Question 2 rem early
Rem early: Question 2; historia and theoria toward orthodox Christology.
Greek
2 ἢ ἐκεῖνο φάναι, ὅτι ποσότητι μετρητός ἐστι, καὶ περιληπτὴν ἔχει τὴν φύσιν, καὶ ἐν τόπῳ μένει καθὰ καὶ τὰ σώματα, ἤγουν τὰ ἕτερα τῶν κτισμάτων. ἠγνόησαν δὲ ἴσως ὅτι τὸ θεῖον ἀσώματόν ἐστιν, ἀσχημάτιστον, ἀμερὲς, οὐ ποσότητι μετρητὸν, οὐ τόπῳ περιγραφόμενον, ἀλλὰ πληροῦν μὲν τὰ πάντα καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν ὂν, ἀχώρητον ὂν κατ' ἰδίαν φύσιν. γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι "Ποῦ πορευθῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ πνεύματος σοῦ, "καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου ποῦ φύγω; ἐὰν ἀναβῶ εἰς "τὸν οὐρανὸν, σὺ ἐκεῖ εἶ· ἐὰν καταβῶ εἰς τὸν ᾅδην, παρεῖ· "ἐὰν ἀναλάβοιμι τὰς πτέρυγάς μου κατ' ὄρθρον καὶ κατασκηνώσω εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα τῆς θαλάσσης, καὶ γὰρ ἐκεῖ ἡ χείρ "σου ὁδηγήσει με." ἔδει τοίνυν αὐτοὺς οὐκ ἐξ ἀμαθίας προπετεῖς ἐρεύγεσθαι φωνὰς, ἀλλ' ἐννοεῖν οἷά τε καὶ ὅση καὶ ἐν τίσιν ὑπεροχαῖς ἡ θεία καὶ ὑπερμεγέθης καὶ ἀπόῤῥητός ἐστι τοῦ Θεοῦ φύσις. πότε γὰρ ὁ Θεὸς
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Cyril of Alexandria, Answers to Tiberius the Deacon (Greek). SERIES on this page: Questions 1–9 CLOSEOUT.
English follows lockable Greek for CPG 5232. Modern English syncs were not used as wording. Responsiones SERIES CLOSEOUT Questions 1–9.
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- Copy-text PG — Responsiones ad Tiberium (Greek)
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