[B-Greek] hUPOSTASIS and OUSIA in Adversus Haereses

Octavio Rodriguez octaviors at gmail.com
Wed Nov 30 14:50:01 EST 2005


Dear Sir:

I have a question about the use of hUPOSTASIS  and OUSIA in Adversus
Haereses of Ireneo.

I ´ll quote these:

By the conjunction of Logos and Zoo were brought forth Anthropos and
Ecclesia; and thus was formed the first-begotten Ogdoad, the root and
substance(hUPOSTASIN=substantiam) of all things, called among them by four
names, viz., Bythus, and Nous, and Logos, and Anthropos.(book I, I,1)

and the angels, and every wicked spiritual being that exists (THN PONHRIAS
hUPOSTASIN=maletiae substantiam), found the source Of their existence. (book
I, V,4)


UPO THS GLUKUTHTOS AUTOU TELEUTAION AN  KATAPEPOSTAI ,

 KAI ANALELUSTAI EIS THN OLHN OUSIAN(universam substantiam)( book I)



In this three quotes , the meanings are differents. The first hUPOSTASIS
perhpaps means essence like OUSIA. The second hUPOSTASIS means individual
being .



I see in all the cases that hUPOSTASIS and OUSIA was translated  substantia,
in latin.

I would like to know  why the latin translator couldn´t stablish the
difference of this two words.



Best Regards

Octavio Rodriguez



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