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κεκοινωνηκὼς αιματος καὶ σαρκὸς παραπλησίως ἡμῖν, ινα διὰ τοῦ οἰκείου θανάτου καταργήσῃ τὸν διάβολον, ου "φθόνῳ θάνατος εἰς τὸν κόσμον εἰσῆλθε·" ῥίζα γὰρ ωσπερ ζωῆς ὁ Χριστοῦ γέγονε θάνατος, καὶ φθορᾶς ἀναίρεσις, καὶ ἁμαρτίας ἀποτροπὴ καὶ πέρας ὀργῆς· γεγόναμεν ἐπάρατοι, καὶ ὑπὸ θανάτου δίκην ἐν ̓Αδὰμ, ἀλλὰ κεχρημάτικεν ὁ Λόγος, ὁ μὴ εἰδὼς ἁμαρτίαν, υἱὸς ̓Αδὰμ, καὶ λέλυται δι' αὐτοῦ τῆς τοῦ πρώτου παραβάσεως τὰ ἐγκλήματα· ωφθη γὰρ ἡ ἀνθρώπου φύσις ἐν Χριστῷ ὑγιῶς εχουσα τὸ ἀπλημμελὲς, τοῦτο σέσωκε τοὺς ἐπὶ γῆς.

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Cyril of Alexandria, Homiliarum incertarum fragmenta (Greek). SERIES CLOSEOUT on this page.

Original English Translation of Cyril’s Homiliarum incertarum fragmenta — new OET from PG 77 Greek.

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