Guide to Evagrius Ponticus

edited by Joel Kalvesmaki


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ascend

Gn.
29
be shameful having [once] ascended, for you to be
KG
3.42 S2
causes the nous to ascend to its first rank
4.80 S2
descended to Sheol and ascended to Heaven, but the
4.85 S2
will make the nous ascend as from a deep
6.56 S2
the disciples saw him ascend to heaven (Acts 1:11, how
6.56 S2
all times Christ truly ascends in the holy, while
6.76 S2
If "He who has ascended above all the heavens

ascension

KG
1.67 S1
up by a spiritual ascension toward the Holy Trinity

ascent

KG
3.46 S2
infirmities which effected the ascent to health of those
5.62 S2
is not known through ascents or descents. Indeed, [since
5.63 S1
of beings, there are ascents and descents, according to
5.63 S1
where there is neither ascent or descent.
6.19 S2
Conversion is the ascent away from (the)movement
On Prayer
36
Prayer is the ascent of the nous to

ascertain

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1.34 S2
stands and waits [to ascertain] which spiritual contemplation gives

ascetic

Prak
pref.9
the life of the ascetic and the knower I
12
of how burdensome the ascetic life is. So, it
50
those who approach the ascetic life with greater knowledge
Gn.
1
The ascetics will understand the deep
2
The ascetic is one who is
Skemmata
33
The ascetic is a day-laborer, awaiting
38
The ascetic is one who lives

ascetical

Prak
pref.9
I have compactly divided ascetical matters into a hundred
1
Savior Christ consisting of asctical practice, the [contemplation of
29
very experienced in the ascetical life (praktikotatos), said, β€˜The
32
eagerly engage in the ascetical life [praktike], showing our
66
s help, accomplished the ascetical life (praktike) successfully and
78
Ascetical practice is a spiritual
81
the flower of the ascetical life (praktike). The ascetical
81
ascetical life (praktike). The ascetical life is constituted by
84
The end of the ascetical life (praktike) is charity
84
said to oppose the ascetical life, those which disturb
87
making progress in the ascetical life (praktike) is reducing
Skemmata
10
lit. dog-like] is the ascetical nous, hunting down unjust
15
An ascetical person is one who
16
The ascetical nous is one that
20
The nous occupied in ascetical practice is in the
Monks
132.2
but the ascetical [praktikos] man will know
On Prayer
73
prayer. An admirable and ascetical (praktikos) man explained that

asceticism

Prak
7
quick abandonment of his asceticism. The stomach, liver, spleen
7
this resulted from their asceticism.
Gn.
1
the deep purposes of asceticism; the knowers (gnostikoi) will
KG
3.50 S2
from a body for asceticism to a darkened and
Monks
118.1
of Christ - virtues of asceticism (praktikΓ©);
On Prayer
pref.3
it to mean: [1] praktikΓ© [asceticism], [2] physikΓ© [natural science], and

ash

Exhortations to Monks
1.5
I am dust and ashes’, and again, β€˜Unless the

ashamed

KG
5.33 S2
the other hand, is ashamed to beg - he who
5.41 S2
desire, and is henceforth ashamed of what formerly gave

Ashtaroth

Ep fid
11
put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and did serve the

aside

KG
1.79 S2
renunciation is the laying aside of vice, which happens
Skemmata
23
unless it has put aside all the passions that
23
passion will be put aside through the virtues, and
On Prayer
71
prayer is [the] putting aside of thoughts (noemata).

ask

Prak
91
sick while fasting When asked, he said that such
93
the Egyptian old man, asked me, β€˜Why is it
93
for an answer, and asked him to explain it
94
burning with thirst and asked for some water to
96
One of the brethren asked one of the old
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4.76 S1
is sick and who asks the cabinet maker to
4.76 S2
the sick man who asks to the carpenter to
Ep fid
20
bread to them who ask Him, since they whom
24
that when His disciples asked Him again in the
On Prayer
31
And in all matters ask of him in this
32
eventually received what I asked for, I was very
32
very sorry I had asked for my own choice

asleep

KG
1.38 S1
that, when we are asleep, we learn them by
Ep
57.1
disheartened concerning the falling asleep of our revered father

aspire

On Prayer
145
so shamelessly dares to aspire to the knowledge of

assail

KG
6.83 S2
it, but those which assail it from thumos and
On Prayer
95
first [group] that is assailing you, in order to

assault

Prak
77
do not prevent the assault of demons, but they
On Prayer
9
put to flight the assaults of anxieties and [tempting
138
Always anticipate persuasive demonic assaults, and reflect on how

assembly

Apophthegmata
7
Cells, there was an assembly about some matter or

assent

Skemmata
45
over time, others by assent. The latter [harm] by

assert

Prak
pref.3
than to consider and assert that something is better
Ep fid
4
into our faith, and asserts that there was once

asset

KG
1.60 S1
colleagues part of the assets of the property.

assign

Prak
57
immeasurable eagerness for [our assigned] task. [B] From the second
On Prayer
49
the beginning you were assigned this: namely, to work

assistance

KG
2.7 S2
to] have been of assistance to it either for
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who themselves were of assistance in the Gospel to
Skemmata
12
that come to [our] assistance.

assistant

KG
5.65 S2
and the gnostikos the assistant of wisdom.

associate

Prak
11
beasts. These four things associated with rancor may be
39
influence of the passion associated with the demon in
Skemmata
6
it has no matters associated with the senses joined

assume

KG
4.24 S2
is] the first to assume a spiritual body
Ep fid
19
by means of His assumed ignorance; for the former
On Prayer
74
him: and therefore he assumes he sees a divine

assumption

Ep fid
13
the dead, and His assumption into heaven, to commit

assurance

On Prayer
80
will find very great assurance and angels will accompany

astonish

Ep fid
1
I have often been astonished at your feeling towards

astound

Ep fid
2
I was astounded like a man stunned

astray

On Prayer
68
form to lead [you] astray into conceit, [by] rashly