Oecumenius - Ad Thess 457.7ff
Posted: December 15th, 2011, 1:44 pm
Dear Friends,
I have some difficulties in understanding part of the following quote:
"Τί οὖν, εἴποι τις ὡς πρὸς τὴν δευτέραν ἐξήγησιν, μερικὴ ἔσται ἡ ἀνάστασις, ὡς τῶν ἀπίστων μὴ ἀνισταμένων; οὐ τοῦτο, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι πάντες μὲν ἀναστήσονται, οὐ πάντες δὲ ἀχθήσονται• τὸ γὰρ ἀχθῆναι τὴν μετὰ τιμῆς πανταχόθεν ἐν νεφέλαις ἁρπαγὴν καὶ ἀγωγὴν τὴν πρὸς τὸν κριτὴν δηλοῖ. οἱ μὲν γὰρ πιστοὶ καὶ οὐκ ἐπίπλαστον ἔχοντες τοῦτο τὸ ὄνομα ἐν νεφέλαις ἁρπαγήσονται εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ Χριστοῦ, οἱ δὲ ἄπιστοι κάτω περιμενοῦσιν αὐτὸν ἐρχόμενον μὴ ἀξιούμενοι ἀπαντῆσαι."
What does Oecumenius mean by "οὐκ ἐπίπλαστον ἔχοντες τοῦτο τὸ ὄνομα". If someone would translate the whole passage, I'd be happy, so I can check my own one (German). Despite I have problems with εἴποι (first sentence).
Thank you !
Yours
Peter
wwww.streitenberger.com
I have some difficulties in understanding part of the following quote:
"Τί οὖν, εἴποι τις ὡς πρὸς τὴν δευτέραν ἐξήγησιν, μερικὴ ἔσται ἡ ἀνάστασις, ὡς τῶν ἀπίστων μὴ ἀνισταμένων; οὐ τοῦτο, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι πάντες μὲν ἀναστήσονται, οὐ πάντες δὲ ἀχθήσονται• τὸ γὰρ ἀχθῆναι τὴν μετὰ τιμῆς πανταχόθεν ἐν νεφέλαις ἁρπαγὴν καὶ ἀγωγὴν τὴν πρὸς τὸν κριτὴν δηλοῖ. οἱ μὲν γὰρ πιστοὶ καὶ οὐκ ἐπίπλαστον ἔχοντες τοῦτο τὸ ὄνομα ἐν νεφέλαις ἁρπαγήσονται εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ Χριστοῦ, οἱ δὲ ἄπιστοι κάτω περιμενοῦσιν αὐτὸν ἐρχόμενον μὴ ἀξιούμενοι ἀπαντῆσαι."
What does Oecumenius mean by "οὐκ ἐπίπλαστον ἔχοντες τοῦτο τὸ ὄνομα". If someone would translate the whole passage, I'd be happy, so I can check my own one (German). Despite I have problems with εἴποι (first sentence).
Thank you !
Yours
Peter
wwww.streitenberger.com