Guide to Evagrius Ponticus

KG

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a soul[skilled in] dialectic, but one that sees

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impure souls may become dialecticians, seeing is reserved to

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Skemmata

38

erected according to reason (dianoia).

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39

according to [his] reason (dianoia) solely on account of

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form [imprint] the mind [dianoia]; others do not form

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Gn.

48

great Knower and teacher Didymus, "and strive to bear

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Prak

29

if he were to die tomorrow, but at the

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36

go on until we die; those which preside over

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KG

1.90 S1

all those who have died in Christ are the

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crucified, then all who died are a symbol of

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for with them [also] died the righteousness of God

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Assorted Chapters

17

you will not ever die.

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Prak

91

relatively dry and regular diet, joined to love. The

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Gn.

37

must not neglect your diet throughout your life; and

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Prak

43

be aware of the differences between demons and to

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KG

2.66 S2

the former demonstrates the difference in rank of the

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Spirit informs64 about the differences in the intellections.

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Skemmata

18

equality of essence and difference of essence. While in

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18

knowledge there is only difference of essence. For none

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20

of essence and the difference of essence in bodies

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Prak

pref.1

the habit] is so different from what other people

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8

immorality compels desiring for different bodies. Especially violently does

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43

and to interpret their different occasions: this we shall

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89

and harmony among the [different] parts of the soul

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98

by nature, but takes different forms in the powers

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KG

1.3 S2

like earthly science; but different from this in the

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Among (different kinds of) knowledge, the

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senses are changed by different qualities and colors, so

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2.83 S1

when it gazes upon different contemplations

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are changed by receiving different qualities, so too the

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have been constituted of different bodies and contain different

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different bodies and contain different logikoi for growth in

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sustasis that comprises the different and varied bodies of

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dense world, and the different animals are symbols of

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Skemmata

18

for there are no different underlying objects as in

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Prak

30

It is difficult to escape from the

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KG

5.40 S2

height which it is difficult to approach: when the

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in the mind seems difficult to see by day

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as it is more difficult for us to see

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5.54 S2

so it is more difficult for us to know

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6.21 S2

in which it is difficult to move it towards

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Exhortations to Monks

1.14

is the outer darkness; difficult to achieve is virtue

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Gn.

25

soul is [only] with difficulty shaken by the passions

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Skemmata

19

are received] with greatest difficulty. And it is evident

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On Prayer

19

Whatever difficulty you patiently endure while

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139

who encompass him with difficulties and slanders and dangers

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Ep fid

31

from it its angelic dignity, it was named after

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On Prayer

84

the power befitting the dignity of the nous; it

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KG

1.79 S2

divine grace and human diligence.

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5.63 S1

descents, according to the diligence or the negligence. But

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Sent alph II

19

evidence of one’s diligence before becoming old; seriousness

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Gn.

45

by careful meditation and diligent exercise; however the [knowledge

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Ep fid

39

the example of the diligent worker the ant, and

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Prak

20

merciful compassion and gentleness diminish it when it is

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KG

4.53 S2

Knowledge diminishes and decreases among those

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demons neither grow nor diminish and a strong stench

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Prak

50

down] their intensification and diminution, and their interconnectedness, and

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KG

2.12 S2

hand receives increase and diminution, but it does not

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second beings, and the diminution of the ignorance.

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On Prayer

pref.3

for you a ‘fish-[dinner]’ from the gospels, to

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Prak

24

they encourage us to direct our anger towards the

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89

task] of Understanding: to direct harmoniously all things which

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On Prayer

28

external postures, but instead direct your nous towards a

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Prak

12

look round in all directions in case any of

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KG

4.37 S2

yet others from every direction. And it is said

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4.37 S2

draw breath from every direction [are]the demons and

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Ep fid

13

from falling in one direction while we advance in

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Prak

47

who knows our mind directly and does not need

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Gn.

4

is innate [within us] directly presents matters to the

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On Prayer

146

as staring intently and directly at the sun at

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KG

3.68 S2

of wickedness and the disappearance of thickened body, so

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On Prayer

45

the nous is naturally disarmed [and plundered] by the

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Prak

47

or whether we have discarded them and are concerned

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KG

5.58 S1

The senses discern the sensible, and the

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The nous discerns sensations not as sensible

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as sensation; and sensation discerns sensible things not as

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Sense does not discern sense; the sense organs

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sense organs do not discern the other sense organs

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5.59 S1

the sense. The nous discerns the sense organs and

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Sensation does not discern sensation; rather it discerns

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discern sensation; rather it discerns only the sense-organs, not

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sensible [objects]. The nous discerns sensation as sensation and

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5.72 S2

that the body also discerns the Paradise from which

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6.54 S2

If the nous discerns words and if the

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known, the nous therefore discerns objects.

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KG

5.72 S1

let us understand with discernment their exits and their

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On Prayer

147

consider what watchfulness and discernment is needful to offer

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Gn.

25

says, "there is no discharge [from service] on the

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KG

3.65 S2

have had men as disciples on the earth will

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promising to show the disciples the kingdom of God

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the same way the disciples saw him ascend to

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this subject: did the disciples who lived with him

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they attained to become disciples of the Christ.

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Skemmata

7

Savior said to the disciples, Greet no one along

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Ep fid

13

Christ,” and charges His disciples to “tell no man

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21

Our Saviour’s holy disciples, after getting beyond the

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24

view that when His disciples asked Him again in

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28

desire to imprison the disciples. Again He calls Himself

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33

Saviour say to the disciples, “Go ye therefore and

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KG

4.30 S2

the banquet will be disconcerted.

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On Prayer

88

lose heart nor be discouraged in the meantime if

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Prak

51

Through observation you will discover that two of the

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its own powers and discovers the commandment which can

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much for us to discover that they spoke and

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Gn.

48

this. And you will discover the logoi of judgment

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On Prayer

19

studying [it], you will discover bearing fruit at the

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24

investigate [this], you will discover that it is possible

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Gn.

43

that is being [investigatively] discussed.

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Gn.

25

invalids who [carry on] discuss[ions] concerning health. For

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and [2] that of [investigative] discussion. And it is necessary

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Ep fid

30

let us turn the discussion on those who attack

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Prak

14

own achievements, [3] and to disdain the brethren as fools

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Prak

9

to work; hunger and disease yet to come; the

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Ep fid

38

being in any way diseased, or injured, require only

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On Prayer

pref.1

godly letter, palliating my diseased nous (intellect) in its

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146

one with a eye-disease, and in So also

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On Prayer

107

and constricted his flesh, disgorging it into his face

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Prak

9

of poverty; and the disgrace of receiving the necessities

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58

and the other heralds disgrace So whichever of them

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On Prayer

103

to make your prayer disgusting, [thus] destroying what you

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On Prayer

64

soothes the body’s disharmony.

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83

rest the body’s disharmony; Prayer arouses the nous

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Ep

57.1

should not be very disheartened concerning the falling asleep

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57.3

sickness of the son disheartens the father, so also

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57.3

disorder of the soul disheartens God. A father, at

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On Prayer

10

becomes very sorrowful and disheartened. Then when [the nous

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Prak

50

of these things They dislike those who approach the

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On Prayer

99

do not let them dismay you, take no thought

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On Prayer

105

Dismiss the necessities of the

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Exhortations to Monks

1.15

will be punished as disobedient: even so, one who

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Ep

57.3

father, so also the disorder of the soul disheartens

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Prak

pref.8

these is born apatheia [dispassion], which brings into being

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2

of Heaven is apatheia (dispassion) of the soul together

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KG

1.37 S1

spiritual sense is the dispassion of the reasoning soul

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is the state of dispassion of the reasonable nature

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Skemmata

2

be accomplished without apatheia, [dispassion] since it requires the

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KG

1.85 S1

it when it becomes dispassionate and when it has

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Monks

6.1

his flesh, will be dispassionate;

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Prak

100

to meet them all dispassionately [by] being free from

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Ep fid

19

But this is His dispensation because of thine own

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On Prayer

63

upon [and disposes] it, dispersing the whole battle-array of

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On Prayer

41

for it, using the display of prayer as a

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KG

3.11 S2

receptive. But incorporeal nature displays the wisdom of the

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KG

5.18 S2

of the body by disposing it for services that

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On Prayer

63

he lights upon [and disposes] it, dispersing the whole

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64

himself lights upon [and disposes] the nous and places

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Prak

45

help them. In their dispositions they are opposed to

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56

the similarity of our disposition to theirs

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Sent alph II

13

A disposition attached to esteem is

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Exhortations to Monks

1.9

laughter obliterates a humble disposition.

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On Prayer

119

becomes immaterial and wholly dispossessed.

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Gn.

25

[Concerning] those who dispute without having Knowledge: it

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KG

1.32 S2

knowledge. But one who disputes this is like him

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Prak

10

them without resistance, and dissipating itself in mental pleasures

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10

miserable soul, having been dissipated by the first [tempting

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KG

2.17 S2

destruction of worlds, the dissolution of bodies, and the

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KG

3.37 S2

greatness, their shapes, their distance from one another, and

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Gn.

49

all beings; but to distance the intellect from matter

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KG

1.79 S1

The second renunciation is distancing oneself from evil, which

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5.61 S2

their contemplation we again distance ourselves from material [things

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6.84 S1

received the command to distance the heart from anger

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is necessary us to distance the heart from anger

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KG

2.10 S1

than that which is distant and [truly superior to

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2.11 S2

elements, things near or distant, it is possible for

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4.12 S2

circumcision is a voluntary distant removal of the passions

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KG

1.30 S2

Only fire is distinct from the four elements

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Gn.

41

a genus, or a distinction, or a species, or

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KG

2.36 S2

have obtained these two distinctions who are called first

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is not the first distinction of the logikoi and

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is, rather, the present distinction between the logikoi and

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but he exposes their distinction and their transformation.

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has known the first distinction and who has seen

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Ep fid

11

of God to mark distinction from the Son and

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25

of sense but certain distinctions of knowledge made by

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Ep fid

29

this saying too seems distinctly declaratory of the Son

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Prak

98

one of the most distinguished of the camp of

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KG

1.33 S2

sharpened spiritual sense to distinguish spiritual things.

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as varied [states?] orders distinguish the logikoi of one

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joined to them[also distinguish the logikoi].

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6.3 S2

The sensible nations are distinguished from one another by

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6.3 S2

and holy (nations) (are distinguished) by worlds, by bodies

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KG

5.42 S2

day, the nous being distracted by the senses and

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On Prayer

34

being taken up [lit distracted] with [conversational] intercourse with

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56

taken up with [lit distracted by] [investigating] their stories

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Apophthegmata

2

lest your spirit be distracted, so that your interior

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Prak

63

perform its prayers without distractions, then there commences an

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69

thing - to pray without distraction; a greater thing still

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69

to sing psalms without distraction.

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KG

1.85 S1

rush and renounces its distractions which surround it when

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1.85 S2

desire, but ceases from distraction when it becomes impassible

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On Prayer

17

able to pray without distraction.

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118

nous that, praying without distraction, receives a continually increasing

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Apophthegmata

3

thing to pray without distraction but to chant psalms

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3

to chant psalms without distraction is even greater.'

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Ep

57.5

and they transformed my distress. But you, O holy

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On Prayer

43

reverence and compunction and distress of soul, as you

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Prak

11

the face of the distressing person. Then sometimes it

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23

in your mind the distressing person; nor to that

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On Prayer

34

Do not become distressed if you do not

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46

of one who has distressed you.

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Prak

6

thoughts are able to disturb the soul or not

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21

nous as much as disturbed indignation.

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22

some excuse and gets disturbed, then the demons suggest

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27

soul, why do you disturb me? Hope in God

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46

not let ourselves be disturbed by the demon which

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54

prevails. And when they disturb our irascible part (thumikon

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84

ascetical life, those which disturb the reason are called

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99

behalf of pleasures and disturbs my mind and chases

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KG

5.27 S2

Thumos, when it is disturbed, blinds the one who

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5.73 S2

and it is not disturbed in contemplating them; instead

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6.63 S2

when it has been disturbed by anger, cannot receive

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Skemmata

19

since a depressing word disturbs the heart of a

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Monks

52.2

while a demonic dream disturbs it.

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On Prayer

9

and [tempting-]thoughts: they disturb and trouble you in

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27

matter for indignation, thus disturbing the noetic eye [and

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139

the spiritual teacher to disturb him, and by day

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Exhortations to Monks

1.7

Loquacity disturbs a soul; immoderate napping

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Apophthegmata

2

peace may not be disturbed.

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Prak

11

rancor: [thus] it causes disturbances at night; bodily weakness

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21

are produced by the disturbance of indignation. And nothing

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22

freeing ourselves from the disturbance. But when our desiring

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KG

1.38 S1

being awake, we say diverse things about dreams and

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1.85 S1

when it achieves its diverse desires. But it restrains

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2.83 S2

constantly gazing at [richly-]diverse contemplations.

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Gn.

48

of judgment in the diversity of bodies and worlds

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KG

5.12 S2

The nous that is divested of the passions and

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5.15 S2

The nous that is divested of the passions becomes

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5.75 S1

The more the nous divests itself of passions, the

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5.75 S2

The more the nous divests itself of the passions

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Prak

pref.9

others. I have compactly divided ascetical matters into a

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27

listlessness, we should tearfully divide our soul in two

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KG

1.74 S1

of the nous is divided in three, that is

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1.74 S2

of the nous is divided into three: knowledge of

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4.65 S2

All reasoning nature is divided into three parts: over

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5.72 S1

the four arms " were divided from only one source

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6.33 S2

alone, which is not divided in worlds and in

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Ep fid

6

yet simple; for we divide it into its constituent

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On Prayer

pref.3

Therefore, in dividing my saying[s] on prayer

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95

at times the demons divide themselves [into two groups

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Gn.

21

them, unless through his divine plan God has acted

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KG

1.79 S2

vice, which happens through divine grace and human diligence

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3.71 S2

man, after receiving the [divine]inbreathing, "has become a

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4.45 S2

to them that the divine powers repel; and of

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4.74 S2

world because of the [divine?]economy.

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6.35 S2

nature and by the divine logoi, they liberate us

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6.44 S2

been predicted in a divine manner by the Holy

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Ep fid

2

to yearn for the divine doctrines, and the philosophy

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3

of ideas about the divine dogmas I am acquiring

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4

been taught by the divine words, and by those

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9

to quality, and the divine is free from quality

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33

let us contemplate the divine nature of the Holy

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37

of realities. This the divine Scriptures call blessedness. For

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On Prayer

67

any] shape to the Divine in yourself when you

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74

try to] localize the divine, essential knowledge. This sort

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74

assumes he sees a divine apparition; one that [actually

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86

intellect to contemplation of divine knowledge. Cf.

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116

try to circumscribe the divine in shape and form

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136

blamelessly, according to the divine apostle.

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142

through angelic practice and divine knowledge,

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145

the knowledge of more divine things, or to embark

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146

reverse: it provokes the divine to be indignant with

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KG

1.10 S2

oppose words [logoi]about divinity because the knowledge of

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4.40 S1

logoi that concern the divinity.

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6.79 S1

same way also his divinity is coessential with the

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di

dialectic

dialecticians

dianoia

Didymus

die

diet

difference

different

difficult

difficulty

dignity

diligence

diligent

diminish

diminution

dinner

direct

direction

directly

disappearance

disarmed

discard

discern

discernment

discharge

disciple

disconcert

discourage

discover

discuss

discussion

disdain

disease

disgorge

disgrace

disgusting

disharmony

dishearten

dislike

dismay

dismiss

disobedient

disorder

dispassion

dispassionate

dispassionately

dispensation

disperse

display (n.)

display (v.)

dispose

disposition

dispossessed

dispute

dissipate

dissolution

distance (n.)

distance (v.)

distant

distinct

distinction

distinctly

distinguish

distract

distraction

distress (n.)

distress (v.)

disturb

disturbance

diverse

diversity

divest

divide

divine

divinity