Ignatius of Antioch — Epistle to the Trallians 10
But if, as some who are atheists — that is, unbelievers — say, he suffered only in appearance (τὸ δοκεῖν), while they themselves are the ones who are “appearance,” why am I in bonds? Why do I also pray to fight with beasts? Then I die for nothing. Then I am lying about the Lord.
Greek
Εἰ δέ, ὥσπερ τινὲς ἄθεοι ὄντες, τουτέστιν ἄπιστοι, λέγουσιν, τὸ δοκεῖν πεπονθέναι αὐτόν, αὐτοὶ ὄντες τὸ δοκεῖν, ἐγὼ τί δέδεμαι, τί δὲ καὶ εὔχομαι θηριομαχῆσαι; δωρεὰν οὖν ἀποθνήσκω. ἄρα οὖν καταψεύδομαι τοῦ κυρίου.