Commentary on Daniel (fragments) 1.1–3.11

Summary: Polychronius explains that Daniel begins with the exile, not the fall of Jerusalem, as the setting for his own story.

• Scholion on Dan 1:1. The Greek is restored from the page image of Mai's edition (1831), since the Tesseract OCR was unusable; see the correction.

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 1): E. ἔτει τρίτω τῆς βασιλείας Ἰναείμ. Ap- P μὲν τῶν λόγων Κᾧ προφήτυς ἐκ τῆς εἰτοικίας φβρωίωγ οὐ τὴν ὥλωσιν τῆς πόλεως σκοπὸν ἔχων εἰεεῖν ἱκανῶς γὰρ αὐτὴ δέδειχτα ἦκ τε τῶν τοῦ πρὸ» guru ριον λόγων aXX ὠξερμὰν ἑαυτῷ ξιδοὺς φὴς διδασκαλίας οὐ yaq ἠδύνατο cim» ἐν οἷοις γέγονε καὶ τί διεπράξατο κατὰ τὴν Βαβυλῶνα, μὲ πρότερον φήσας αὐτοῦ tiv ἐσοικίων. → Ἐν ἔτει τρίτῳ τῆς βασιλείας Ἰωακείμ. Ἄρχεται μὲν τῶν λόγων ὁ προφήτης ἐκ τῆς ἀποικίας ἑβραίων· οὐ τὴν ἅλωσιν τῆς πόλεως σκοπὸν ἔχων εἰπεῖν· ἱκανῶς γὰρ αὐτὴ δέδεικται ἔκ τε τῶν τοῦ προφήτου Ἱερεμίου λόγων· ἀλλ᾽ ἀφορμὴν ἑαυτῷ διδοὺς τῆς διδασκαλίας· οὐ γὰρ ἠδύνατο εἰπεῖν ἐν οἵοις γέγονε καὶ τί διεπράξατο κατὰ τὴν Βαβυλῶνα, μὴ πρότερον φήσας αὐτοῦ τὴν ἀποικίαν..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.1 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius distinguishes two kings named Jehoiakim.

• Scholion on Dan 1:1. As printed, the order is the reverse of the biblical one (Eliakim/Jehoiakim reigned before Jechoniah/Jehoiachin, 2 Kgs 23:34; 24:6); translated as written. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 1): Ἰστέον δὲ ὡς dvo γογόνωσιν ᾿Ιωακεὶμ., ὁ μὲν εἷς ὁ καὶ "Lexonac λεγόμενος ὁ δὲ δεύτερος d καὶ 'Exaxtip/ τοῦ διυτέρου βασιλεύοντος ἐγέκετο ὑπὲ Ναβουχοξενόσορ » ἅλωσις τῆς πύλευς. i → Ἰστέον δὲ ὡς δύο γεγόνασιν Ἰωακείμ, ὁ μὲν εἷς ὁ καὶ Ἰεχονίας λεγόμενος, ὁ δὲ δεύτερος ὁ καὶ Ἐλιακείμ· τοῦ δευτέρου βασιλεύοντος ἐγένετο ὑπὸ Ναβουχοδονόσορ ἡ ἅλωσις τῆς πόλεως..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.2 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius argues that Dan 1:1–2 describes Judah becoming tributary to Babylon, not its final destruction, which came under Zedekiah.

• Scholion on Dan 1:1–2; compare 2 Kgs 23:36; 24:1; 25:1–10. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 1): Ἦλθε Ναβουχοδονόσεφ. Ov τὴν παντιλῇ srop- Swro τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων μηνόε" οὗτε γὰρ Ἰωακείμ φαίνετ vas οἷς ἀποικίαν ἀπελθών ζνδεκα vue [ve βασιλεῦ. σας πατίστρεήε viv βίον, ὡς αἱ ἱστορίαι διβώφαφυσι Re οὗτε καὶ out καὶ ὁ ναὸς διινόν. €i méme ἐπί γὼρ Σεδεκίου τὴν ἐσχώτη» ὑπέστη κατωῶστρο. Qv es τὸ ὑπόσπονδον sve '᾿τῷ βαβυλωνίῳ δη- Aer bé σοῦτον πρύτεξον Qute ὅτι ἐπολιόξχοι αὖ w, ot) ἐφήγωγε, καὶ ἔδωκε κύριος “ἦν τῇ χειρί αὐτοῦ τὸν ᾿Ἰναχεὶμ. βασιλέα, drri tfo) ὑπεξουσιος αὐτῷ γεγήνητωι. → Ἦλθε Ναβουχοδονόσορ. Οὐ τὴν παντελῆ πόρθησιν τῶν Ἰουδαίων μηνύει· οὔτε γὰρ Ἰωακεὶμ φαίνεται εἰς ἀποικίαν ἀπελθών· ἕνδεκα γὰρ ἔτη βασιλεύσας κατέστρεψε τὸν βίον, ὡς αἱ ἱστορίαι διδάσκουσι· καὶ οὔτε ἡ πόλις ἢ ὁ ναὸς δεινόν τι πέπονθεν· ἐπὶ γὰρ Σεδεκίου τὴν ἐσχάτην ὑπέστη καταστροφήν· ἀλλὰ τὸ ὑπόσπονδον εἶναι τῷ Βαβυλωνίῳ δηλοῖ· διὰ τοῦτο πρότερον φήσας ὅτι ἐπολιόρκει αὐτήν, τότε ἐπήγαγε, καὶ ἔδωκε κύριος ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ τὸν Ἰωακεὶμ βασιλέα, ἀντὶ τοῦ ὑπεξούσιος αὐτῷ γεγένηται..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.3 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Only part of the temple vessels were taken because Jerusalem had not yet fallen.

• Scholion on Dan 1:2. Greek restored from the page image.

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 1): 'Asé μέρους τῶν σπενὺν οἶκου θοῦ, 'Επεδὰ μὴ ἐσχαάνην sau) κωτοὶ τοῦτον TOP καυξὸν ὑπέστησαν. → Ἀπὸ μέρους τῶν σκευῶν οἴκου θεοῦ. Ἐπειδὴ μὴ ἐσχάτην ἅλωσιν κατὰ τοῦτον τὸν καιρὸν ὑπέστησαν..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.4 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius outlines the king's instructions on choosing and training the young captives.

• Scholion on Dan 1:3–5. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 1): Καὶ εἶσιν ὁ βασιλοὺς εἰσωγαγεῖν ἀπὸ τῶν οἷὼν τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας. Εἶτα aiqwaec émoéeuc ἐχλεγῆναι προφέναξιν, ὅπας δὲ διακειμένους τὰ τὸ περὶ ψυχὴν καὶ xatà σῶμα, καὶ ἐπὶ τίνι v3 αἰείᾳ,, καὶ ἐπὶ πὸσῳ νῷ yes», προστέϑησι δὲ καὶ κατὰ τὴν δίαιταν τῶν νδανίφκων. → Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰσαγαγεῖν ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας. Εἶτα εἰρηκὼς ὁποίους ἐκλεγῆναι προσέταξεν, ὅπως δὲ διακειμένους τά τε περὶ ψυχὴν καὶ κατὰ σῶμα, καὶ ἐπὶ τίνι τῇ αἰτίᾳ, καὶ ἐπὶ πόσῳ τῷ χρόνῳ, προστίθησι δὲ καὶ κατὰ τὴν δίαιταν τῶν νεανίσκων..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.5 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-5). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius discusses the meaning of the word rendered 'nobles' in Dan 1:3.

• Scholion on Dan 1:3 (Theodotion's transliteration φορθομμιν of Hebrew partəmîm, "nobles"). The reference to Josephus is as printed (compare Ant. 10.186). Greek restored from the page image.

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 1): ᾿Ανὰ τῶν πσορϑόμμιν. [ἰορϑόμμειν δὲ "écwiwor μὲν daé τῶν ὥλλεν ἐϑνῶν λέγε τινὲς δὲ τῶν ἐκλεκ. τῶν ἐρξμηνευσαν παρα δὲ τῷ ἐβραίῳ τῶν εὐγενῶν κιϊταὶ, deti τοῷ τῶν ἐκ τοῦ βασιλικοῦ γένους. → Ἀπὸ τῶν φορθομμίν. Φορθομμὶν δὲ Ἰώσηππος μὲν ἀπὸ τῶν ἄλλων ἐθνῶν λέγει· τινὲς δὲ τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν ἡρμήνευσαν· παρὰ δὲ τῷ ἑβραίῳ τῶν εὐγενῶν κεῖται, ἀντὶ τοῦ τῶν ἐκ τοῦ βασιλικοῦ γένους..

Extrabiblical texts: Josephus, Ant. 10.186 (Josephus (works); allusion)

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.6 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-6). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The 'unblemished' youths were handsome and healthy.

• Scholion on Dan 1:4. Greek restored from the page image.

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 1): Οἷς ovx ἔστιν ἐν αὐτοῖς μῶμος. ᾿Αντὶ τοῦ een và τῶν λοιπῶν διαφέροντας, καὶ οὐεκτοῦνταρ τὸ λοιπον σώμα. . → Οἷς οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν αὐτοῖς μῶμος. Ἀντὶ τοῦ ὥρᾳ τε τῶν λοιπῶν διαφέροντας, καὶ εὐεκτοῦντας τὸ λοιπὸν σῶμα..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.7 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-7). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The youths were quick learners.

• Scholion on Dan 1:4. Greek restored from the page image.

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 1): Καὶ γινώσκοντας γνῶσιν, δυναμένους portu λα. δεῖν τὰ μαϑήματα. → Καὶ γινώσκοντας γνῶσιν. Δυναμένους ῥᾷστα λαβεῖν τὰ μαθήματα..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.8 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-8). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius infers that Daniel was taken in this first deportation and brought at once to the palace.

• Scholion on Dan 1:6. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 1): ᾿Ἐγένιτῳ ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐκ τῶν νἱῶν Ἰούδα Δαν" Ὥστε δήλον ὅτι κατὸὶ τὸν καιρὸν τοῦτον ἀπρῳχίσθησαν προτέρα γὰρ αὐτῆς αἰχωαλωφία ὑπὸ τοῦ βαῬυλωνίου οὐ φαίνεται γινομένᾳ, diu οὖν ἐν τῷ τρίτ irm τοῦ Ἰωακεὶμ ὠποικίσας τοὺς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν οἰκοῦντας, ἐκλεγῆναι; τοὺς νεανίσχους οὗτοι “τε ἐξ ἐπώντων ἐλήφϑησαν, εὔδηλον ὡς αἰχμαλιτισϑέντες εὐθὺς καὶ δοκιμασϑέντες εἷς τὰ βασίλεια alowyorro. → Ἐγένετο ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Ἰούδα Δανιήλ. Ὥστε δῆλον ὅτι κατὰ τὸν καιρὸν τοῦτον ᾐχμαλωτίσθησαν· προτέρα γὰρ αὐτῆς αἰχμαλωσία ὑπὸ τοῦ Βαβυλωνίου οὐ φαίνεται γενομένη· ὧδε οὖν ἐν τῷ τρίτῳ ἔτει τοῦ Ἰωακεὶμ ἀποικίσας τοὺς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν οἰκοῦντας, ἐκλεγῆναι τοὺς νεανίσκους· οὗτοί τε ἐξ ἁπάντων ἐλήφθησαν, εὔδηλον ὡς αἰχμαλωτισθέντες εὐθὺς καὶ δοκιμασθέντες εἰς τὰ βασίλεια εἰσήγοντο..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.9 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-9). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Daniel refused the king's food because it came from idol sacrifices.

• Scholion on Dan 1:8. The staged text broke this scholion at the column end; its continuation (staged as refs 1.11 and 1.12) is joined here and those refs are held. Greek restored from the page image.

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable and the scholion split at a column end; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 1): Ἔϑιτο Δανιίλ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ, Μολυσμὸν → Ἔθετο Δανιὴλ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ. Μολυσμὸν εἶναι κρίνων τὸ τοιούτων μεταλαμβάνειν, ἐπειδήπερ τοῖς εἰδώλοις θρησκεύοντες, τὴν ἐκεῖθεν αὐτοῖς ἀφωρισμένην μοῖραν εἰς εὐωχίαν ἐλάμβανον..

Topics: Idolatry

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.10 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-10). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius explains the title 'chief eunuch'.

• Scholion on Dan 1:9 ("chief eunuch", 1:3, 7–11). Greek restored from the page image.

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 1): ᾿λεχωυνοῦχον xa τὸν τῶν zaT' οἶκον ἀτών: τῶν ὠνημένον τὴν ὑπμωάλειαε, ταὶ πρὸς τὰς ὡνάγε κωίως χροίας διακονούμενον, → Ἀρχιευνοῦχον καλεῖ τὸν τῶν κατ᾽ οἶκον ἁπάντων ἀνημμένον τὴν ἐπιμέλειαν, καὶ πρὸς τὰς ἀναγκαίας χρείας διακονούμενον..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.13 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-13). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: God's favor and Daniel's shrewdness won the chief eunuch's sympathy.

• Scholion on Dan 1:9. Greek restored from the page image.

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 1): Ἔδωκεν ὁ ϑιός τὸν AavrÀ εἷς ἔλεγν, Θαυμα- v*óp «ὡς εἶναι δοκεῖ τὸν vict: ὄντα τὴν φλωκίαν καὶ ἄρτι ἀπυκισϑέντα, τοσαύτης μετασχεῖν παῤῥησίας οὐ κατεφρόνησε δὲ ὡς μειρακίον ὁ ἀρχιευνοῦχος, ἀλλ᾽ ἐϑαύμασε τῆς ἀγχινοίας. καὶ ὥκτειρε τὴν μεταβοτὴν τῶν πραγμάτων, λογιξόμενος aq βασιλικοῦ γέ- »ovt ὦν, τὰν τῶν ϑητευόντων ἔλαχε vafe! ζοικε δὲ Aeris. τὴν ὑπὲρ smarruv ἱκετείαν ποιεῖσϑαι. → Ἔδωκεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν Δανιὴλ εἰς ἔλεον. Θαυμαστὸν πῶς εἶναι δοκεῖ τὸν νέον ὄντα τὴν ἡλικίαν καὶ ἄρτι ᾐχμαλωτισθέντα, τοσαύτης μετασχεῖν παρρησίας· οὐ κατεφρόνησε δὲ ὡς μειρακίου ὁ ἀρχιευνοῦχος, ἀλλ᾽ ἐθαύμασε τῆς ἀγχινοίας, καὶ ᾤκτειρε τὴν μεταβολὴν τῶν πραγμάτων, λογιζόμενος ὡς βασιλικοῦ γένους ὤν, τὴν τῶν θητευόντων ἔλαχε τάξιν· ἔοικε δὲ Δανιὴλ τὴν ὑπὲρ ἁπάντων ἱκετείαν ποιεῖσθαι..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.14 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-14). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The chief eunuch feared the king would notice the youths' condition and punish him.

• Scholion on Dan 1:10. The last clause (καὶ δίκας ἔμπροσθεν θέμενον τῆς βασιλικῆς εὐνοίας) is obscure; translated by sense. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 1): Bier» d ὠρχωννοῦχες, ἐθέλειν μὲν ὑκαπούεν καὶ. ποϑαρχεῖν τοῖς λεγομένοις, διδιέναι δὲ φοῦ κρατοῦντος τὴν ἐξουσίαν μύποτε υἷά φιλεῖ γίνεσϑω, εἰς δοκομασίων. τῶν τρεφομένων ἐλθών ᾧ βασιλεύς, eive διώβορον τῆς eutliac τῶν συμότων θεασάμενος, καὶ sapiDes drongius vir αἰτίαν, γνῷ τῶν βρωμα. FW τὴν ὑφαίρεσιν καὶ TT ipee! ϑέμενον ψῆς βασϑυπὸς εὐνοίρις. → Εἶπεν ὁ ἀρχιευνοῦχος. Ἐθέλειν μὲν ὑπακούειν καὶ πειθαρχεῖν τοῖς λεγομένοις, δεδιέναι δὲ τοῦ κρατοῦντος τὴν ἐξουσίαν· μήποτε οἷα φιλεῖ γίνεσθαι, εἰς δοκιμασίαν τῶν τρεφομένων ἐλθὼν ὁ βασιλεύς, εἶτα διάφορον τῆς εὐεξίας τῶν σωμάτων θεασάμενος, καὶ ἀκριβῶς ἀνακρίνας τὴν αἰτίαν, γνῷ τὴν τῶν βρωμάτων ὑφαίρεσιν, καὶ δίκας ἔμπροσθεν θέμενον τῆς βασιλικῆς εὐνοίας..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.15 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-15). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Daniel proposed a test rather than a prophecy, and the result convinced the official.

• Scholion on Dan 1:12–16. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 1): Weiqoron bà τοὺς παῖδες. οὐχ ὡς προϑένει περὶ νῶν ἐσομένων οποφωνετοι οὐ yao εἶχε καιρὸν * roses ty παῤῥησία ασὸ δὲ τοῦ τέλους πιστοῦται τὸ λογόμοναν. ὅπερ εἰκὸς ἦν, καὶ τῷ ἄκούοντι οὐ. παῤαδίκτον ἀληλὴ τοίνυν ed παρὰ τοῦ δικαΐον ἔγνωκας, οὐχένι ὀνεδοίαξεν υὲς τὸν μετέπειτα xp. → Πείρασον δὴ τοὺς παῖδας. Οὐχ ὡς προφήτης περὶ τῶν ἐσομένων ἀποφαίνεται· οὐ γὰρ εἶχε καιρὸν ἡ τοιαύτη παρρησία· ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ τέλους πιστοῦται τὰ λεγόμενα, ὅπερ εἰκὸς ἦν, καὶ τῷ ἀκούοντι εὐπαράδεκτον· ἀληθῆ τοίνυν τὰ παρὰ τοῦ δικαίου ἐγνωκώς, οὐκέτι ἐνεδοίαζεν εἰς τὸν μετέπειτα χρόνον..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.16 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-16). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius argues that Daniel's abstention was not merely to avoid idol food but a deliberate fast and prayer, to show God's power to the Babylonians.

• Scholion on Dan 1:15–16; "And a little after" is Mai's or the catena's mark that something is passed over. The staged text broke this scholion into four pieces (1.17–1.20); the continuation is joined here and refs 1.18–1.20 are held. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable and the scholion split into pieces; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 1): ᾿'Ωρώϑηφαν αἱ ἐδέαιυ αὐτῶν. "Αλλ᾽ ἣν τινὰ μὲν se γνώμην ἔσχον εἰς τὰ βασίλεια υἰσαχϑίνεες, ἐγνώρισον ᾧ. ϑεία γραφή σχοσῆσωι δὲ ἀκόλουθον ὅτου se ὅνεχεν ἐξειτρώκη «τῆς βασιλικὸς τρωσίξης μείαλαμβαάνειν d δίκαιος il μὲν γάρ διὰ τὴ εἰδω. λόϑυτα εἶναι μόνον, ἐδύναντο πείσειν τὸν ἐπιτεταγ. μένον καθαρὰ μολυσμαάτων δοῦναι! αὐτοῖς ἐδέσματα ἀμέλει καὶ πεῖσκε ἐξίσχισαν τὸν ἐφιστῶτα,, σπίρ- pare αὐτοῖς παρασχεὶν εἷς ἐδωδην ἄλλως τε καὶ → Ὡράθησαν αἱ ἰδέαι αὐτῶν. Ἀλλ᾽ ἣν τινὰ μὲν ἄρα γνώμην ἔσχον εἰς τὰ βασίλεια εἰσαχθέντες, ἐγνώρισεν ἡ θεία γραφή· σκοπῆσαι δὲ ἀκόλουθον ὅτου περ ἕνεκεν ἐξετράπετο τῆς βασιλικῆς τραπέζης μεταλαμβάνειν ὁ δίκαιος· εἰ μὲν γὰρ διὰ τὸ εἰδωλόθυτα εἶναι μόνον, ἐδύνατο πείσειν τὸν ἐπιτεταγμένον καθαρὰ μολυσμάτων δοῦναι αὐτοῖς ἐδέσματα· ἀμέλει καὶ πεῖσαι ἐξίσχυσαν τὸν ἐφεστῶτα, σπέρματα αὐτοῖς παρασχεῖν εἰς ἐδωδήν· ἄλλως τε καὶ ἄρτον μεταλαμβάνειν ἄνευ τινὸς μολυσμοῦ ἐξῆν, εἴ γε μόνον παρεφυλάττοντο· ἀλλ᾽ ἐνταῦθα μάλιστα δείκνυται τῶν δικαίων ἡ γνώμη. Καὶ μετ᾽ ὀλίγα. Ἐδικαίωσαν νηστεῦσαι, μετὰ νηστείας συντόνῳ τῇ πρὸς θεὸν χρήσασθαι ἱκεσίᾳ, ὡς καὶ τὴν αὐτοῦ ἰσχὺν δήλην ποιῆσαι Βαβυλωνίοις, καὶ τὴν περὶ αὐτοὺς δεῖξαι πρόνοιαν, καὶ καταισχῦναι τὴν ἀλαζονίαν τῶν ἐχθρῶν, ὃ δὴ καὶ γέγονεν..

Topics: Fasting

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.17 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-17). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius explains that the youths learned letters, not magic, and that dream interpretation was Daniel's special gift.

• Scholion on Dan 1:17. Aquila's rendering is cited. Greek restored from the page images (pp. 1–2).

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page images of Mai 1831, pp. 1–2): Ἔν such γραμματιχῆ, Γραμμωεμεὴν δὲ λέ. qt τὴν ἐν γράμμασι συφίων οὔτω γοῦν καὶ "Áxv- λας Ἀέγει ἐν παντὶ. Bii ἔνα γώφ μὴ τις γομέση, ὅτι παρὰ χαλξχίοις «αἱδενόμενοι, fu μωγιχαὶ ἐμάν. ϑανον, καὶ ὅσα τὴς εὐσεβείας ds ἐκτός, ὠνωγκαίως προσέϑηιεν ἐν πόσν γραμματικὴ καὶ cofeu' arr» διαστίλλων τῶν κατὰ γοητείαν καὶ nate τινα Gre- ριφξγασίαν γινόμένων, τὴν λοιπτήτ τῶν γραμμάτων διδασκαλίαν, — Τὴν μὲν τῶν γραμμάτων εἴϑησιν κοινώς δἰνέϑηκε τοῖς τέσσαραιν, ἐξαίρετον BÀ τὸ «τ. εἰ τὴν διώτρεσιν τῶν ἐνυενίων ἔφη προσεῖναι τῷ Δα- sra" νὸν γὰφ ὡς ἐν κεξαλαίω διηγεῖται τε wee ματα κατὼ τὸ τὰς γεαζὴς ἰδίωμα. → Ἐν πάσῃ γραμματικῇ. Γραμματικὴν δὲ λέγει τὴν ἐν γράμμασι σοφίαν· οὕτω γοῦν καὶ Ἀκύλας λέγει, ἐν παντὶ βιβλίῳ· ἵνα γὰρ μή τις νομίσῃ, ὅτι παρὰ Χαλδαίοις παιδευόμενοι, τὰ μαγικὰ ἐμάνθανον, καὶ ὅσα τῆς εὐσεβείας ἦν ἐκτός, ἀναγκαίως προσέθηκεν, ἐν πάσῃ γραμματικῇ καὶ σοφίᾳ· ἀντιδιαστέλλων τῶν κατὰ γοητείαν καὶ κατά τινα περιεργασίαν γινομένων, τὴν λοιπὴν τῶν γραμμάτων διδασκαλίαν. — Τὴν μὲν τῶν γραμμάτων εἴδησιν κοινῶς ἀνέθηκε τοῖς τέσσαρσιν· ἐξαίρετον δὲ τὸ περὶ τὴν διάκρισιν τῶν ἐνυπνίων ἔφη προσεῖναι τῷ Δανιήλ· νῦν γὰρ ὡς ἐν κεφαλαίῳ διηγεῖται τὰ πράγματα κατὰ τὸ τῆς γραφῆς ἰδίωμα..

Topics: Classical learning and education

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.21 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):1-2; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-21). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The 'end of the days' is the three-year training, though Daniel showed his wisdom earlier in interpreting the dream.

• Scholion on Dan 1:18 (compare 1:5; 2:1). Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 2): Μετὰ τέλος tur ἡμερῶν. Τέλος μὲν οὖν ὦμε- qur Mey τοὺς τριῖς ἐνιαυτοὺς, pua9* οὖς ἐκρίϑηῳ ad- φοὺς παραστῆσαι ἐπίδειξιν τῶν μαϑημάτων σκονή. σαι δὲ ξιῖ ὡς πρὸ τούτου τοῦ χρόνον τῆς αὐτᾷς σοξίας τὸς ὠποδώξες παρέσχετο Δανμὶλ τῆς ἐξογύσιως τοῦ ἐνυπνίου" ὡς ὑλίγω ὥστερον δείκνυσιν αὐτὸς ὁ ἱστοριογράφος. → Μετὰ τέλος τῶν ἡμερῶν. Τέλος μὲν οὖν ἡμερῶν λέγει τοὺς τρεῖς ἐνιαυτούς, μεθ᾽ οὓς ἐκρίθη αὐτοὺς παραστῆσαι ἐπίδειξιν τῶν μαθημάτων· σκοπῆσαι δὲ δεῖ ὡς πρὸ τούτου τοῦ χρόνου τῆς αὐτῆς σοφίας τὰς ἀποδείξεις παρέσχετο Δανιὴλ τῆς ἐξηγήσεως τοῦ ἐνυπνίου· ὡς ὀλίγῳ ὕστερον δείκνυσιν αὐτὸς ὁ ἱστοριογράφος..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 1.22 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):2; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/1-22). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius explains the 'second year' as dated from Nebuchadnezzar's conquests and sees God's timing in revealing the dream after only one year of the youths' training.

• Scholion on Dan 2:1. Greek restored from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 2.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 2): CE» τῷ ἔτει διυνέρω τῆς βασιλείας Nefec- χοδονόσοξ. Μετὰ φνὸ πατακρατῆσαι τόν Ναβουχο- bovécep καί τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ «τὴς Αἰγύπτου, dav- τὸν ἐξ ἱκείνου βασιλέα ἀριθμεῖσθαι ἠξίωσιν, ἀλη $4 βασιλείαν εἶνωε κρίνας, ὁ μηδὲν sie τὸ di3i- στώμενον «τοῦτο δὲ καὶ ἐν τὴ συνηθείᾳ ἐστὶν εὖ- qur, τὸ τοὺς παρελθόντας τῷ χρόνψ λύϑη τρόσον voe παραδοϑέντας, ἐπ ψαρωδόξων πρωγμώνων ἃ προσώπων 4 δοξῶν ὠπώρχισϑαι τοῦ ὡριϑ μοῦ, Καὶ μετ ὀλίγα, Θαυμάσαι δέ ἔστι πάσης σοξίας τὸν δισσότην᾽ οὐ γὼρ φυνεχάίξησε τὸν τριετὴ χρόνον διελθεῖν, ἐν ᾧπκιρ ἐτάχϑησαν παιδεύεσϑαι εἰ so. Bee, ἀλλ᾽ ἐνιαοτοῦ μόλις παρυχηκότος δείκνυσι τῷ ἐνύπνιον" ὡς ὧν pd τῇ τῶν. μαϑημώτων ὠφκύσει ἐπ»- qesdom «ὧν ῥηθέντων τὴν νῶσιν" ἀλλ' οὐδὲ εὐθὺς ἐν ὠρχῇ, ἵνα ξοχιμασϑὴ τῶν διιαίων καὶ γνώμῃ, καὶ éQ93 κύριος μή ὄκριτον τήν ἑαοτοῦ tragsyuv χώριν' δείκνυσιν οὖν τῷ βασιλεῖ τὸν ὄψιν ὁ Sede , οὐ e ἑαυτοῦ ἐξουσίαν μῦνον ξδιδώσχων͵ ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς δικαίους περιξανεῖς ἐργαζόμενος. 4 → Ἐν τῷ ἔτει δευτέρῳ τῆς βασιλείας Ναβουχοδονόσορ. Μετὰ τὸ κατακρατῆσαι τὸν Ναβουχοδονόσορ καὶ τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ τῆς Αἰγύπτου, ἑαυτὸν ἐξ ἐκείνου βασιλέα ἀριθμεῖσθαι ἠξίωσεν, ἀληθῆ βασιλείαν εἶναι κρίνας, ᾗ μηδὲν εἴη τὸ ἀνθιστάμενον· τοῦτο δὲ καὶ ἐν τῇ συνηθείᾳ ἐστὶν εὑρεῖν, τὸ τοὺς παρελθόντας τῷ χρόνῳ λήθῃ τρόπον τινὰ παραδοθέντας, ἐκ παραδόξων πραγμάτων ἢ προσώπων ἢ δοξῶν ἀπάρχεσθαι τοῦ ἀριθμοῦ. Καὶ μετ᾽ ὀλίγα. Θαυμάσαι δέ ἐστι πάσης σοφίας τὸν δεσπότην· οὐ γὰρ συνεχώρησε τὸν τριετῆ χρόνον διελθεῖν, ἐν ᾧπερ ἐπήχθησαν παιδεύεσθαι οἱ παῖδες, ἀλλ᾽ ἐνιαυτοῦ μόλις παρῳχηκότος δείκνυσι τὸ ἐνύπνιον· ὡς ἂν μὴ τῇ τῶν μαθημάτων ἀσκήσει ἐπιγράψῃ τῶν ῥηθέντων τὴν γνῶσιν· ἀλλ᾽ οὐδὲ εὐθὺς ἐν ἀρχῇ, ἵνα δοκιμασθῇ τῶν δικαίων ἡ γνώμη, καὶ ὀφθῇ κύριος μὴ ἄκριτον τὴν ἑαυτοῦ παρέχων χάριν· δείκνυσιν οὖν τῷ βασιλεῖ τὴν ὄψιν ὁ θεός, οὐ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἐξουσίαν μόνον διδάσκων, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς δικαίους περιφανεῖς ἐργαζόμενος..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.1 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):2; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius explains that God made the king forget his dream so that the magi would fail and Daniel's divinely given knowledge would be manifest.

• Scholion on Dan 2:1, 3; Symmachus's rendering is cited. Compare Gen 41 (Joseph). The staged text broke this scholion at the column end; its continuation (staged as 2.3) is joined here and 2.3 is held. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable and the scholion split at a column end; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 2): ᾿ἘἘξέστη τὸ πνιῦμα αὐτοῦ, Πνεῦμα λέγει αὐτήν viv φαντασίαν, ἀπὸ τοῦ pj σφαλῇ τὴν ἐν τοῖς ἐνυπνίοις ὄψιν γίγνισϑαι, ἀλλὰ δέχην πνεύματος διαλυισθαι κεῖται ydo κατὰ ὑπσόδενγμα᾽ χωρὶς τοῦ ὡς xard τὸ τῆς γραφῆς [pa Bd καὶ ἀσαφὲς σὺς £a) ϑοκιῖ, — Ἐζϑολον ἐντεῦϑεν ὡς τὸ σνεῦ. pa τὴν μνήμην ἐκσλισε σωφῶς γάρ φησι, ἐξέστη τὸ σνεῦμα poo τοῦ γνῶναι" τὸ ἐξόσεη ὠνεὶ σοῦ ἐσέ. στη" ὁ δὶ Σόύμμαχος, καὶ διηπόρει, φησί λήθη οὖν τῆς ὄψνως ἶσχιν αὐτὸν, ὡς ἀκορεῖν περὶ τὴν μνημην ὧν ali μεμνημένον ὅτι ῥώρακεν' οἰχονομία δὲ Suc, καὶ τὸ ὀφϑόναι τῷ ἀσεβεῖ βασιλεῖ τὰ μέλ- Amra, ὧν ἐξηγητὴν Phe γενέσθαι τὸν προφήτην καὶ τὸ ἐπιλαϑύσϑαι, ἵνα διὰ τοῦ προφήτου γνω- e9q ὡς ὧν ol τε ἡπαριδοὶ μη ἔχωσιν ἔτιξα d ἑτέρων σοξίξεσϑει, τὸν βασιλέα τυχόντα σχεδιέ-. ζισϑαι καὶ μετεὶ τὸν ἔλεγχον vii ἐκείνων διανοίας Σειχϑῆ ἀπὸ τὸς ϑείας χάριτος εἰδώς τὰ λανϑώνον- va ὦ Δυνιήλ' dizi μὲν ydo τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ, émuld μὰ → Ἐξέστη τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ. Πνεῦμα λέγει αὐτὴν τὴν φαντασίαν, ἀπὸ τοῦ μὴ ἀσφαλῆ τὴν ἐν τοῖς ἐνυπνίοις ὄψιν γίγνεσθαι, ἀλλὰ δίκην πνεύματος διαλύεσθαι· κεῖται γὰρ κατὰ ὑπόδειγμα χωρὶς τοῦ ὡς, κατὰ τὸ τῆς γραφῆς ἰδίωμα· διὸ καὶ ἀσαφὲς πως εἶναι δοκεῖ. — Εὔδηλον ἐντεῦθεν ὡς τὸ πνεῦμα τὴν μνήμην ἐκάλεσε· σαφῶς γάρ φησι, ἐξέστη τὸ πνεῦμά μου τοῦ γνῶναι· τὸ ἐξέστη ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀπέστη· ὁ δὲ Σύμμαχος, καὶ διηπόρει, φησί· λήθη οὖν τῆς ὄψεως ἔσχεν αὐτόν, ὡς ἀπορεῖν περὶ τὴν μνήμην ὧν εἶδε, μεμνημένον ὅτι ἑώρακεν· οἰκονομία δὲ θεοῦ, καὶ τὸ ὀφθῆναι τῷ ἀσεβεῖ βασιλεῖ τὰ μέλλοντα, ὧν ἐξηγητὴν ἔδει γενέσθαι τὸν προφήτην· καὶ τὸ ἐπιλαθέσθαι, ἵνα διὰ τοῦ προφήτου γνωσθῇ· ὡς ἂν οἵ τε ἐπαοιδοὶ μὴ ἔχωσιν ἕτερα ἀνθ᾽ ἑτέρων σοφίζεσθαι, τὸν βασιλέα τυχόντα σχεδιάζεσθαι· καὶ μετὰ τὸν ἔλεγχον τῆς ἐκείνων διανοίας δειχθῇ ἀπὸ τῆς θείας χάριτος εἰδὼς τὰ λανθάνοντα ὁ Δανιήλ· ἐπὶ μὲν γὰρ τοῦ Ἰωσήφ, ἐπειδὴ μὴ ἦσαν οἱ ἀνθιστάμενοι, ἤρκεσε τῶν ἐνυπνίων ἡ ἑρμηνεία· ἐνταῦθα δὲ ἐπειδὴ ὁ κρατῶν ἠλαζονεύετο, οἵ τε μάγοι τῇ προλήψει μεγάλην ἐκέκτηντο δόξαν, καὶ τρόπον τινὰ κρίσις ἦν τῆς τε τοῦ θεοῦ δυνάμεως καὶ τῆς τῶν δαιμόνων ἀπάτης, οὐχ ἁπλῶς οἰκονομεῖ λησθῆναι τὸ ἐνύπνιον· πρότερον τοὺς μάγους ἀπορῆσαι· ὡς ἂν ἡ σύγκρισις σαφῆ τῆς ἀληθείας ποιήσηται τὴν εἴδησιν..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.2 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):2; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius distinguishes the classes of Babylonian diviners.

• Scholion on Dan 2:2; the Syriac version is cited. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 2): Καλέσαι τούς ἐπαοιδοὺς. 'Εσαοιδοὸς μὲν M- ye τοὺς μάντεις, ὡς 1 προλόγοντας μώγους δὲ ve; χαλξδαίους xara "we περιεργίαν καὶ φαντα. σίαν ποιοῦντας ὁ δὲ σύρος συντόμως λέγιν τούς ψφοξζούς Βαβυλῶνος, τουτέστι τοὺς πεσειδευμένους σὴν βαβυλωνίων ἐπισενίμην, → Καλέσαι τοὺς ἐπαοιδούς. Ἐπαοιδοὺς μὲν λέγει τοὺς μάντεις, ὥς τι προλέγοντας· μάγους δὲ τοὺς χαλδαίους κατά τινα περιεργίαν καὶ φαντασίαν ποιοῦντας· ὁ δὲ Σύρος συντόμως λέγει τοὺς σοφοὺς Βαβυλῶνος, τουτέστι τοὺς πεπαιδευμένους τὴν βαβυλωνίων ἐπιστήμην..

Topics: Magic, divination, and astrology

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.4 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):2; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The king accuses the wise men of stalling to avoid being exposed.

• Scholion on Dan 2:8. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 2): Kosgiv ὑμεῖς ἐξαγοράζετε, 'Ἐοίπατέ Quei τὸν παρὰ πόδας ἔλεγχον φευγειν᾽ καὶ ἐπειδήπερ λέγειν vd ὀφϑὲν οὖς iyw, ἀρκοῦσᾳν πρόφασιν εἷς ἀπολογίαν τοῦτα ἔχειν γομίζοτε → Καιρὸν ὑμεῖς ἐξαγοράζετε. Ἐοίκατέ φησι τὸν παρὰ πόδας ἔλεγχον φεύγειν· καὶ ἐπειδήπερ λέγειν τὸ ὀρθὸν οὐκ ἔχετε, ἀρκοῦσαν πρόφασιν εἰς ἀπολογίαν τοῦτο ἔχειν νομίζετε..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.5 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):2; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-5). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: God let the magi confess their inability so that Daniel's revelation would display his power.

• Scholion on Dan 2:11. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 2): Ὅ λόγος, ó» à βασιλεὺς ἐπιρστᾷ, βαρύς, Dixovepai: ταῦτα λυχϑῆναι ques τῶν rjv» d θεὸς, iv ὅταν Δανιὴλ λέγη τὰ ἀπόῤῥητα, κερνχϑὴ τοῦ παρ' αὐτοῦ σοβομόνου ϑεοῦ ἡ σε δύναμις καὶ ἡ ἐξουσία εἰ γὰρ med τῶν ἐλόγχαν τῷ μὲν ἔνύεννον νἱσελθών εἶσιν. ὁ Δανιηλ. σοφέσασϑαι ἄλλοτε ὧλ- → Ὁ λόγος, ὃν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐπερωτᾷ, βαρύς. Οἰκονομεῖ ταῦτα λεχθῆναι παρὰ τῶν μάγων ὁ θεός, ἵν᾽ ὅταν Δανιὴλ λέγῃ τὰ ἀπόρρητα, κηρυχθῇ τοῦ παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ σεβομένου θεοῦ ἥ τε δύναμις καὶ ἡ ἐξουσία· εἰ γὰρ πρὸ τῶν ἐλέγχων τὸ μὲν ἐνύπνιον διελθὼν εἶπεν ὁ Δανιήλ, σοφίσασθαι ἄλλοτε ἄλλως ἠδύναντο οἱ μάγοι τὰ λεγόμενα..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.6 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):2; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-6). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Daniel approached Arioch calmly, trusting in prayer.

• Scholion on Dan 2:14. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 2): Τότε Aaves ὠπεκρίϑη βουλήν, Tovesevi ἀτωράχως προσῆλθε κοινωσόμενος αὐτῷ περὶ τῶν προκειμένων εὐ καταασλαγεὶς μὲν τὸν θάνατον, ϑαξῥίεας δὲ ταῖς πρὸς ϑεὸν ἑκεσίαις. → Τότε Δανιὴλ ἀπεκρίθη βουλήν. Τουτέστιν ἀταράχως προσῆλθε κοινωσόμενος αὐτῷ περὶ τῶν προκειμένων· οὐ καταπλαγεὶς μὲν τὸν θάνατον, θαρρήσας δὲ ταῖς πρὸς θεὸν ἱκεσίαις..

Topics: Prayer

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.7 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):2; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-7). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Daniel asks why the king issued so harsh a decree.

• Scholion on Dan 2:15 (Theodotion: "Why has the shameless decree gone out?"). Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 2): 'Εχυνϑαάσετῳ αὐτοῦ, ᾿Ανώγγειλόν μοι εἰνθ' ὅτου οὗτω παρανόμος κανὰὰ wo»tw» ψόφος ἐξενήνικτα ZuQ' αὐτοῦ τοῦ κράτους ; γνώμην γὰρ ἐκώλυσε τὰν πρίσιν τοῦ βασιλέως ὠνα δὴ δὲ bid εἰ pj τοῖς νό. pest ἀκόλουθον εἶναι τὴν ὠσυξασιν. → Ἐπυνθάνετο αὐτοῦ. Ἀνάγγειλόν μοι ἀνθ᾽ ὅτου οὕτω παράνομος κατὰ πάντων ψῆφος ἐξενήνεκται παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ τοῦ κράτους· γνώμην γὰρ ἐκάλεσε τὴν κρίσιν τοῦ βασιλέως· ἀναιδῆ δὲ διὰ τὸ μὴ τοῖς νόμοις ἀκόλουθον εἶναι τὴν ἀπόφασιν..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.8 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):2; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-8). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Arioch, by God's providence, answered Daniel respectfully.

• Scholion on Dan 2:15. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 2): ᾿Ἔγνώριφε ὁ ᾿Αριώχ «τὸ ῥῆμα. ἀῆλον ὡς ἄσαντα mata τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ ὠπονόμητο yao οὐ γὰβ ἠγαναε- -euct» εἷς καϑ' ὑσουθύνου, ἀλλ᾽ ἐξαινέφας τὴς συν»- ἔσιως τὸ μειράκιον, λόγον petitum, → Ἐγνώρισεν ὁ Ἀριὼχ τὸ ῥῆμα. Δῆλον ὡς ἅπαντα κατὰ τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ ᾠκονόμητο χάριν· οὐ γὰρ ἠγανάκτησεν ὡς καθ᾽ ὑπευθύνου, ἀλλ᾽ ἐπαινέσας τῆς συνέσεως τὸ μειράκιον, λόγον μετέδωκεν..

Topics: Providence

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.9 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):2; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-9). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Daniel leads his companions, though they share his zeal.

• Scholion on Dan 2:16. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 2): ElowA9e Δανιήλ, Πανταχοῦ μὲν Φαΐτοεναι $- γούμενος τῶν πραντίων ὁ Δανιηλ ἴσως μὲν καὶ καϑ' ἡλικίαν πρισβύφτορος ὧν, τόχα δὲ καὶ ϑερμότερος ὧν σερὶ φήν͵ εὐσέβειαν" οὗ μὴν οὐδὲ οἱ λοιποὶ ὠφυστεροῦσι τῇ πιρὶ τὰ καλὰ σπουδή. → Εἰσῆλθε Δανιήλ. Πανταχοῦ μὲν φαίνεται ἡγούμενος τῶν πρακτέων ὁ Δανιήλ· ἴσως μὲν καὶ καθ᾽ ἡλικίαν πρεσβύτερος ὤν, τάχα δὲ καὶ θερμότερος ὢν περὶ τὴν εὐσέβειαν· οὐ μὴν οὐδὲ οἱ λοιποὶ ἀφυστεροῦσι τῇ περὶ τὰ καλὰ σπουδῇ..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.10 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):2; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-10). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The four youths prayed together, knowing only God reveals mysteries.

• Scholion on Dan 2:18. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 2): Οἰπειρμοὺς ἐζήτουν. Κοινὸν ép κατόρϑωμα πρένοντες ὀγούμενοι τοῦ ὠπορουμένου τὴν οὔρεσιν, οἷς εὐχὴν ἐτράπησαν εἰξόσες ὡς τῶν ἀποῤῥότων οὐ. Ale ἔτεξος ἔσται διδάσκαλος, καὶ ϑεὸς μόνος" peru. prov γάρ ἐκάλεσε τοῦ ἐνυπνίου τὴν γνῶσιν, Dui vd ἐν ἐφοῤῥήτῳ κεῖσθαι, — Ἐσδηλον μὲν οὖν ὡς té» αἰτίαν τῆς εὐχῆς ἔσχον τοῦ βασιλέως τὴν ἀκόφξασιν ἐμοὶ δέ δοκεῖ, ὡς οὐ διὰ cobro μόνον ἐπὶ τὴν ἐχεσίαν ivgéserro, ἀλλ' ὥστε dx παραλλήλου γνησϑῆναι τοῦ ϑιοῦ τήν δύναμεν. → Οἰκτιρμοὺς ἐζήτουν. Κοινὸν γὰρ κατόρθωμα κρίνοντες ἡγούμενοι τοῦ ἀπορουμένου τὴν εὕρεσιν, εἰς εὐχὴν ἐτράπησαν· εἰδότες ὡς τῶν ἀπορρήτων οὐδεὶς ἕτερος ἔσται διδάσκαλος, ἢ θεὸς μόνος· μυστήριον γὰρ ἐκάλεσε τοῦ ἐνυπνίου τὴν γνῶσιν, διὰ τὸ ἐν ἀπορρήτῳ κεῖσθαι. — Εὔδηλον μὲν οὖν ὡς τὴν αἰτίαν τῆς εὐχῆς ἔσχον τοῦ βασιλέως τὴν ἀπόφασιν· ἐμοὶ δὲ δοκεῖ, ὡς οὐ διὰ τοῦτο μόνον ἐπὶ τὴν ἱκεσίαν ἐτράπετο, ἀλλ᾽ ὥστε ἐκ παραλλήλου γνωσθῆναι τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δύναμιν..

Topics: Prayer

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.11 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):2; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-11). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: God answered the youths' prayer so that the righteous would not die with the ungodly.

• Scholion on Dan 2:18. The staged text broke this scholion over a column and a page; its continuation (staged as 2.13 and 2.14) is joined here and those refs are held. Greek restored from the page images (pp. 2–3).

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable and the scholion split at column and page ends; text read afresh from the page images of Mai 1831, pp. 2–3): Ὅνως μὴ ἀπόλωνται, ᾿Αντὶ τοῦ pati τῶν ἀστ- Bé» οἱ δίκαιοι, ὡς μηδένα ἔχοντες προφτάτην, καὶ → Ὅπως μὴ ἀπόλωνται. Ἀντὶ τοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀσεβῶν οἱ δίκαιοι, ὡς μηδένα ἔχοντες προστάτην, καὶ τὰ παράδοξα γνωρίζειν δυνάμενον· διὸ καὶ ὁ θεὸς ἐπαινέσας αὐτῶν τὴν γνώμην, παρέχει τὰ τῆς αἰτήσεως..

Topics: Prayer

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.12 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):2; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-12). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The mystery was revealed to Daniel, the leader and most fervent of the four.

• Scholion on Dan 2:19. Greek restored from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): Τότε τῷ Δανιὴλ ἐν ὁξώματνι, Kaitos γε 09e σαρις idu» οἱ τὴν εὐχὴν ποιούμενοι dà ἐγεῖτο, ὡς ἔφην, τοῦ χροχοιμεένου Δανιηλ διόπεξ ὡς οἶμα καὶ ες ϑερμοτέρῳ περὲ τὴν εὐσέβειαν, ἀποκωλύπ- TU. τὸ κιχρυμμένον. → Τότε τῷ Δανιὴλ ἐν ὁράματι. Καίτοι γε τέσσαρες ἦσαν οἱ τὴν εὐχὴν ποιούμενοι· ἀλλ᾽ ἡγεῖτο, ὡς ἔφην, τοῦ προκειμένου Δανιήλ· διόπερ ὡς οἶμαι καὶ ὡς θερμοτέρῳ περὶ τὴν εὐσέβειαν, ἀποκαλύπτει τὸ κεκρυμμένον..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.15 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-15). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Daniel responded to the revelation with praise, not self-congratulation.

• Scholion on Dan 2:19. The clause ὥσπερ εὐημερεῖν τοὺς παλαιοτέρους κατὰ τὸν χρόνον μᾶλλον is obscure; translated by sense. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): Ἐύλόγεσε τὸν ϑεον. Οὐκ εἰς ἤδονην ἐτράπη, ὡσσῷ εὐημερεῖν τοὺς παλαμοτέρους nura τὸν χρόνον pia , ἀλλ᾽ εἰς ὕμνον ἐχώζησε τοῦ δισσότου , ἀπειδηπερ αὐτῷ τὸ τοῦ συοποῦ πέρας εἶληῤε σεοσφόρους δὲ τοὺς λόγους πυιεῖεαι τῇ προτειμένη w- ποϑέσει. → Εὐλόγησε τὸν θεόν. Οὐκ εἰς ἡδονὴν ἐτράπη, ὥσπερ εὐημερεῖν τοὺς παλαιοτέρους κατὰ τὸν χρόνον μᾶλλον, ἀλλ᾽ εἰς ὕμνον ἐχώρησε τοῦ δεσπότου, ἐπειδήπερ αὐτῷ τὸ τοῦ σκοποῦ πέρας εἴληφε· προσφόρους δὲ τοὺς λόγους ποιεῖται τῇ προκειμένῃ ὑποθέσει..

Topics: Prayer

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.16 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-16). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Praise belongs to Israel's God, not Babylon's gods.

• Scholion on Dan 2:20. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): biw τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ ϑιεοῦ εὐλογημόνον. Ἰουγόο στιν ὕμνων ἄξιος ὁ ἡμέτερος Saoq, ἀλλ᾽ οὐχ οἱ μα» βυλώνος ϑιοΐ, → Εἴη τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ εὐλογημένον. Τουτέστιν ὕμνων ἄξιος ὁ ἡμέτερος θεός, ἀλλ᾽ οὐχ οἱ Βαβυλῶνος θεοί..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.17 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-17). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: God, unlike idols, has neither beginning nor end.

• Scholion on Dan 2:20. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): "λαὸ τοῦ αἰώνος. Τουτέστιν ᾧ μ T0 Oy" μη et τίλος ἔχων, ὡς τῶν εἰδώλων ἐσινοφθόντων, na) ἀπολέσθαι δυναμένων, → Ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος. Τουτέστιν ὁ μήτε ἀρχὴν μήτε τέλος ἔχων, ὡς τῶν εἰδώλων ἐπινοηθέντων, καὶ ἀπολέσθαι δυναμένων..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.18 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-18). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius sees in Daniel's praise a summary of God's eternity, creative power, and incorporeality, against Babylonian pride in wisdom and power.

• Scholion on Dan 2:20. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): Ἢ σοφία καὶ 4 σύνισις καὶ 4 ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ ἐστί, Ἕπειδή γὼρ «i βαβυλώνιοι ἐπὶ φοφίᾳ μέγα ἐφρόνουν ἀλλὰ μὴν καὶ ἐπὶ Dean, ὡς “ααάντων πιρυγενόμενοι πολλὰ ἔχων εἰπεῖν, μᾶλλον δὲ τῇ ἐν- wa τῶν ῥεθέντων ἐν πιφαλαίω πιριλαβων «d yde εἷς τοὺς αἰώνως ὕμνων aiios εἶναι τὸ ϑεῖον, οὐδὲν rego ὧν κερύττον, ὡς τὸ dibor τὸ εὐεργετικὸν ᾧ ἔπλονότι συνιφαίνετῳ τὸ δημιονργωιὸν καὶ μὴν καὶ vé ὠσώμοιτογ᾽ οὐ γὰρ ἐνεδέχετο τὸν αἰώνων πριητὴν, σώματος ἁτελειαν περικεῖσθαι. → Ἡ σοφία καὶ ἡ σύνεσις καὶ ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ ἐστί. Ἐπειδὴ γὰρ οἱ Βαβυλώνιοι ἐπὶ σοφίᾳ μέγα ἐφρόνουν· ἀλλὰ μὴν καὶ ἐπὶ δυνάμει, ὡς ἁπάντων περιγενόμενοι· πολλὰ ἔχων εἰπεῖν, μᾶλλον δὲ τῇ ἐννοίᾳ τῶν ῥηθέντων ἐν κεφαλαίῳ περιλαβών· τὸ γὰρ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας ὕμνων ἄξιον εἶναι τὸ θεῖον, οὐδὲν ἕτερον ἦν κηρύττον, ὡς τὸ ἀΐδιον τὸ εὐεργετικόν· ᾧ δηλονότι συνεφαίνετο τὸ δημιουργικὸν καὶ μὴν καὶ τὸ ἀσώματον· οὐ γὰρ ἐνεδέχετο τὸν αἰώνων ποιητήν, σώματος ἀτέλειαν περικεῖσθαι..

Topics: God

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.19 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-19). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Babylon's victory over the Jews was God's will, not its own strength.

• Scholion on Dan 2:21. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): καὶ "Αὐτὸς ἀλλειοὶ καιρούς. Ἵν᾽ si ὅτι T4 αὐτοῦ βουλῆς ὕρτηται τὰ σαντα (ves τῷ τινας ἐν ἐγαϑοὶς καὶ πάλιν ἐν συμφοραῖς, τὰ κατὰ ἰουδιαΐδὺς αἰνιττόμενος" aai διδάσκων ὡς βαβυλώνιοε οὐκ ilu. δυνώμει περεγεγόνασιν ἰουδαίων, ἀλλὰ τοῦ θεοῦ φοῦτο βουληθέντος. → Αὐτὸς ἀλλοιοῖ καιρούς. Ἵν᾽ εἴπῃ ὅτι τῆς αὐτοῦ βουλῆς ἤρτηται τὰ πάντα· εἶναί τε τινὰς ἐν ἀγαθοῖς καὶ πάλιν ἐν συμφοραῖς, τὰ κατὰ ἰουδαίους αἰνιττόμενος· καὶ διδάσκων ὡς Βαβυλώνιοι οὐκ ἰδίᾳ δυνάμει περιγεγόνασιν Ἰουδαίων, ἀλλὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦτο βουληθέντος..

Topics: Providence

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.20 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-20). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Present rulers will soon be subject to others.

• Scholion on Dan 2:21. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): Καϑιστᾷ βασιλεὶς καὶ μεϑιστῷ, ᾿Αμέλει φησὶν οἱ νῦν τὸ πάντα κατέχοντες, μεπρὸν ὕστερον ὀπὶ τὴν ἑτέρων κωταστόσονται ἀχρὴν, → Καθιστᾷ βασιλεῖς καὶ μεθιστᾷ. Ἀμέλει φησὶν οἱ νῦν τὰ πάντα κατέχοντες, μικρὸν ὕστερον ἐπὶ τὴν ἑτέρων καταστήσονται ἀρχήν..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.21 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-21). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The 'wise' are the God-fearing, trained in the law and prophets.

• Scholion on Dan 2:21. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): Διδοὺς σοξέίαν toig φσοφοὶς. Σοφοὺς ἐκάλισο τοὺς tí» ϑεῖον πιχτυμένους Φοβον εἶδοτας σύνεσιν ἔφη τοὺς σισαιδουμένους τὸν νόμον, καὶ τῶν προφητῶν vi» δυναμιν ἐπισταμένους. → Διδοὺς σοφίαν τοῖς σοφοῖς. Σοφοὺς ἐκάλεσε τοὺς τὸν θεῖον κεκτημένους φόβον· εἰδότας σύνεσιν ἔφη τοὺς πεπαιδευμένους τὸν νόμον, καὶ τῶν προφητῶν τὴν δύναμιν ἐπισταμένους..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.22 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-22). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius distinguishes 'hidden' and 'deep' things in Daniel's praise.

• Scholion on Dan 2:22. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): ᾿λεόχευφα ἐχάλεσε τὼ αὦσιν ἄγνωστα fa. Séa δὲ τὼ φανιρὰ μὲν, οὐδέσω δὲ διαχριϑῆναι ὃυγώμενα" ἔνα εἶπη καὶ τὸ ἐνύπειον., καὶ τοῦ ἐνυκ. »íóy τὴν .διασαφησιν, → Ἀπόκρυφα ἐκάλεσε τὰ πᾶσιν ἄγνωστα· βαθέα δὲ τὰ φανερὰ μέν, οὐδέπω δὲ διακριθῆναι δυνάμενα· ἵνα εἴπῃ καὶ τὸ ἐνύπνιον, καὶ τοῦ ἐνυπνίου τὴν διασάφησιν..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.23 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-23). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: God knows all things in himself.

• Scholion on Dan 2:22. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): Té φῶς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐστι. ᾿λπάντων γὰρ καὶ τῶν ἐν ἀφανεῖ κειμένων ὠχριβᾷ κέκτητοι τὴν εἴδησιν, — Τουτέσγι τὴν ἀπιόντων γνῶσιν ἔχει ἐν ἑαυτῷ, οὐ διόμενος παρ᾽ ἑτέρου ταῦταᾳ λαβεῖν, → Τὸ φῶς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐστι. Ἁπάντων γὰρ καὶ τῶν ἐν ἀφανεῖ κειμένων ἀκριβῆ κέκτηται τὴν εἴδησιν. — Τουτέστι τὴν ἁπάντων γνῶσιν ἔχει ἐν ἑαυτῷ, οὐ δεόμενος παρ᾽ ἑτέρου ταῦτα λαβεῖν..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.24 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-24). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Daniel names the God of his fathers to point to God's long providence and Israel's unworthiness.

• Scholion on Dan 2:23. The staged text split this scholion at a column end; its continuation (staged as 2.26) is joined here and 2.26 is held. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable and the scholion split at a column end; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): . Ay. Θεὸς τὸν πατέρων μου. Τῶν προγόνων ἐμ- y»c9w , ba τῶν ἄνωθεν δείξη τοῦ Θεοῦ πρόνοιαν καὶ ὡς οὐκ d» ποτε ταῦτα ἰουδαῖοι ὑπέστησαν, εἰ μὶ σφᾶς αὐτοὺς ἀναξίους τῆς ϑείας αἱργάσαντο Ὃτι σοφίαν, καὶ δύναμιν. Xogier μὲν οὖν λέ- → Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων μου. Τῶν προγόνων ἐμνήσθη, ἵνα τὴν ἄνωθεν δείξῃ τοῦ θεοῦ πρόνοιαν· καὶ ὡς οὐκ ἄν ποτε ταῦτα Ἰουδαῖοι ὑπέστησαν, εἰ μὴ σφᾶς αὐτοὺς ἀναξίους τῆς θείας εἰργάσαντο χάριτος. Ὅτι σοφίαν, καὶ δύναμιν. Σοφίαν μὲν οὖν λέγει τὴν διασάφησιν τοῦ ἐνυπνίου· σύνεσιν τὴν γνῶσιν ἑαυτοῦ..

Topics: Providence

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.25 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-25). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Daniel interceded for the other wise men as well.

• Scholion on Dan 2:24. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): xà ᾿Απολέσαι τοῦς σοῷονς. Οὐ σιρὶ τῶν καϑ' éeutos μόνον διιλέχϑη, dXX ὀφρόντισαν ὅπως καὶ τοὺς λοιποὺς ἐξαρπάφη τοῦ χινδύνου. → Ἀπολέσαι τοὺς σοφούς. Οὐ περὶ τῶν καθ᾽ ἑαυτὸν μόνον διελέχθη, ἀλλ᾽ ἐφρόντισεν ὅπως καὶ τοὺς λοιποὺς ἐξαρπάσῃ τοῦ κινδύνου..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.27 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-27). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius notes that Arioch reported Daniel before bringing him in.

• Scholion on Dan 2:25. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): Eicwyee τὸν Δανιήλ ὀὁνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ siet» αὐτῷ equas ὥνδρα. Βύδηλον οὖν ἐστὶν ὀνναῦϑα, ὡς 3 σύνθεσις τῶν ῥημάτων οὐ κατὼ 75- [oo κεῖται οὐ yap παροντίφον εἰσηγαγο τὸν δίλαιον, εἾ8᾽ οὕτως τὴν εὕρεσιν ὠπηγγειλε τοῦ ὠνᾶρος ἀλλὰ δῆλον ὡς ὠσσγγείλας, προστάξαντος τοῦ βασιλίως, εἰσάγαγε τὸν &xlpa. → Εἰσήγαγε τὸν Δανιὴλ ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· εὕρηκα ἄνδρα. Εὔδηλον οὖν ἐστιν ἐνταῦθα, ὡς ἡ σύνθεσις τῶν ῥημάτων οὐ κατὰ τάξιν κεῖται· οὐ γὰρ πρότερον εἰσήγαγε τὸν δίκαιον, εἶθ᾽ οὕτως τὴν εὕρεσιν ἀπήγγειλε τοῦ ἀνδρός· ἀλλὰ δῆλον ὡς ἀπαγγείλας, προστάξαντος τοῦ βασιλέως, εἰσήγαγε τὸν ἄνδρα..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.28 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-28). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The king, still doubtful, demands that Daniel prove himself by telling the dream itself.

• Scholion on Dan 2:26. The construction of the king's paraphrased words is loose in the Greek; translated by sense. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): ἘΠ δύνασαι μοὶ ἀνωγγεῖλαι, Φαίνεται ὧπεστιῖν πιρὶ τῶν ὠπισχνουμένων $TV χαὶ γὰρ Mor δ» €i καὶ αὐτὸς xard τοὺς μώγονς τῶν χαλδαΐίων de σαιτήσης παρ᾿ ἐμοῦ μαϑεῖν τὸ ἐνώενιον᾽ οὐ “εὶς ὅχω λέγειν ἀλλὰ πιφὶ τῶν λεχϑησυμένων ὠλήϑειαν πίστωσαι τῇ, τοῦ ἀποῤῥήτου διηγήσει. → Εἰ δύνασαί μοι ἀναγγεῖλαι. Φαίνεται ἀπιστεῖν περὶ τῶν ὑπισχνουμένων ἔτι· καὶ γάρ μοι φησὶ καὶ αὐτὸς κατὰ τοὺς μάγους τῶν χαλδαίων ἀπαιτήσῃς παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ μαθεῖν τὸ ἐνύπνιον· οὐ γὰρ ἔχω λέγειν· ἀλλὰ περὶ τῶν λεχθησομένων ἀλήθειαν πίστωσαι τῇ τοῦ ἀπορρήτου διηγήσει..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.29 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-29). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Daniel calls the dream a mystery known only by divine knowledge.

• Scholion on Dan 2:27. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): Μυστήριον δὲ αὐτὸ ἐκάλεσεν, ἐν ἀποῤῥήτῳ τῆς ϑείας γνωσέίως ὁμολογῶν κιπρυῷϑαι τὸ λεχϑέν' υὐ τοίνυν φησί τεὶ τοιαῦτα εἰδένας ἐστὶ βαβυλωνέων, κῶν τὴν ἄτραν ὦσι πεπαιδευμένοι σοφίαν. → Μυστήριον δὲ αὐτὸ ἐκάλεσεν, ἐν ἀπορρήτῳ τῆς θείας γνώσεως ὁμολογῶν κεκρύφθαι τὸ λεχθέν· οὐ τοίνυν φησὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα εἰδέναι ἐστὶ Βαβυλωνίων, κἂν τὴν ἄκραν ὦσι πεπαιδευμένοι σοφίαν..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.30 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-30). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Daniel first tells the king's thoughts before sleep, so as to be believed about the dream.

• Scholion on Dan 2:28–29. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): Τοῦτο ieri. Ὃ sarneo vost» ϑεὸς οὗ μόνον vd ἐνύπνιον ἐδήλωσεν τῷ δικαίῳ, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῆς ὄψεως τὴν αἰτίαν, καὶ «οὗ βασιλέως τὰ βου. λευματα καὶ τὸ δειχϑὲν προλαβὼν, λόγεν καὶ ἃ πρὸ τοῦ ὕπνου διενοήθη, i» ἀπό τοῦ ὡμολογημένου ἀξιόσιστος γένηται καὶ περὶ τῶν ὠμφιβαλλομένων λέγων, → Τοῦτό ἐστι. Ὁ πάντων γνώστης θεὸς οὐ μόνον τὸ ἐνύπνιον ἐδήλωσε τῷ δικαίῳ, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῆς ὄψεως τὴν αἰτίαν, καὶ τοῦ βασιλέως τὰ βουλεύματα· καὶ τὸ δειχθὲν προλαβών, λέγει καὶ ἃ πρὸ τοῦ ὕπνου διενοήθη, ἵνα ἀπὸ τοῦ ὁμολογουμένου ἀξιόπιστος γένηται καὶ περὶ τῶν ἀμφιβαλλομένων λέγων..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.31 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-31). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: God showed the king events of distant generations.

• Scholion on Dan 2:29. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): ᾿Αποκαλύπτων μυστήρια, Οὕτω cw φησὶ διαχειμένῳω, ἔδειξε τὴν ὄψιν ἦν ἐπιλέλησε, γνωρί. ζων τὰ πολλεὶς ὕστερον ἐσόμενα γενεαῖς. → Ἀποκαλύπτων μυστήρια. Οὕτω σοι φησὶ διακειμένῳ, ἔδειξε τὴν ὄψιν ἣν ἐπελάθου, γνωρίζων τὰ πολλαῖς ὕστερον ἐσόμενα γενεαῖς..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.32 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-32). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Daniel disclaims any wisdom of his own and gives God the credit.

• Scholion on Dan 2:30. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): Kai ἐμοὶ οὐκ ἐν φοφίᾳ τῇ οὔσῳ ἐν ἐμοί, LI- ve ἀσωηούμενος ἑαυτοῦ τὸ θαῦμα, ivi δὲ τὸν Su» ἀναφέρων τοὺς ὕμνους, φησίν οὐκ οἴποϑεν,, οὐδὲ παρ᾽ ἐμαυτοῦ εἰδέναι ταῦτο αὐχῶ, «t ày ὧν πεῖραν τῆς ἐπιχωρίου copiac εἴληφα. → Καὶ ἐμοὶ οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ τῇ οὔσῃ ἐν ἐμοί. Εἶτα ἀπωθούμενος ἑαυτοῦ τὸ θαῦμα, ἐπὶ δὲ τὸν θεὸν ἀναφέρων τοὺς ὕμνους, φησίν· οὐκ οἴκοθεν, οὐδὲ παρ᾽ ἐμαυτοῦ εἰδέναι ταῦτα αὐχῶ, οὐδὲ ἀφ᾽ ὧν πεῖραν τῆς ἐπιχωρίου σοφίας εἴληφα..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.33 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-33). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: God gave Daniel the meaning, and knowledge of the king's thoughts, for the king's sake.

• Scholion on Dan 2:30. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): 'AMXA ἕνεκεν τοῦ τὴν σύγκριστν τῷ βασιλεὶ γνωεἶσαι. Θειὸς γάρ φασι, ὁ τοι διὰ τοῦ ἐννανίου τὼ πράγματα δείξας, (poi τῶν σοὶ γνκρισθέντων τὴν σαφήνειαν δέδωκε" προσέϑαχν δὲ καὶ τῶν σὺν βουλευμάτων τὴν εἶϑησιν, ὡς ἂν ἔχοιξ περὶ τῶν λεγομένων ἀναντίῤῥητον τὸν γνῶσιν. → Ἀλλ᾽ ἕνεκεν τοῦ τὴν σύγκρισιν τῷ βασιλεῖ γνωρίσαι. Θεὸς γάρ φησι, ὁ σοὶ διὰ τοῦ ἐνυπνίου τὰ πράγματα δείξας, ἐμοὶ τῶν σοὶ γνωρισθέντων τὴν σαφήνειαν δέδωκε· προσέθηκε δὲ καὶ τῶν σῶν βουλευμάτων τὴν εἴδησιν, ὡς ἂν ἔχοις περὶ τῶν λεγομένων ἀναντίρρητον τὴν γνῶσιν..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.34 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-34). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Nebuchadnezzar's empire and his conquest of Judea were God's gift.

• Scholion on Dan 2:37. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): Ὧι ὁ ϑιὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ βασιλείαν ἔδωκεν. Τοσυύτων γὰρ οὐκ ἂν πῴευτε περιυγένον, μὴ τοῦ Sm) e» ἰσχύν ξιδωκότος αὐτός δὲ καὶ τοὺς οἱκοίους ἁλῶναι πεποίηκας ὑπὸ σοῦ, “- Αἰνιττόμεινος ὡς οὐκ ἄν τὸν Ἰουδαίαν κατίσχες, εἰ μὲ ὁ Sese ἐκδότους ἔδωκε τοὺς ἐνοικοῦντας. → Ὧι ὁ θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ βασιλείαν ἔδωκεν. Τοσούτων γὰρ οὐκ ἂν πώποτε περιεγένου, μὴ τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν ἰσχὺν δεδωκότος· αὐτὸς δὲ καὶ τοὺς οἰκείους ἁλῶναι πεποίηκεν ὑπὸ σοῦ. — Αἰνιττόμενος ὡς οὐκ ἂν τὴν Ἰουδαίαν κατέσχες, εἰ μὴ ὁ θεὸς ἐκδότους ἔδωκε τοὺς ἐνοικοῦντας..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.35 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-35). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The beasts and birds stand for the warlike peoples subjected to Nebuchadnezzar.

• Scholion on Dan 2:38. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 3): Θκρία τὸ ὠγροῦ καὶ πετοινο,, Τοὺς ὑξεὶς xard σύλιμον καὶ δυνατοὺς καὶ ῥωμαλέφυς τὰ σὼμα ῥείταξέ σοι d ϑιὲς, καὶ χατέφστησε κύριον παν- vuv ἀντὶ τοῦ οὐ μόνον σοὶ τὴν ἐν τῷ σολύμω w- μήν, e καὶ βιβαίαν ἐχαρίσατο ti» ἐξουσίαν, → Θηρία τὰ ἀγροῦ, καὶ πετεινά. Τοὺς ὀξεῖς κατὰ πόλεμον καὶ δυνατοὺς καὶ ῥωμαλέους τὸ σῶμα ὑπέταξέ σοι ὁ θεός, καὶ κατέστησε κύριον πάντων· ἀντὶ τοῦ οὐ μόνον σοι τὴν ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ νίκην, ἀλλὰ καὶ βεβαίαν ἐχαρίσατο τὴν ἐξουσίαν..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.36 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-36). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius identifies the kingdom that 'rules all the earth' with the empire of Cyrus.

• Scholion on Dan 2:39. The staged text broke this scholion at the page end; its continuation (staged as 2.39) is joined here, and 2.38 (stray letters) and 2.39 are held. Greek restored from the page images (pp. 3–4).

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable and the scholion split at a page end; text read afresh from the page images of Mai 1831, pp. 3–4): "Ανασεήσεται βασιλέα τέρα ἕττων σου. Οὐκέτι ἐνταῦϑα Srrova ἔφη, ἀλλὰ καὶ t3 προσϑη. → Ἀναστήσεται βασιλεία ἑτέρα ἥττων σου. Οὐκέτι ἐνταῦθα ἥττονα ἔφη, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῇ προσθήκῃ τῶν ῥημάτων δυνατωτέραν ἀνέφηνε τὴν ἐξουσίαν· κυριεύσει γὰρ πάσης τῆς γῆς· ὁ γὰρ Κῦρος πολλῷ μείζονα τοῦ βαβυλωνίου τὴν ἀρχὴν ἐκτήσατο, καὶ πολλοὺς πολέμους κατώρθωσε τῇ θείᾳ συμμαχίᾳ..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.37 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):3; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-37). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The third kingdom is Alexander's Macedonian empire.

• Scholion on Dan 2:39. Polychronius's identification of the kingdoms is translated as written. Greek restored from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 4.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 4): Βασιλιίᾳ pim. λίηνύει μὲν o m» pnaxilomias v sex" γνωρίζει δὲ τὸν ᾿Αλέξανδρον. → Βασιλεία τρίτη. Μηνύει μὲν τὴν μακεδονικὴν ἀρχήν· γνωρίζει δὲ τὸν Ἀλέξανδρον..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.40 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):4; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-40). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The fourth, iron kingdom overthrew the Persians swiftly.

• Scholion on Dan 2:40. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 4): Βαφιλιέα τετάρτη ἰσχυρὰ ὡς σίϑηφος. Οὐ γὰρ μόνον τῶν λοιπῶν σοριαγέγονεν, ἀλλα καὶ Πέρσας ὑπέταξεν ὀλίγων τῷ χρόνω, πάσης ἐλπίδος ὀξύ: τερον τς περιφανεστάτεοις καθελὼν Üvsaqteiag M- fur οὖν, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀσϑενεῖς ποιϑστι, → Βασιλεία τετάρτη ἰσχυρὰ ὡς σίδηρος. Οὐ γὰρ μόνον τῶν λοιπῶν περιεγένετο, ἀλλὰ καὶ Πέρσας ὑπέταξεν ὀλίγῳ τῷ χρόνῳ, πάσης ἐλπίδος ὀξύτερον τὰς περιφανεστάτας καθελὼν δυναστείας· λεπτυνεῖ οὖν, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀσθενεῖς ποιήσει..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.41 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):4; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-41). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The 'root' means Alexander's successors continuing his empire.

• Scholion on Dan 2:41 (Theodotion: "and from the root of iron there will be in it"). Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 4): ps Καὶ ἀπὸ (ac ἐν αὐτή, Καὶ διά τούτων φὴς μακεδονιχὴς ἀρχὸς ἔτι κρατούσης" τὸ γὰρ ἐν αὐτῆ, τουτέστι τῇ ἐξἔπ' τὸν γὰρ ᾿Αλέξανδρον ba- δέξαντο. → Καὶ ἀπὸ ῥίζης ἐν αὐτῇ. Καὶ διὰ τούτων τῆς μακεδονικῆς ἀρχῆς ἔτι κρατούσης· τὸ γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ, τουτέστι τῇ ῥίζῃ· τὸν γὰρ Ἀλέξανδρον διεδέξαντο..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.42 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):4; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-42). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The mixing of iron and clay refers to intermarriage among Alexander's successors.

• Scholion on Dan 2:43. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 4): Συμμιγεῖς Íoorrms ἐν σαίρματι ἀνθρώπων. Συμμέγνυσθαι τὸ σσέρμα ἔξε τὸν πρὸς ὡλλῴλους ἐπιμιξίαν τῶν μετὰ ᾿Αλίξανδρον διὰ τὡς ἐπιγαμίας αἰνιττόμενος τὸ τὸ γὰρ ὁναμεμίχϑαι οὐδέν ἔτεδον μηνύει καὶ τὴν ἀχριβ συγγένειαν καὶ τὸ ἐν σαέφ- pari ἀνθρώσων σαφῶς τὸ εἰρημένον σημοαΐνει ὧφσι ἀκύλουθον deri τό καὶ ἴσονται προσχολλώμν- ver. ὠσανεὶ πρότερον μὲν διηρημένων τῶν γενῶν, συναφϑέντων δὲ ἐκ τῆς πρὸς ὁλλήλους ἐπιμιξίας. → Συμμιγεῖς ἔσονται ἐν σπέρματι ἀνθρώπων. Συμμίγνυσθαι τὸ σπέρμα ἔφη τὴν πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἐπιμιξίαν τῶν μετὰ Ἀλέξανδρον διὰ τὰς ἐπιγαμίας αἰνιττόμενος· τό τε γὰρ ἀναμεμίχθαι οὐδὲν ἕτερον μηνύει ἢ τὴν ἀκριβῆ συγγένειαν· καὶ τὸ ἐν σπέρματι ἀνθρώπων σαφῶς τὸ εἰρημένον σημαίνει· ὥσπερ ἀκόλουθόν ἐστι τὸ καὶ ἔσονται προσκολλώμενοι· ὡσανεὶ πρότερον μὲν διῃρημένων τῶν γενῶν, συναφθέντων δὲ ἐκ τῆς πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἐπιμιξίας..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.43 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):4; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-43). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius interprets the kingdom God will 'raise up' as the manifestation of the eternal divine kingdom in Christ.

• Scholion on Dan 2:44; his statement about the divine nature before the incarnation is translated as written. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 4): ᾿λναστήσει ὁ ϑεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ βασιλείαν. Καλὼς τὸ Ὡαστήσει, ὡς οὖσος μὲν τὴν ἀρχὴν, οὐ φαινομένης δέ ἦν yop καὶ πρὸ τῆς ἐνσώρκου χριστοῦ παρουσίας ἡ ϑεία φύσις τὸ οὖν ἀναστή- es, árri τοῦ δείξει αὐτοῦ τὴν πρόνοιαν οὐδὲ n- δὲν 4» ταῖς ἡμέρως τῶν βασιλέων ἐχείγων ἀναστή- erra βασιλεύς οὐ qae χρίνικὴν ἔσχε τὴν βασιλείαν, 6b; τὸ τὴΝν ἐξουσίαν αλλ᾽ ἀναστήσει ὁ S46; τοῦ οὐρανοῦ βασιλείαν, δεικνὺς τὴν περὶ ἡμᾶς τοῦ ϑεοῦ οἱκονομέαν. → Ἀναστήσει ὁ θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ βασιλείαν. Καλῶς τὸ ἀναστήσει, ὡς οὔσης μὲν τὴν ἀρχήν, οὐ φαινομένης δέ· ἦν γὰρ καὶ πρὸ τῆς ἐνσάρκου χριστοῦ παρουσίας ἡ θεία φύσις· τὸ οὖν ἀναστήσει, ἀντὶ τοῦ δείξει αὐτοῦ τὴν πρόνοιαν· οὐδὲ εἶπεν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τῶν βασιλέων ἐκείνων ἀναστήσεται βασιλεύς· οὐ γὰρ χρονικὴν ἔσχε τὴν βασιλείαν, ἀΐδιός τε τὴν ἐξουσίαν· ἀλλ᾽ ἀναστήσει ὁ θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ βασιλείαν, δεικνὺς τὴν περὶ ἡμᾶς τοῦ θεοῦ οἰκονομίαν..

Topics: Christology

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.44 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):4; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-44). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: God's kingdom, unlike the others, will last for ever and prevail over all opposition.

• Scholion on Dan 2:44; Matt 16:18. Greek restored from the page image.

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 4): Εἷς τοὺς αἰῶνας o9 διαξϑαρήσεται. Go t. X ἘΠ τὸ διάφορον τῆς βασιλείας ταύτης δειανὶς ἡ πρὸς τὸς ἤξη ῥοθείσας φησὶν, ἅτις εἰς τοὺς als- *a£ οὐ διαφϑαρήσιται, ὧς ἐκείνων μὲν ἀπολλυμό. vus, ταύτης Bi εἰς ἀπέραντον τὸν χρόνον μενούσης. — Τουτέστιν, οὐδεὶς loros μετ’ αὐτὸν, τῆς ifo. σίας αὐτοῦ παυϑασομένης, ὠλλ᾽ αὐτὸς τὰ διαμενεῖ, καὶ τὸ κράτος ἔξει ὠὡτελέστατον. — Οὐ μόνον Φην σὶν ἀρχὴν ἔξει, ἀλλά καὶ τῶν ἀνθισταμίνων ἁπάν- Té?» δυριίστων καὶ ὁ κύριος λέγει, ἐπὶ ταύτη μου τῇ πέτρᾳ οἰκοβομήσι μὸυ τὴν ixxÀngies , χαὶ π΄ύ- Aa ὥδου οὐ πκατισχύουσιν αὐτῆς. → Εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας οὐ διαφθαρήσεται. κ. τ. λ. Εἶτα τὸ διάφορον τῆς βασιλείας ταύτης δεικνύς, πρὸς τὰς ἤδη ῥηθείσας φησίν, ἥτις εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας οὐ διαφθαρήσεται, ὡς ἐκείνων μὲν ἀπολλυμένων, ταύτης δὲ εἰς ἀπέραντον τὸν χρόνον μενούσης. — Τουτέστιν, οὐδεὶς ἔσται μετ᾽ αὐτόν, τῆς ἐξουσίας αὐτοῦ παυθησομένης, ἀλλ᾽ αὐτός τε διαμενεῖ, καὶ τὸ κράτος ἕξει ἀτελεύτητον. — Οὐ μόνον φησὶν ἀρχὴν ἕξει, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῶν ἀνθισταμένων ἁπάντων περιέσται· καὶ ὁ κύριος λέγει, ἐπὶ ταύτῃ μου τῇ πέτρᾳ οἰκοδομήσω μου τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, καὶ πύλαι ᾅδου οὐ κατισχύσουσιν αὐτῆς..

Topics: Eschatology

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 2.45 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):4; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/2-45). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius explains the crowds and the instruments at the dedication of the statue.

• Scholion on Dan 3:3–5. The staged text broke this scholion at the column end; its continuation (staged as 3.2) is joined here and 3.2 is held. Greek restored from the page image.

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable and the scholion split at a column end; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 4): Εἰστήχεισαν ἐνώσιον τὺς εἰκόνος, ᾿Αναμένῳν» τις τοῦ προστώγματος τὸ σύνθημκ' τοῦτο δὲ d» τὸ παρὰ τοῦ βασιλέως παῤόγγιλμα' ἐδήλωσε δὲ τῶν συναχϑέντων τὰ πλῆϑος,, ἴϑνη μὲν ταὶς χαϑ' ἑκάστην μηνύωμᾳ πατρίδας φυλας δὲ τοὺς πατὰ ζρατρίαν συναχϑέντως λαοὺς δὲ τοὺς ἐκ διαξύρων se → Εἱστήκεισαν ἐνώπιον τῆς εἰκόνος. Ἀναμένοντες τοῦ προστάγματος τὸ σύνθημα· τοῦτο δὲ ἦν τὸ παρὰ τοῦ βασιλέως παράγγελμα· ἐδήλωσε δὲ τῶν συναχθέντων τὸ πλῆθος, ἔθνη μὲν τὰς καθ᾽ ἑκάστην μηνύων πατρίδας· φυλὰς δὲ τοὺς κατὰ φρατρίαν συναχθέντας· λαοὺς δὲ τοὺς ἐκ διαφόρων πατρίδων μυριάδας· σάλπιγγας δὲ καὶ σύριγγας καὶ κιθάρας λέγει διάφορα ὄργανα μουσικά· καὶ σαμβύκης καὶ ψαλτηρίου εἶδος δηλονότι λέγει ὀργάνου. Δηλοῖ ὡς οὐχ ἁπλῶς οὐδὲ ὡς ἔτυχεν ἦχον τοῖς φθόγγοις, ἀλλὰ κατά τινα τάξιν καὶ εὐρυθμίαν ἀπετέλουν τὸ μέλος· ὥστε καὶ ἡδονήν τινα παρέχειν τοῖς ἀκούουσιν..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 3.1 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):4; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/3-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The youths honored the king but refused to worship the image, as the law of Moses required.

• Scholion on Dan 3:7 (compare Exod 20:4–5). Greek restored from the page image.

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 4): Πίπεοντες avrog οἱ λαοί, "If οἱ μὲν ἀνοί οἱ δὲ Qéip τῶν ἀπειληθέντων ὑπακούσωσι vj προ. στώγματι. — Τῶν λοιχῶν δουλοπρεπῶς ϑωπευόντων, οἱ mail. κατὰ τὸν Μουύσίως νόμον οὐξενί χειρο- wi re προσχυνεῖν φξίουν᾽ τῷ μὲν yep βασιλεῖ τὴν ὀφειλομένην ὠπιξίδοσαν τιμὴν, εἰς S10 δὲ προσκῳνεῖν παρητοῦντφ᾽ τὸ μὲν γὰρ ἐν τὴν πρέπουσαν Qu- Aertévrys τώξιν τὸ δὲ, τὸς τοῦ ϑεοῦ atelier ὑπερορώντων. → Πίπτοντες πάντες οἱ λαοί. Ἵν᾽ οἱ μὲν ἀνοίᾳ, οἱ δὲ φόβῳ τῶν ἀπειληθέντων ὑπακούσωσι τῷ προστάγματι. — Τῶν λοιπῶν δουλοπρεπῶς θωπευόντων, οἱ παῖδες κατὰ τὸν Μωσέως νόμον οὐδενὶ χειροποιήτῳ προσκυνεῖν ἠξίουν· τῷ μὲν γὰρ βασιλεῖ τὴν ὀφειλομένην ἀπεδίδοσαν τιμήν, ὡς θεῷ δὲ προσκυνεῖν παρῃτοῦντο· τὸ μὲν γὰρ ἦν τὴν πρέπουσαν φυλαττόντων τάξιν· τὸ δέ, τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ λατρείας ὑπερορώντων..

Topics: Idolatry

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 3.3 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):4; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/3-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The accusers' greeting is flattery, their charge envy.

• Scholion on Dan 3:9. Greek restored from the page image.

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 4): El; τοὺς αἰῶνας [$5 Τουτίστε διαμένοις στιίᾳ τοῦτο μὲν ἔχει κολακείας bul», vé δὲ ὁκόμενον φϑόνου, → Εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας ζῆθι. Τουτέστι διαμένοις κρατῶν, τῶν πραγμάτων συμμαρτυρούντων τῇ δυναστείᾳ· τοῦτο μὲν ἔχει κολακείας ἔνδειξιν, τὸ δὲ ἑπόμενον φθόνου..

Topics: Anger and envy

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 3.4 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):4; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/3-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The youths point to God the Creator and his past deeds, speaking with the restraint of men on trial.

• Scholion on Dan 3:17. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 4): Ἔστι γὰρ ϑεὸς ἡμῶν ἐν οὐρανῷ, € ἡμεῖς λατρεύομεν. Ἔκ μὲν τῆς τοῦ Seo. μνήμης καὶ τοῦ φώσκειν αὐτὸν εἶναι ἐν odpurp , ἐπὶ τὸν δημιουργόν τῶν ὅλων χειρωγωγοῦφε τὸν ἀκούοντα ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς λατρείας αὐτοῦ, παλαιῶν ὑπομιμνήσεουσι ϑαυμά.- twr ὥσειρ γὰρ βαβυλωναι ἐκ τῆς αὐτῶν ἀποικίας ἐλέγχειν ἐπειρώντο τοῦ ϑιοῦ τὴν ἔνταμιν, οὕτως οἱ ὦγιος Ix τε τῆς κείσεως, καὶ τῶν περὶ αὐτούς yt γόγότων παλαι, τὸν ῥαυτῶν κρατύνειν ἐβούλοντο λόγον οὐ μήν σαξῶς αὐτῷ καὶ λέγουσιν οὐ γὰρ ἃ» ξασκαλίας dr ὁ καιρὸς, 4X εὐθυνῶν καὶ κρίσεως" διδασκάλου μὲν γάρ ἐστι τὸ μετ' ἐξονσίας λέγειν κφρομένου, μετρεῖν τῷ καιρῷ τοὺς λόγους. → Ἔστι γὰρ θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐν οὐρανῷ, ᾧ ἡμεῖς λατρεύομεν. Ἐκ μὲν τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ μνήμης καὶ τοῦ φάσκειν αὐτὸν εἶναι ἐν οὐρανῷ, ἐπὶ τὸν δημιουργὸν τῶν ὅλων χειραγωγοῦσι τὸν ἀκούοντα· ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς λατρείας αὐτοῦ, παλαιῶν ὑπομιμνήσκουσι θαυμάτων· ὥσπερ γὰρ Βαβυλώνιοι ἐκ τῆς αὐτῶν ἀποικίας ἐλέγχειν ἐπειρῶντο τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δύναμιν, οὕτως οἱ ἅγιοι ἔκ τε τῆς κτίσεως, καὶ τῶν περὶ αὐτοὺς γεγονότων πάλαι, τὸν ἑαυτῶν κρατύνειν ἐβούλοντο λόγον· οὐ μὴν σαφῶς αὐτὰ καὶ λέγουσιν· οὐ γὰρ διδασκαλίας ἦν ὁ καιρός, ἀλλ᾽ εὐθυνῶν καὶ κρίσεως· διδασκάλου μὲν γάρ ἐστι τὸ μετ᾽ ἐξουσίας λέγειν, κρινομένου, μετρεῖν τῷ καιρῷ τοὺς λόγους..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 3.5 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):4; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/3-5). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The youths trust God to save them but prefer death to living against his law.

• Scholion on Dan 3:17–18. Greek restored from the page image.

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• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 4): Δυνατύς ἐξελέσθαι ἡμῶς. ᾿μεῖς μὲν οὖν γινώ. σκομὲν σαφῶς ὡς οὐδὲν πεισόμεϑα δεινόν. vimus πᾶσαν μηχανὴν τῆς τοῦ ϑιοῦ προνοίας si δὲ ἄρα καὶ δοκιμάσει τοῖς δεινοῖς ἡμᾶς ὀκδοῦναι, τοσαύτην περὶ αὐτὸν κικτήμεϑα ὠὡγώσην., ὥστο ἡμάς aipiie- $e μᾶλλον ἀσοθϑανεῖν pav! εὐτεβιίος ὶ ζην τῶν ϑεέων νόμων ἐκτός. → Δυνατὸς ἐξελέσθαι ἡμᾶς. Ἡμεῖς μὲν οὖν γινώσκομεν σαφῶς ὡς οὐδὲν πεισόμεθα δεινόν, νικώσης πᾶσαν μηχανὴν τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ προνοίας· εἰ δὲ ἄρα καὶ δοκιμάσει τοῖς δεινοῖς ἡμᾶς ἐκδοῦναι, τοσαύτην περὶ αὐτὸν κεκτήμεθα ἀγάπην, ὥστε ἡμᾶς αἱρεῖσθαι μᾶλλον ἀποθανεῖν μετ᾽ εὐσεβείας ἢ ζῆν τῶν θείων νόμων ἐκτός..

Topics: Martyrdom

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 3.6 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):4; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/3-6). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The fire was so fierce that the youths were thrown in from above.

• Scholion on Dan 3:23. Greek restored from the page image.

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 4): Ἐνέπεσον ἐν μέσῳ, Οὐκ εἶσεν εἰσῆλθον, ὠλλ᾽ ἔπεσον δεικνὺς ὡς τὸ ὁπιτεταμένον τῆς φλογὸς οὐ. δὲ προσιέναι τινὶ φυνεχώρε,, οὐδὲ ὀργάνοις τισὶν ὐϑεῖν τοὺς νεανίσπονς, πκαϑόπερ τὰς siwSWae ὑλας ἐπὶ τῶν τοιούτων εἱσσέμσειν φίλον ἀλλ᾽ ὥσπερ ἐκ πιριυπῆς τινος πρὸς τὸ βάϑος ῥίπτουσι τοὺς ταῖδας, ὡς ἐφ᾽ ὁμολογούμενον ϑάνατον, → Ἐνέπεσον ἐν μέσῳ. Οὐκ εἶπεν εἰσῆλθον, ἀλλ᾽ ἔπεσον· δεικνὺς ὡς τὸ ἐπιτεταμένον τῆς φλογὸς οὐδὲ προσιέναι τινὶ συνεχώρει, οὐδὲ ὀργάνοις τισὶν ὠθεῖν τοὺς νεανίσκους, καθάπερ τὰς εἰωθυίας ὕλας ἐπὶ τῶν τοιούτων εἰσπέμπειν φίλον· ἀλλ᾽ ὥσπερ ἐκ περιωπῆς τινος πρὸς τὸ βάθος ῥίπτουσι τοὺς παῖδας, ὡς ἐφ᾽ ὁμολογούμενον θάνατον..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 3.7 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):4; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/3-7). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: The fire did not harm the youths but only burned their bonds.

• Scholion on the Greek addition to Dan 3 (LXX/Theodotion 3:24, Prayer of Azariah 1). Greek restored from the page image.

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 4): Καὶ περηπάτουν, Οὐχ ἁπλῶς εἶπεν ὕμνουν, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι περιπατοῦντες ὕμνουν καὶ ἐπετείνων τὸ παρά» δοξον τοῦ γιγνομένου. οὐ yup μόνον αὐτῶν οὐχ 9- Varo v ἀλλὰ καὶ «τὸς τὴν τῶν δισμὼν λύσιν vt qiero T$ mg) ὅρον vic ἑαυτοῦ ἐναμίνς di xég τοῦ σιδήρου τὸν ὠφανισμὸν. → Καὶ περιεπάτουν. Οὐχ ἁπλῶς εἶπεν ὕμνουν, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι περιπατοῦντες ὕμνουν· καὶ ἐπιτείνων τὸ παράδοξον τοῦ γιγνομένου· οὐ γὰρ μόνον αὐτῶν οὐχ ἥψατο, ἀλλὰ καὶ πρὸς τὴν τῶν δεσμῶν λύσιν ὑπηρετήσατο τὸ πῦρ· ὅρον τῆς ἑαυτοῦ ἐνεργείας ἐσχηκὸς τοῦ σιδήρου τὸν ἀφανισμόν..

Extrabiblical texts: Pr Azar 1 (Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Young Men [in RC, EO, ETH canons]; quotation)

Topics: Miracles

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 3.8 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):4; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/3-8). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Polychronius notes that the Song of the Three is not in the Hebrew or Syriac and declines to comment on it.

• Scholion on the Greek addition to Dan 3 (the Song of the Three, LXX/Theodotion 3:57, Prayer of Azariah 35). Mai's note mark "(1)" is not reproduced. The staged text broke this scholion at the page end; its continuation (staged as 3.10) is joined here and 3.10 is held. Greek restored from the page images (pp. 4–5).

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable and the scholion split at a page end; text read afresh from the page images of Mai 1831, pp. 4–5): Εὐλογεῖτε savra. ἘΠΕ ναι δὲ δεῖ, ὡς οὗτος ὁ 0p- νος οὐ χεῖται ἐν τοῖς ἐβραΐκοις 9 ἐν τοῖς συφιακοῖς βιβλίοις λόγεται γὰρ ex) τῶν εἰρεμένων παρα τι. —— — --.-...ὕ.. → Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα. Εἰδέναι δὲ δεῖ, ὡς οὗτος ὁ ὕμνος οὐ κεῖται ἐν τοῖς ἑβραϊκοῖς ἢ ἐν τοῖς συριακοῖς βιβλίοις· λέγεται γὰρ ἀπὸ τῶν εἰρημένων παρά τινων μετὰ ταῦτα συντεθεῖσθαι· διόπερ καὶ αὐτὸς τὴν καθ᾽ ἑκάστην αὐτῶν ἑρμηνείαν παρείς, τῆς ἑρμηνείας μόνον ἐχόμενος τῆς βίβλου..

Extrabiblical texts: Pr Azar 35 (Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Young Men [in RC, EO, ETH canons]; quotation)

Topics: Scripture and canon

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 3.9 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):4-5; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/3-9). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.

Summary: Taught by the miracle, Nebuchadnezzar publicly forbids blasphemy against the God of the Jews.

• Scholion on Dan 4:1 (Theodotion 3:98) with reference to the decree of 3:29 (Theodotion 3:96). The verb ἔμελλον and the phrase εἰς ἀδυναμίαν ἔσκωπτον are read from a blurred image. Greek restored from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 5.

Notes on the original text

• Digital text corrected (Tesseract OCR unusable; text read afresh from the page image of Mai 1831, p. 5): Ναβευχοδονόσορ βασιλεὺς πᾶσι τοῖς λαοὶς. Ἔξ αὐτῶν τῶν πραγμάτων ἐπαιδιύϑη τὸ ἀληϑὲς Da wep εἰς κοινὸν ἅπασι «οἷς ὑκυκόοις ἐκτίϑεται «οὐ δόγμα ἐπειδᾷ γὰρ ἅμιλλαν καὶ φύγεριστν τῶν ϑεὼν ποιούμενο: εἰς ὠδυναμίαν ἔσκανπτον τὸν ἰουδαίων πεοϊστάμονον, ὡς οὐ δυνηθέντα ἐξαρπώσαι τῆς wo- λέμον χειρὸς τοὺς om αὐτῷ τεταγμένους, ναξιγγνὰᾷβ μηκετι τοῖς αὐτοῖς κπεχρᾶσϑαι jupes, ὡς αὐτίχα μάλα δώσοντως δίκην ἐπὶ τῇ βλασῷημέῳᾳ. c Assd τὰ σρύγματα φησὶ τόσης φωνῆς λαμπρότερον ἐβόα τὴν ἀλήθειαν οἱ μὲν γὰρ πα- pé τῶν λοιπῶν σροσκυνούμενοι οὐ μόνον τῶν προ» κῷῴν χιγδυνων ἐξαρπώξειν οὐ δύνανται, ὡλλ᾽ οὐδὲ τὸ φυχὺν παρέχειν ὁ δὲ καὶ τὸ πῶσιν ἀνέλοιστον καὶ iv ἔργον ὑπίδηιξιν. → Ναβουχοδονόσορ βασιλεὺς πᾶσι τοῖς λαοῖς. Ἐξ αὐτῶν τῶν πραγμάτων ἐπαιδεύθη τὸ ἀληθές· διόπερ εἰς κοινὸν ἅπασι τοῖς ὑπηκόοις ἐκτίθεται τὸ δόγμα· ἐπειδὴ γὰρ ἔμελλον καὶ σύγκρισιν τῶν θεῶν ποιούμενοι εἰς ἀδυναμίαν ἔσκωπτον τὸν ἰουδαίων προϊστάμενον, ὡς οὐ δυνηθέντα ἐξαρπάσαι τῆς πολεμίου χειρὸς τοὺς ὑπ᾽ αὐτῷ τεταγμένους, παρεγγυᾷ μηκέτι τοῖς αὐτοῖς κεχρῆσθαι ῥήμασιν, ὡς αὐτίκα μάλα δώσοντας δίκην ἐπὶ τῇ βλασφημίᾳ. — Αὐτὰ τὰ πράγματά φησι πάσης φωνῆς λαμπρότερον ἐβόα τὴν ἀλήθειαν· οἱ μὲν γὰρ παρὰ τῶν λοιπῶν προσκυνούμενοι οὐ μόνον τῶν προφανῶν κινδύνων ἐξαρπάζειν οὐ δύνανται, ἀλλ᾽ οὐδὲ τὸ τυχὸν παρέχειν· ὁ δὲ καὶ τὸ πᾶσιν ἀνέλπιστον καὶ ἐπ᾽ ἔργου ἐπέδειξεν..

Cite (SBL): Polychronius, Comm. Dan. 3.11 (Mai Script. vet. nova coll. 1 (1831):5; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/polychronius-fragmenta/3-11). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek scholia printed by Mai, Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 1 (1831), read from the page images (the OCR was used only as a guide; corrections logged). No public-domain or FOTC English exists; re-read against the Greek.