Church History 10.4.20

Summary: Christ reigns even after death, filling the world with his churches, which he creates by his word, like this splendid church.

Greek text · Dindorf 4:456

τίς βασιλέων εἰς τοσοῦτον κρατεῖ καὶ στρατηγεῖ γε μετὰ θάνατον, καὶ τρόπαια κατʼ ἐχθρῶν ἵστησι, καὶ πάντα τόπον καὶ χώραν καὶ πόλιν, Ἑλλάδα τε καὶ βάρβαρον, βασιλικῶν οἴκων αὐτοῦ πληροῖ, καὶ θείων ναῶν ἀφιερώμασιν, οἷα τάδε τὰ τοῦδε τοῦ νεὼ περικαλλῆ κοσμήματά τε καὶ ἀναθήματα, ἃ καὶ αὐτὰ σεμνὰ μὲν ὡς ἀληθῶς καὶ μεγάλα, ἐκπλήξεώς τε καὶ θαύματος ἄξια, καὶ οἷα τῆς τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν βασιλείας ἐναργῆ δείγματα, ὅτι καὶ νῦν αὐτὸς εἶπε καὶ ἐγενήθησαν, αὐτὸς ἐνετείλατο καὶ ἐκτίσθησαν, — τί γὰρ καὶ ἔμελλε τοῦ παμβασιλέως καὶ πανηγεμόνος καὶ αὐτοῦ θεοῦ λόγου ἐνστήσεσθαι τῷ νεύματι; — σχολῆς τε λόγων οἰκείας εἰς ἀκριβῆ θεωρίαν τε καὶ ἑρμηνείαν τυγχάνει δεόμενα·

English · Claude translation

What king prevails to such a degree and commands his army even after death, sets up trophies over his enemies, and fills every place, country, and city, Greek and barbarian, with his royal houses and the dedications of divine temples, such as these most beautiful ornaments and offerings of this temple? They too are truly majestic and great, worthy of amazement and wonder, and clear proofs of the kingship of our Savior; for even now “he spoke and they came to be, he commanded and they were created” (for what could withstand the nod of the Word of God himself, the King and Ruler of all?); and they require a discourse of their own for their accurate study and explanation.

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Source

Dindorf 4:456 · Wilhelm Dindorf, ed., Eusebii Caesariensis Opera, vol. 4: Historiae ecclesiasticae libri I–X (Leipzig: Teubner, 1871) · Greek text: W. Dindorf, Eusebii Caesariensis Opera 4 (Leipzig: Teubner, 1871), digitized by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0

Text

As printed in Dindorf, Eusebii Opera 4. Manuscript variants and the editor's apparatus are not reproduced; no textual problem is noted in this passage.

Translation

Claude translation (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 · Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Dindorf, Eusebii Caesariensis Opera 4 (Teubner, 1871); made independently of existing English translations.

Compare

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 1 (1890) (an older public-domain English translation, whole volume at CCEL; checked against ours only after ours was made)

Scripture

Ps 148:5 · quotation, high confidence
Ps 33:9 (32:9 LXX) · echo, medium confidence

Topics

Christology

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Eusebius, Hist. eccl. 10.4.20 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/eusebius-historia/10/4/20/).

Plain text

Eusebius, Hist. eccl. 10.4.20 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/eusebius-historia/10/4/20/).

Greek text · Dindorf 4:456

English · Claude translation

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