Sophia Scriptura

Dialogue with Trypho 85.2

Justin Martyr · Dialogue with Trypho · ca. 155–160 · Rome · Read in context

Summary: Every demon is subdued by the name of the crucified and risen Son of God.

Greek text · Archambault 2:54–56

Κατὰ γὰρ τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ τούτου τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ πρωτοτόκου πάσης κτίσεως, καὶ διὰ παρθένου γεννηθέντος καὶ παθητοῦ γενομένου ἀνθρώπου, καὶ σταυρωθέντος ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου ὑπὸ τοῦ λαοῦ ὑμῶν καὶ ἀποθανόντος, καὶ ἀναστάντος ἐκ νεκρῶν καὶ ἀναβάντος εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, πᾶν δαιμόνιον ἐξορκιζόμενον νικᾶται καὶ ὑποτάσσεται.

English · Claude translation

“For by the name of this very Son of God and firstborn of all creation, who was born through a virgin and became a man subject to suffering, and was crucified under Pontius Pilate by your people and died, and rose from the dead and went up into heaven, every demon when exorcised is conquered and subdued.

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Source
Archambault 2:54–56 · Georges Archambault, ed., Justin: Dialogue avec Tryphon, 2 vols., Textes et documents pour l'étude historique du christianisme 8, 11 (Paris: Picard, 1909) · Greek text: G. Archambault, Justin: Dialogue avec Tryphon (Paris, 1909), digitized by the Perseus Digital Library and published by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0
Text
As printed in Archambault. 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), 2026-09-26 · Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Archambault (1909); made independently of existing English translations.
Compare
Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885) (an older public-domain English translation, whole volume at CCEL; checked against ours only after ours was made)
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Topics
Christology

Notes

Translation notes

  • The exorcism formula is an early form of the creed.

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Justin, Dial. 85.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/justin-dialogue/85/2/).

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Justin, Dial. 85.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/justin-dialogue/85/2/).

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