Translating Origen's harder section
Posted: January 15th, 2019, 10:23 am
I'm seeking some help in the more difficult section of an earlier post. I can't see how some words, genitives and accusatives fit together coherently. My atttempted translation is below, along with a couple of dictionary look-ups from TLG. Any enlightenment to get me out of the stuck areas would be massively appreciated.
Φαμὲν τὸ μικρότερον περὶ αὐτοῦ λέγειν τοῦ Χριστοῦ· (19) μικρότερον δὲ κατὰ τὴν δόκησιν τῶν ἀκουόντων. (20) Τὸ δὲ, ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν, δηλοῖ ἐντοῖς πνευματικοῖς, καὶ ἐν τοῖς κατ’ οὐρανὸν ἅπασι καὶ θεϊκοῖς μείζονα ὑπάρχειν ἐκείνου τὸν Χριστόν. Οὕτως δὲ ἀνγνωσόμεθα, ὅτι, Μικρότερος· εἶτα, μικρὸν διαλιπόντες, ἐποίσομεν τὸ, Ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν μείζων αὐτοῦ ἐστιν. (25) Ἡ δὲ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς, προτρεπόμενος πάντας εἰς μετάνοιαν, καὶ ἕλκων εἰς ἑαυτὸν διὰ τῆς χάριτος.
We say concerning 'the least' of him/whom? to speak of Christ. The least, though, as it seems to the hearers. But to those in the kingdom of heaven, clearly to those among the spiritual, and among all those according to heaven and in those of/with God? (θεϊκοῖς), Christ is greater than that one. Then this is how we read, that, “the least”, accordingly, deserting the small? (μικρὸν διαλιπόντες), will ἐποίσομεν “bring, put?”, the one in the kingdom of heaven that is greater. And the kingdom of heaven is Christ himself, exhorting all to repentance, and drawing them to himself through grace.
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θεϊκός, ή, όν, late form for θεῖος (A), θρησκεία Cat.Cod.Astr.1.116; σοφία MAMA 1.228 (Laodicea Combusta).
θεϊκός, επίθ. 1) α) Που προέρχεται από το Θεό, που ανήκει στο Θεό: Τούτ’ η βουλή ’ναι θεϊκή και θεϊκός ο νόμος (Ζήν. Α´ 122)· β) που αναφέρεται στο Θεό: επιστήμες θεϊκές (Τζάνε, Κρ. πόλ. 58012). 2) Υπέροχος, θείος: όνομα το περίφημον, αυτό το θεϊκόν σου (Σουμμ., Παστ. φίδ. Δ´ [1086]). [μτγν. επίθ. θεϊκός. Η λ. και σήμ.]
ἐπιφέρω (1 fut. ἐποίσω+
I.to bring, put or lay upon, τί τινι Il., etc.; ἐπιφέρειν τινὶ πόλεμον, Lat. bellum inferre, to make war upon him, Hdt., attic; so, ἐπ. δόρυ Aesch., etc.:— absol. to attack, assail, Ar.
2.to bring offerings to the grave, Thuc.
3.to bring as a charge against, Hdt., attic; so, ἐπ. μωρίην, μανίην τινί to impute it to him, Hdt., etc.
4.to confer or impose upon, in good or bad sense, Thuc.
5.to add to, increase, id=Thuc.
II.Mid. to bring with or upon oneself, bring as dowry, Dem.
III.Pass. to rush upon or after, attack, assault, Il., Hdt., attic
2.to be borne onwards, Hdt.
3.to come after or next, ensue, τὰ ἐπιφερόμενα coming events, id=Hdt.
Φαμὲν τὸ μικρότερον περὶ αὐτοῦ λέγειν τοῦ Χριστοῦ· (19) μικρότερον δὲ κατὰ τὴν δόκησιν τῶν ἀκουόντων. (20) Τὸ δὲ, ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν, δηλοῖ ἐντοῖς πνευματικοῖς, καὶ ἐν τοῖς κατ’ οὐρανὸν ἅπασι καὶ θεϊκοῖς μείζονα ὑπάρχειν ἐκείνου τὸν Χριστόν. Οὕτως δὲ ἀνγνωσόμεθα, ὅτι, Μικρότερος· εἶτα, μικρὸν διαλιπόντες, ἐποίσομεν τὸ, Ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν μείζων αὐτοῦ ἐστιν. (25) Ἡ δὲ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς, προτρεπόμενος πάντας εἰς μετάνοιαν, καὶ ἕλκων εἰς ἑαυτὸν διὰ τῆς χάριτος.
We say concerning 'the least' of him/whom? to speak of Christ. The least, though, as it seems to the hearers. But to those in the kingdom of heaven, clearly to those among the spiritual, and among all those according to heaven and in those of/with God? (θεϊκοῖς), Christ is greater than that one. Then this is how we read, that, “the least”, accordingly, deserting the small? (μικρὸν διαλιπόντες), will ἐποίσομεν “bring, put?”, the one in the kingdom of heaven that is greater. And the kingdom of heaven is Christ himself, exhorting all to repentance, and drawing them to himself through grace.
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θεϊκός, ή, όν, late form for θεῖος (A), θρησκεία Cat.Cod.Astr.1.116; σοφία MAMA 1.228 (Laodicea Combusta).
θεϊκός, επίθ. 1) α) Που προέρχεται από το Θεό, που ανήκει στο Θεό: Τούτ’ η βουλή ’ναι θεϊκή και θεϊκός ο νόμος (Ζήν. Α´ 122)· β) που αναφέρεται στο Θεό: επιστήμες θεϊκές (Τζάνε, Κρ. πόλ. 58012). 2) Υπέροχος, θείος: όνομα το περίφημον, αυτό το θεϊκόν σου (Σουμμ., Παστ. φίδ. Δ´ [1086]). [μτγν. επίθ. θεϊκός. Η λ. και σήμ.]
ἐπιφέρω (1 fut. ἐποίσω+
I.to bring, put or lay upon, τί τινι Il., etc.; ἐπιφέρειν τινὶ πόλεμον, Lat. bellum inferre, to make war upon him, Hdt., attic; so, ἐπ. δόρυ Aesch., etc.:— absol. to attack, assail, Ar.
2.to bring offerings to the grave, Thuc.
3.to bring as a charge against, Hdt., attic; so, ἐπ. μωρίην, μανίην τινί to impute it to him, Hdt., etc.
4.to confer or impose upon, in good or bad sense, Thuc.
5.to add to, increase, id=Thuc.
II.Mid. to bring with or upon oneself, bring as dowry, Dem.
III.Pass. to rush upon or after, attack, assault, Il., Hdt., attic
2.to be borne onwards, Hdt.
3.to come after or next, ensue, τὰ ἐπιφερόμενα coming events, id=Hdt.