Guide to Evagrius Ponticus

edited by Joel Kalvesmaki


ba

babble

On Prayer
151
you pray, do not babble on’ and other similar

back

Prak
pref.6
of the body, cutting back the wickedness of the
11
siezes the nous, reflecting back the face of the
29
The first [approach] cuts back the thoughts of acedia
35
the body are cut back by self-control; those of
35
the soul are cut back by spiritual love.
61
habitually make it turn back to the place from
Gn.
50
might accomplish the gaining [back] of the fallen-​away
KG
5.63 S2
Investigation brings us back to the beginning of
6.86 S2
word; they bring others back by means of dreams
Skemmata
22
to contemplations and [then] back again from these to
Ep fid
1
to make me come back to you, as though
18
saved it, and bring back safe and sound to
On Prayer
135
I will not turn back until they turn away
148
no longer on your back, but on your face
Exhortations to Monks
1.3
wandering nous is gathered back through reading the oracles
Instr
11
stench of death, coming back to earth again.

bad

Prak
88
which are good or bad depending on their use
KG
1.56 S1
of torment, and the bad47 of torment only.
1.66 S1
said to be the bad actions, because they are
2.79 S2
ignorance advances to the bad change.
3.7 S2
it] attain to the bad change. .
3.40 S2
logikoi to good or bad bodies, after which there
3.40 S2
there will be no bad bodies.
3.51 S2
bodies, and others with bad bodies. But those which
3.53 S2
be said to be bad.
4.13 S2
is neither good nor bad. It is thus well
4.59 S2
essence that demons are bad.
5.19 S2
the passage from the bad quality to the superior

badly

KG
3.59 S1
these either well or badly, it is clear that
3.59 S2
use them well or badly, it is evident, therefore
Skemmata
62
if they are accomplished badly. From angels there are
On Prayer
143
only when things go badly and that He is

Balaam

Gn.
21
in the cases of Balaam and Kaiphas: for the
Ep fid
11
Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and did

balance

Prak
29
and keeps its self-control balanced.’
On Prayer
1
fully [present] and equally balanced, the nous (intellect) will

ball

On Prayer
111
prayer: [as if] playing ball with him, they threw

banish

Prak
42
you will confuse and banish the ideas that come

banquet

KG
4.30 S2
the palace and the banquet will be disconcerted.

baptism

Ep fid
30
Him Who through your baptism frees you from your
33
man is created through baptism, for β€œif any man

Baptist

KG
4.27 S2
has appeared to the Baptist of the one baptized

baptize

Prak
10
take and dunk [lit baptize] it in sadness, since
KG
3.85 S2
All those who are baptized in water receive the
3.85 S2
odor; but he who baptizes -it is he who
4.27 S2
Baptist of the one baptized - , is it that which
Ep fid
33
and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name

bar

KG
5.80 S2
The intelligible deadbolt (or bar) is the free mastery

Baraq

KG
6.88 S2
in the days of Baraq they shot from heaven

bare

Ep fid
28
away our sins and bare our sicknesses. Now one
28
being subject, and He bare this. So all the
On Prayer
145
pray with his head bare and uncovered. Such a

Basil

Gn.
45
of truth, the Cappadocian Basil has said: the Knowledge

basis

Prak
56
seeing that the natural basis for our union with

basket

On Prayer
pref.1
to you in the basket of love in an

battered

Prak
59
which they possess being battered by one demon after

battle

Prak
5
brethren. For the second battle is much lighter than
34
they activate The immaterial battle is harder than the
34
harder than the material battle.
36
him ready to do battle, but to enable him
59
take over In the battle against it I do
63
there commences an all-out battle day and night against
Gn.
25
on the day of battle."Those, therefore, who are
KG
1.65 S2
are constituted and indescribable battles take place. But in
3.41 S2
demons - provoke a great battle, one against the other
On Prayer
30
times, when the usual battle is raging against us

battle-array

On Prayer
63
it, dispersing the whole battle-array of [tempting-] thoughts (logismoi