῶμεν τὸν ἄνθρωπον μετὰ τοῦ θεοῦ φωτίζοντα τὰ κρυπτὰ τοῦ σκότους, τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ κρίσιν ἀναθήσομεν ἀνθρώπῳ. εἰ δὲ μή, πῶς ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ πατὴρ ἐξουσίαν κρίσιν ποιεῖν, ὅτι υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου ἐστίν, καὶ πῶς ἥνωται τῷ κρίνοντι;
Proskyneitai hypo angelōn ho anthrōpos ē ou? all᾽ ei men ou proskyneitai, pōs hēnōtai kai apostellei ho huios ⟨tou anthrōpou⟩ tous angelous autou? ei de proskyneitai dia to en autǭ theian enoikēsai dynamin, pōs hypo tōn aei theian echontōn dynamin enoikousan? Kai hēmeis de proskynēsomen ton anthrōpon ē ou? all᾽ ei men ou proskynēsomen, pōs hēnōsthai nomioumen auton kai pōs eis ton thanaton autou baptizometha: ei de proskynēsomen hōsper ton Theon houtō kai ton anthrōpon, asebēsomen ktisma ktistę̄ en isǭ tithentes. kai ei kritēn prosdokōmen ton anthrōpon meta tou theou phōtizonta ta krypta tou skotous, tēn tou theou krisin anathēsomen anthrōpǭ. ei de mē, pōs edōken autǭ ho patēr exousian krisin poiein, hoti huios anthrōpou estin, kai pōs hēnōtai tǭ krinonti?
Is the man worshiped by angels or not? If he is not worshiped, how is he united, and how does the Son ⟨of Man⟩ send out his angels? If he is worshiped because divine power dwelt in him, how [can he be worshiped] by those who always have divine power dwelling in them? And shall we too worship the man or not? If we shall not worship him, how shall we think him united, and how are we baptized into his death? But if we shall worship the man just as we worship God, we shall be impious, setting a creature on a par with the Creator. And if we expect the man as judge together with God, bringing to light the hidden things of darkness, we shall assign God's judgment to a man. But if not, how has the Father given him authority to execute judgment because he is Son of Man, and how is he united to the one who judges?
Textual problem in this passage: see the notes.
Heb 1:6 (allusion, medium confidence) · Matt 13:41 (allusion, medium confidence) · Rom 6:3 (allusion, high confidence) · 1 Cor 4:5 (allusion, medium confidence) · John 5:27 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The worship, baptism, and judgment tied to Christ cannot be explained if he is a man joined to God.
- “Of Man” is a supplement by the editor. Cf. Heb 1:6; Matt 13:41; Rom 6:3; 1 Cor 4:5; John 5:27.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR stray marks for the editor's supplement): (τοῦ ἀνθρώπου“ → ⟨τοῦ ἀνθρώπου⟩.
Topics: Christology, Baptism
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 28 (Lietzmann, 243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/28). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 29
29Lietzmann, 243
Ἄνθρωπος θεῷ παραζευχθεὶς ἕτερος παρὰ τὸν θεόν ἐστι ταῖς ζωτικαῖς κινήσεσι λογιστικαῖς τε καὶ παθητικαῖς. καὶ πάσχων ὡς ἕτερος πάσχει καὶ προσκυνούμενος ὡς ἕτερος προσκυνεῖται. σὰρξ δὲ θεοῦ ζωῆς. ὄργανον ἁρμοζόμενον τοῖς πάθεσι πρὸς τὰς θείας βουλάς, καὶ οὔτε λόγοι σαρκὸς ἴδιοι οὔτε πράξεις, καὶ τοῖς πάθεσιν ὕποβαλλομένη κατὰ τὸ σαρκὶ προσῆκον ἰσχύει κατὰ τῶν παθῶν διὰ τὸ θεοῦ εἶναι σάρξ, ὥστε καὶ κατάρξαι τῆς ἀπαθείας τοῖς. οὐχ ὁμοίοις μέν, ὁμοζώοις δὲ σώμασιν. καὶ προσκυνεῖται ὡς θεοῦ σάρξ, θεοῦ ὄντος οὕτω τοῦ προσκυνουμένου, καὶ συνάφειαν ἡμῖν δίδωσιν οὗ ἐστι σῶμα, καὶ προσκυνεῖται οὐχ. ὡς κτίσμα, ὅτι μηδὲν κτίσμα μέρος θεοῦ. οἱ ἄρα σάρκα λαβεῖν τὸν θεὸν πιστεύσαντες καὶ τῶν εὐεργεσιῶν τυγχάνουσι. καὶ οὐκ εἰς ἕτερον μεταπίπτουσιν, ὧν τὰ ἐναντία ἔχουσιν οἵ ἄνθρωπον παραζεῦχθαι λέγοντες θεῷ.
Anthrōpos theǭ parazeuchtheis heteros para ton theon esti tais zōtikais kinēsesi logistikais te kai pathētikais. kai paschōn hōs heteros paschei kai proskynoumenos hōs heteros proskyneitai. sarx de theou zōēs. organon harmozomenon tois pathesi pros tas theias boulas, kai oute logoi sarkos idioi oute praxeis, kai tois pathesin hypoballomenē kata to sarki prosēkon ischyei kata tōn pathōn dia to theou einai sarx, hōste kai katarxai tēs apatheias tois. ouch homoiois men, homozōois de sōmasin. kai proskyneitai hōs theou sarx, theou ontos houtō tou proskynoumenou, kai synapheian hēmin didōsin hou esti sōma, kai proskyneitai ouch. hōs ktisma, hoti mēden ktisma meros theou. hoi ara sarka labein ton theon pisteusantes kai tōn euergesiōn tynchanousi. kai ouk eis heteron metapiptousin, hōn ta enantia echousin hoi anthrōpon parazeuchthai legontes theǭ.
A man yoked alongside God is other than God in his vital movements, both rational and passive: when he suffers, he suffers as another, and when he is worshiped, he is worshiped as another. But the flesh of God is an instrument of life, fitted to its sufferings according to the divine purposes; neither words nor deeds belong to the flesh as its own; and while it is subject to sufferings as befits flesh, it prevails over the sufferings because it is God's flesh, so as even to begin freedom from suffering for bodies that are not like it but share its life. And it is worshiped as God's flesh, since what is worshiped is thus God; and it gives us conjunction with him whose body it is; and it is worshiped not as a creature, because nothing created is a part of God. Those, then, who have believed that God took flesh also obtain the benefits and do not fall away to another; those who say that a man was yoked alongside God have the opposite of these things.
Notes and citation
Summary: A man yoked to God would suffer and be worshiped as another, but God's flesh is his instrument, prevails over suffering, and is worshiped as God's.
- “Share its life” renders ὁμοζώοις, which may be a misreading; the sense is uncertain.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 29 (Lietzmann, 243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/29). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Translation: Translated by Claude (Opus) from the Greek as printed in Lietzmann, Apollinaris von Laodicea und seine Schule (1904), from a new OCR of the scan; no public-domain English exists, so each batch was re-read against the Greek.
Chapter 30
30Lietzmann, 244
Εἰ σὰρξ ὡς ἐπιστρατευομένη τῷ νῷ κεχώρισται τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ τὸν ἀπόστολον, τὴν σάρκα λαβὼν θεὸς ἀπὸ ταύτης ἔχει τὰς ἐπιστρατευομένας ἐπὶ νοῦν κινήσεις, αὐτῷ δὲ μὴ ὑποταττομένας ὡς ἀνταγωνιστῇ τῷ νῷ. εἰ δὲ τοῦτο, οὐκ αὐτὸς ὁ πάσχων καθὸ θεός.
Ei sarx hōs epistrateuomenē tǭ nǭ kechōristai tou nou kata ton apostolon, tēn sarka labōn theos apo tautēs echei tas epistrateuomenas epi noun kinēseis, autǭ de mē hypotattomenas hōs antagōnistę̄ tǭ nǭ. ei de touto, ouk autos ho paschōn katho theos.
If the flesh, as warring against the mind, is separated from the mind, according to the apostle, then God, having taken the flesh, has from it the movements that war against the mind, but these are not subjected to him as they are to a mind that is their antagonist. If so, it is not he himself who suffers, inasmuch as he is God.
Gal 5:17 (allusion, medium confidence) · Rom 7:23 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The flesh's movements that war against the mind do not overcome God, so he does not suffer as God.
- Cf. Gal 5:17; Rom 7:23. The second clause is obscure; it is translated literally.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 30 (Lietzmann, 244; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/30). (abbreviation not yet checked)
Permanent link: https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/30
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Translation: Translated by Claude (Opus) from the Greek as printed in Lietzmann, Apollinaris von Laodicea und seine Schule (1904), from a new OCR of the scan; no public-domain English exists, so each batch was re-read against the Greek.