Guide to Evagrius Ponticus

edited by Joel Kalvesmaki


go

go

Prak
7
kind of thing to go and visit [others] who
12
and forces him to go bounding out of his
12
brethren; no one is going to come and visit
13
those whose lives are going well, [A] wanting to publish
13
publish their efforts [B] and go hunting for glory among
29
as if he were going to live with it
36
passions of the soul go on until we die
57
when the other demons go away. One who perceives
Gn.
6
can remain secure in going down among [the brethren
6
make a habit of going down among [them]. Additionally
7
five virgins whose lamps went out.
29
to you always: "[Friend], go up higher!" It would
KG
1.29 S2
Also as with bodies go colors, forms, and numbers
1.84 S1
and following the thumos go love and hatred That
4.6 S2
falls to the second goes by the name of
4.64 S1 (+1)
the Egyptians 67 did not go out?
5.36 S2
he will not cease going out with their force
5.38 S1
and thus he will go out against their enemies
5.71 S2
he who strives to go out with those who
Monks
15.3
and do not postpone going to his [home],
Ep
57.2
We, certainly, do not go to their realms, for
Ep fid
18
land the man who went down from Jerusalem to
30
far as my ability goes, sufficient. Now let us
32
and β€œWhither shall I go from thy Spirit?” But
33
say to the disciples, β€œGo ye therefore and teach
On Prayer
17
Go, sell what you possess
21
the altar, and first go away and be reconciled
30
passions. Nevertheless, if it goes on seeking, it will
112
with thoughtful foresight while going about in the desert
143
Judge only when things go badly and that He
151
shown by those who went up to the Temple

goal

Prak
89
help us toward our goal. [1C] [The task] of
Gn.
49
The goal of the praktike is
KG
1.18 S2
The goal of the praktike and
On Prayer
73
has perfectly achieved its goal concerning prayer. An admirable
137
good. This is the goal of the evil demons

god

Prak
pref.2
of our Saviour [and] God: it shelters their mind
pref.3
that comes only from God you do not seek
pref.3
something is better than God!
pref.8
by the fear of God And [this fear] in
3
The Kingdom of God is knowledge of the
12
geography, the demon adds; God is to be worshipped
14
it: [1] not to admit God’s help [2] and to
23
offer pure prayer to God, you will immediately fall
27
disturb me? Hope in God, because I will praise
27
of my person, my God’.
32
showing our aim to God, namely that we are
43
thus we shall with God’s help readily make
46
mind towards blasphemy against God and towards forbidden fantasies
46
before the Lord our God or dare to lift
47
salvation. It is only God who made us who
51
us off to blaspheme God But the second does
51
impede our knowledge of God
57
limitless longing (pothos) for God, and [5] immeasurable eagerness for
58
all your power beseech God for the ability to
66
nous that has, with God’s help, accomplished the
81
by the fear of God, which is begotten by
81
not yet believed in God.
89
all the images of God, showing one another to
92
the words (logoi) of God’.
98
one of five reasons God, nature, habit, constraint or
Gn.
4
the [knowledge] which by God’s grace is innate
21
through his divine plan God has acted [through them
27
careful] consideration, speak about God [in Himself]; nor should
45
the [knowledge] that by God’s grace has come
KG
1.3 S2
knowledge-​seeking; and our God is Himself knowable: indivisibly
1.23 S2
Teqoa, the angels of God eat the goods of
1.35 S1
will be seen, so God as well when he
1.35 S2
to be seen; so God, while making all things
1.37 S1 (+1)
by the grace of God
1.38 S1
that we learn about God, when we were outside
1.38 S2
things we hear about God while outside of him
1.42 S2
IT is said that God is [present] where he
1.43 S1
God is everywhere, and He
1.43 S2
God is in every place
1.45 S1
renders itself similar to God
1.46 S1
the nous which contemplates God is liberated from imprint
1.47 S1
is the power of God which perfects it
1.48 S1
was given it by God, imprints its being as
1.48 S1
render itself similar to God, or to render itself
1.50 S1 (+1)
for the knowledge of God; but among beings, some
1.67 S2
attain the knowledge of God?
1.70 S2
With God is said to be
1.73 S2
but the mercy of God is the contemplation of
1.73 S2
butβ€˜the mercies of God are better than life
1.78 S1
for the science of God.
1.78 S2
of the knowledge of God.
1.79 S1
by the grace of God.
1.82 S2
the just judgment of God" will similarly accomplish for
1.86 S1 (+1)
than the knowledge of God.
1.87 S1
for the knowledge of God; on the other hand
1.87 S1
consequence, the knowledge of God is superior to everything
1.87 S2
this, the knowledge of God is superior to all
1.87 S2
for the knowledge of God, but everything that exists
1.89 S1
understand true knowledge, and God is essential knowledge. The
1.89 S2
and to know: and God is essential knowledge. And
1.89 S1
things is opposed to God.
1.89 S2
these no opposition to God.
1.90 S1
them the justice of God was buried, that which
1.90 S2
died the righteousness of God that will live again
2.1 S2
of the goodness of God, of his power and
2.6 S1 (+1)
by the grace of God has triumphed and is
2.11 S2
us, as well as God, its author. Indeed, it
2.21 S2
richly-​varied wisdom of God; but there is none
2.23 S2
of the essence of God also knows the contemplation
2.23 S2
is the image of God.
2.46 S2
and the wisdom of God contains all. And just
2.46 S2
thought separates wisdom from God destroys all.
2.56 S2
only the "man of God" knows the man of
2.60 S2
of the Christ is God, and the table of
2.70 S2
If God has done everything with
3.32 S2
The image of God is not that which
3.32 S2
is the Image of God.
3.32 S2
thus be the image God. Rather that which has
3.34 S2
from the service of God.
3.36 S1 (+1)
in the knowledge of God.
3.37 S2
confided to them by God.
3.38 S2
The judgment of God is the creation of
3.53 S2
of the knowledge of God [but] who honors ignorance
3.55 S2
nous had [the]incorruptible God as teacher of immaterial
3.59 S1
has been created by God that is evil.
3.59 S2
been anything created by God that is evil.
3.64 S2
if the knowledge of God is said to be
3.64 S2
like the knowledge of God.
3.68 S2
the first "rest" of God will make know the
3.74 S2
by the word of God ; and everything which is
3.74 S2
by the knowledge of God. But there are again
3.74 S2
by the word of God, like children, who are
3.78 S1
not move closer to God's angels, nor can
3.78 S2
angels more [closely] to God, nor could we propose
3.80 S2
incorporeal nature is knowing. God is both knowing and
3.81 S2
He who knows God has either knowledge of
3.82 S2
of the grace of God; and blessed also those
3.89 S2
which is begotten by God, can not give Him
4.1 S2
God has planted for Himself
4.2 S2
can be known of God " is in those who
4.11 S2
If God is known by means
4.11 S2
is very well-said that God "is known by the
4.12 S2
for the knowledge of God.
4.18 S2
is anointed is not God in the beginning. 5 Rather
4.18 S2
beginning. 5 Rather the latter [God] because of the former
4.18 S2
because of the latter [God] is God.
4.18 S2
the latter [God] is God.
4.23 S2
not the Kingdom of God, if the latter is
4.23 S2
disciples the kingdom of God, shows them - having a
4.30 S2
If the wealth of God, which is to come
4.33 S2
is even said that God never desires that those
4.39 S1
the world to come God shows His riches to
4.39 S2
the worlds to come God shows his wealth to
4.40 S2
the logoi which concern God.
4.42 S2
you, the only true God
4.51 S2
but all will be gods.
4.58 S2
God, when he created the
4.66 S2
of the mysteries of God.
4.72 S2
for the knowledge of God. .
4.73 S2
following the memory of God, and in whom epithumia
4.80 S2
not the Word of God who descended to Sheol
4.80 S2
receptive of knowledge, and God is known.
4.89 S2
recount the grace of God? Who will scrutinize the
4.90 S2
The knowledge of God requires not a soul
5.6 S2
city of the living God, it is therefore in
5.13 S2
has been entrusted by God to give drink to
5.26 S2
even so, to see God is not the same
5.26 S2
to understand something concerning God.
5.38 S1
with the commandments of God, and he who (fights
5.39 S1
"The place of God" (Exod, 24:1) is called peace
5.39 S1
therefore wishes that his God resides in him will
5.46 S2
who addresses supplications to God for all reasoning nature
5.48 S2
him the Word of God.
5.49 S2
The new God is he who cannot
5.51 S2
beings - it is not [God’s] nature that he
5.51 S2
know the nature of God!
5.63 S2
in these objects is God, if these beginnings accord
5.77 S2
by the power of God.
5.81 S2
will also be called "God" , because it will also
5.84 S2
full manifold wisdom of God ; the temple of God
5.84 S2
God ; the temple of God is he who is
5.84 S2
and the altar of God is the contemplation of
5.86 S2
and the knowledge of God.
6.2 S2
and the angels of God. And just as the
6.14 S2
come with the Word- God and in spirit is
6.18 S2
when the Word of God was not in him
6.18 S2
that the Word of God has also resided in
6.20 S2
Before the movement, God was good, powerful, sage
6.22 S2
from the knowledge of God.
6.24 S2
to the knowledge of God.
6.33 S2
will be submitted to God the Father and will
6.34 S2
In the worlds God will change the body
6.34 S2
is essential knowledge of God the Father.
6.36 S2
of the angels of God, would [?this]not be
6.37 S2
concerning the fear of God, although they do not
6.37 S2
know the fear of God.
6.43 S2
The providence of God accompanies free will; but
6.47 S2
The judgment of God will cause to enter
6.52 S2
perform something forbidden by God.
6.59 S2
is the providence of God: one part, it is
6.61 S2
If God is the God of
6.61 S2
If God is the God of the living and
6.68 S2
to the knowledge of God.
6.73 S2
bears the likeness of God, but because it has
6.73 S2
bears the likeness of God, it is therefore essential
6.73 S2
in] the image of God. But examine whether this
6.75 S2
and the providence of God.
6.76 S2
and the knowledge of God those who are beneath
6.82 S1
One says that God dwells in his creation
6.82 S2
It is said that God is in corporeal nature
6.83 S2
that the knowledge of God forbids it, but those
Skemmata
2
requires the cooperation of God who breathes into them
15
of the gifts from God.
20
called the β€œplace of God”. Then it will see
20
in contemplations, and in God. That which concerns God
20
God. That which concerns God clearly pertains to what
23
see the β€˜place of God’ in itself unless it
25
what the β€˜place of God’ is, for he says
25
Ps 75:3). The β€˜place of God’ is therefore the reasoning
28
of the nous with God requesting supplication, encompassing help
30
an invocation presented to God for the salvation of
49
tempting-]thoughts: some depict God as unjust, others as
49
as without mercy. [Depicting God as] unjust are those
Monks
1.1
Heirs of God, listen to the logoi
1.1
to the logoi of God,
3.2
love is knowledge of God.
41.1
Festal celebration of God -
43.1
Festal celebration of God -
120.1
the Lord - knowledge of God;
134.1
is [a] created [being] blasphemes God,
Ad virg.
15.1
with the word of God,
Ep
57.1
pledged a vow before God when I entered the
57.2
I received from you. God, who comforts the downtrodden
57.2
further the angels to God, nor do we intend
57.3
to the body, but God is the Father of
57.3
of the soul disheartens God. A father, at the
57.3
physician. But from heaven God sends for the physician
57.3
to the knowledge of God.
57.4
city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem and
Ep fid
3
By God’s help, I have
4
that the Father is God, the Son God, and
4
is God, the Son God, and the Holy Ghost
4
and the Holy Ghost God, as they have been
5
that we confess one God not in number but
5
simple in nature; but God is universally confessed to
5
simple and not composite. God therefore is not one
7
and if we call God one in nature how
8
either the Son of God or the Holy Ghost
9
composition of the Father, God in substance, Who begat
9
Who begat the Son, God in substance. From this
9
consubstantiality is proved. For God in essence or substance
9
co-essential or con-substantial with God in essence or substance
9
even man is called β€œgod” as in the words
9
have said ye are gods,” and β€œdΓ¦mon” as in
9
in the words, β€œThe gods of the nations are
9
in the latter untruly. God alone is substantially and
9
is substantially and essentially God.
10
essence and substance of God. For the word β€œalone
10
hath immortality” and β€œto God only wise,” and β€œnone
10
save one, that is God,” for here β€œone” means
10
worship the Lord thy God and Him only shalt
10
serve.” β€œThere is no God beside me.”
11
are not predicated of God to mark distinction from
11
to except the unreal gods falsely so called. As
11
there was no strange god with them,” and β€œthen
11
For as there be gods many and lords many
11
there is but one god, the Father, of whom
12
he had said β€œone God” he was not content
12
only” when applied to God, indicate nature. Why did
12
that the Son is God and the Holy Ghost
12
and the Holy Ghost God, which he had expressed
12
by the phrase β€œone God,” without, by the further
13
Thee the only true God and Jesus Christ whom
13
again β€œYe believe in God, believe also in me
14
is our Christ and God says, β€œI am the
15
having the word of God in Himself, is able
21
of the purposes of God, a day; and the
21
I apprehend, therefore, that God is said to know
21
know what is not; God, Who is, of His
21
unrighteousness and wickedness; for God who created us is
22
If, then, God is said to know
22
we no longer know God in mirrors and not
22
Godhead, is that of God the Father.
24
up the kingdom to God even the Father;” inasmuch
25
one, Father.” For when God, Who is one, is
26
hold the treasure of God should seem to be
28
the heretics say about God unsubjected, and about His
28
not afraid, sir, of God called unsubjected? For He
29
who are fighting against God to the perversion of
30
against the knowledge of God. You say that the
34
is a temple of God, and if we are
34
the Holy Ghost is God. It is also called
34
the Holy Ghost is God, for β€œHe that built
34
built all things is God.” If we are a
34
confess Him to be God, for thou shalt worship
34
worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt
35
object to the word β€œGod,” let them learn what
35
what this word means. God is called Ξ˜Ξ΅α½ΈΟ‚ either because
35
all the things of God, as the Spirit in
35
the Holy Ghost is God. Again, if the sword
35
is the word of God, then the Holy Ghost
35
the Holy Ghost is God, inasmuch as the sword
35
is the finger of God, as it is said
35
by the finger of God cast out devils,” of
35
by the Spirit of God cast out devils.” So
36
But I trust in God that you, because of
36
for they shall see God.
38
must be said that God our Creator has not
Sent alph I
8
Revere God through acts, hymn [God
8
God through acts, hymn [God] in word[s], honor [God
8
God] in word[s], honor [God] in thought.
17
by the word of God.
23
oneβ€”a sin against God.
Sent alph II
2
You wish to know Godβ€”first of all know
9
Temple of God is a blameless person
14
the eye-​salve of God.
23 (2 vers.)
A pure soulβ€”God after God.
Assorted Chapters
7
be eager to please God.
8
of himselfβ€”of him God takes thought.
14
If you fear God you will know Him
21
beneficent, who are like God, shine forth.
22
friend in accordance with Godβ€”like milk and honey
26
The one who fears God does all in accordance
26
all in accordance with God.
On Prayer
3
of the nous with God. So then, what stable
31
with the will of God. Pray instead as you
32
irrationally [attempting to] force God’s will. And [thus
33
good is there but God? So let us leave
34
receive at once from God [your] request; he wishes
34
than [enjoying] conversation with God and being taken up
36
of the nous to God.
41
you truly stand before God in your prayer; or
45
that you stand [before God]. For the nous is
47
and his departure to God.
51
seek the Word of God.
55
One who loves God always converses with him
56
still be far from God.
57
it far away from God.
58
the perfect place of God: for it may be
59
to pray, you need God who gives prayer to
62
in great yearning for God gradually withdraws, so to
64
by affecting the body. God, however, does the opposite
66
oppose prayer, so that God will draw near and
73
it the glory of God and shape it in
74
to stand purely before [God]. So he presumes there
75
THE angel of God comes and with a
77
the friendship (philian) with God or that perfect and
78
you have moved from God, when you are bound
81
willing even to supplicate God on our behalf, treating
81
abandoning their Lord and God to consort with unclean
88
I do not fear God or respect man, still
88
case. So too will God similarly avenge those who
89
as is pleasing to God. Then you will be
90
yourself to be with God, guard against the demon
90
tear it away from God, while it stands beside
94
prayer, and call upon God to enlighten you himself
94
staff of supplication to God against them. For they
94
by the power of God. * fiery prayer De Orat
96
near your tent, for God will give his angels
97
his rationality, saying to God, β€˜I will not fear
100
If it is God Almighty, creator of the
100
said, β€˜The Lord your God shall you fear ’ and
102
may be justified by God.
107
his [intimate] communion with God as the demon in
109
at all harmed - loving God more than himself.
112
yet] another lover of God was praying with thoughtful
112
from the love of God.
118
continually increasing yearning for God.
122
every human being as God, after God. [cf. Evag
122
being as God, after God. [cf. Evag.Maxims 2.23: μΡτὰ ΞΈΞ΅α½ΈΞ½ ΞΈΞ΅α½ΉΟ‚]
126
as [first-]fruits to God.
129
Entrust to God the needs of the
147
If god who lacks nothing and
147
a favorable incense to God at the noetic altar
Exhortations to Monks
1.2
away by hope in God.
1.3
reading the oracles of God, and through vigils with
1.5
before the Lord which God Himself opposes, is put
1.15
hears the teaching of God but does not perform
1.15
reject the words of God will be punished as
Apophthegmata
1
and of presentation to God in remembrance also. Imagine
1
before the face of God and the angels and
1
in the face of God the Father and His

godhead

Ep fid
22
the knowledge of actual Godhead, is that of God
23
even the actual unveiled Godhead.

godly

Ep fid
4
Friends godly and well beloved, do
On Prayer
pref.1
healing] touch of your godly letter, palliating my diseased

gold

KG
1.75 S2
holy knowledge, and the gold, moreover, that contains the
Sent alph I
6
upon a bed of gold.
Sent alph II
22
Unrefined gold is better than a
Assorted Chapters
25
the truth is burying gold.
On Prayer
pref.3
hope, and [3] love; or [1] gold [2] silver, and [3] precious stones
Instr
1
is unhonored in a gold ring.
10
sleepy slave loses the gold in his mantle, and

gone

Prak
10
these earlier things are gone and cannot be recovered
KG
5.6 S2
come up from and gone down into Egypt.
On Prayer
8
purpose of their weeping, gone insane, and wandered away

good

Prak
pref.3
not seek? For the good ought to be chosen
pref.3
moves us to do good will appear far more
pref.3
more precious than the good itself: and nothing could
pref.5
and declares, It is good for a man not
pref.6
by their communion in good; and loving poverty but
22
to us what a good thing it is to
27
encourage the other, sowing good hopes in ourselves and
42
in the case of good notions too
61
progress or achieve the good exodus and enter the
81
Belief is an indwelling good which exists naturally even
88
Things which are good or bad depending on
Gn.
7
be ready to do good. And, if he lacks
7
his nature to do good by means of money
19
It is good to know also the
43
in sight of the good that is being [investigatively
KG
1.1 S2
To the first good there is no opposition
1.1 S2
because He is essentially [good]; thus there is no
1.21 S2
Among the good and evil ones who
1.23 S2
on earth are the good [things] of the earth
1.23 S2
of God eat the goods of the earth. But
1.56 S1
The good will be cause of
1.56 S2
The good are the cause of
1.78 S1
is such: that with good will one abandons the
3.40 S2
joined the logikoi to good or bad bodies, after
3.83 S2
Faith is a voluntary good which guides us towards
4.13 S2
is young is neither good nor bad. It is
4.49 S1
from the practice of good actions proceeds from the
4.50 S1
There is one good love which remains eternally
4.50 S2
There is a good love that is eternal
6.20 S2
the movement, God was good, powerful, sage, creator of
6.39 S2
the Christ, like a good builder, has founded on
6.47 S2
the abundance of their goods will not have been
Skemmata
28
encompassing help or requesting good things.
29
a willing promise of good things.
46
To thoughts that are good, two [tempting-]thoughts are
62
vision are five: from [1] good and [2] evil memory; [3] from
Monks
2.1
A good father trains his sons
5.2
and good hope will glorify him
Ad virg.
10.1
nor is drinking wine good;
Ep fid
10
wise,” and β€œnone is good save one, that is
27
Beginning of ways” of good news, which lead us
Sent alph I
6
the life lived with good courage on a bed
12
having virtue as the Good, but rather [doing it
Sent alph II
16
It is good to show beneficence to
Assorted Chapters
2
Good it is to be
On Prayer
31
wills [only] what is good and profitable for the
32
something I thought was good for me be done
33
What other good is there but God
33
For He is wholly good and the giver of
33
and the giver of good gifts.
65
is like wishing for good eyesight while tearing at
82
psalms: [1] with understanding and [2] good rhythm; then you will
88
soon. So be of good cheer and persevere eagerly
89
take place as seems good to you, but rather
92
stand firm, making your good confession of faith, and
137
you have gathered in good. This is the goal
137
be attentive and have good sense. (nounechos).
146
most brightly does no good to one with a
Exhortations to Monks
1.10
with many people render good habit[s] muddy, while speaking
Apophthegmata
1
supplications. Consider also the good things in store for

goodness

KG
2.1 S2
The mirror of the goodness of God, of his
5.80 S2
not weaken because of goodness.
Ep fid
28
of thy struggling against goodness He calls himself unsubjected

goodwill

On Prayer
pref.4
preserve the fruit of goodwill and love of your

gospel

Prak
97
a copy of the gospels, and he sold it
KG
6.88 S1
of assistance in the Gospel to Our Lord"
Ep fid
20
In the gospels He numbered Himself among
23
He say in the Gospel? β€œI will raise him
35
the version in another Gospel is β€œif I by
On Prayer
pref.3
fish-[dinner]’ from the gospels, to delight you with

government

KG
3.37 S2
orders and concerning the government which has been confided
3.65 S2
as heirs of their government.

governor

KG
6.20 S2
creator of bodies, judge, governor, physician, shepherds, doctor, merciful