Guide to Evagrius Ponticus

edited by Joel Kalvesmaki


mo

mob

Prak
14 (2 vers.)
madness, and visions of mobs of demons in the

mode

KG
1.17 S2
longer be named with modes.
1.51 S1
virtue are in the modes of conduct, and the
1.51 S2
daughter of names and modes, and the cause of
3.29 S2
place, the increases, the modes, the life, the death
6.20 S2
that are spoken by modes. And he is Father
On Prayer
pref.2
also has a twofold mode: [1] one active; [2] the other
40
way [lit: the angelic mode].

model

KG
1.72 S1
fixes for him a model in order that he

modify

KG
1.60 S2
yesterday they sat and modified their bills. However, he

moment

Prak
13
the man who, a moment before, was being carried
94
sailing at this very moment, and they lack even
KG
3.56 S2
fruits, by hastening every moment towards β€˜the tree of
3.90 S2
from contemplation at the moment the demons resume[their

monad

KG
1.49 S2
The Monad is not moved in
2.3 S2
the knowledge of the Monad and of the Unity
3.1 S2
and the former as Monad and Unity. (Mt.11:27) (for
4.21 S2
the gnostikoi, indicates the Monad and the Unity.
Ep fid
7
material and circumscribed nature. Monad and Unity on the

monastery

Prak
5
laboring at virtue in monasteries or communities they arm

money

Prak
6
immorality; third, love of money; fourth, sadness; fifth, anger
9
Love of money suggests: a long old
97
it and gave the money to feed the hungry
99
store up food or money And the same monk
Gn.
7
And, if he lacks money, he will shake the
7
good by means of money. This is what was
30
lies not in possessing money, but in longing for

monk

Prak
pref.1
habit of the Egyptian monks - for you believe it
7
gluttony suggests to the monk the quick abandonment of
10
recovered due to the [monk's] present way of
12
demons. It besets the monk at about the fourth
12
Then it makes the monk keep looking out of
12
anyone has upset the monk recently, the demon throws
12
the remembrance of the monk’s family and his
12
means to move the monk to abandon his cell
13
wanting to touch the monk’s clothes. [4] It prophesies
29
life (praktikotatos), said, β€˜The monk ought always to be
29
acedia and makes the monk more zealous, while the
31
shamelessly and shows the monk how great his virtues
36
the point of the monk’s struggle then is
44
in their conflict with monks, they retire for a
48
means of things, but monks for the most part
50
If any monk wishes to experience of
57
pride, which capture the monk when the other demons
74
The monk’s temptation is in
75
The monk’s sin is his
head_9
Sayings of Holy Monks
91
the paths of the monks who have travelled rightly
91
them says that a monk is brought more quickly
95
One of the monks was told of the
98
called Maria, and a monk lives there, one of
98
is done by the monks is done for one
99
Another monk said, β€˜I cut down
99
money And the same monk said, β€˜I am not
Gn.
13
knower to speak to monks and seculars concerning a
35
Invite the monks who come to you
Skemmata
50
and] accompany us as monks; others [with us as
Monks
title
To the Monks in Cenobia or Communities
Ep
57.1
entered the rank of monks that after the death
On Prayer
44
to pray as a monk; it is still a
107
know of another similar monk who lived in a
108
lives of the Tabennesiote monks, where it says that
113
A monk becomes equal to the
121
Blessed is the monk who considers himself the
122
Blessed is the monk who regards every human
123
Blessed is the monk who looks upon the
124
A monk is one who is
125
A monk is one who considers
127
to pray as a monk; otherwise you vainly affect
Exhortations to Monks
title
Exhortations to Monks
1.6
undisturbed, even so a monk cannot know [his innermost
Apophthegmata
6
this, it leads the monk rapidly to the threshhold

month

On Prayer
pref.3
For week after week, month after month, year after
pref.3
after week, month after month, year after year, [time

moon

KG
3.52 S2
The intelligible β€˜moon’ is the reasoning nature
On Prayer
pref.3
movements of sun and moon, spring and summer, and

moreover

KG
1.75 S2
knowledge, and the gold, moreover, that contains the stones

morning

Prak
12
hour (10 am) of the morning, encircling his soul until

morsel

Monks
15.4
but rather eat your morsel with him.

mortal

KG
1.58 S2
is forgiveness. And if "mortal" [means] one who is
1.63 S1
that they would be mortal or immortal, that is
1.63 S2
they are immortal or mortal depends on their own
1.64 S2
such death is so mortal as to naturally extinguish
Ep
57.1
Since you are mortal, you should not be
Ep fid
10
man is short-lived and mortal. So we understand these

mortification

KG
4.72 S2
intelligible trousers are the mortification of the concupiscible part
6.38 S2
intelligible cross is voluntary mortification of the body, which
6.40 S2
of Christ is the mortification of our old man
Exhortations to Monks
1.13
Eagerness, yearning, and bodily mortification cultivate tears, while tears

Moses

Prak
38
indignation; and therefore Holy Moses in his natural science
Gn.
46
of Egypt, Athanasius, said: "Moses received the command to
KG
4.23 S2
Moses and Elijah are not
4.23 S2
a spiritual body himself - - Moses and Elijah on the
6.61 S2
the saying of holy Moses, the mediums question the
On Prayer
4
If Moses was hindered when he

mosquito

On Prayer
100
while [yet] alarmed by mosquitoes and dung-beetles? Have you
105
flea, a louse a mosquito or a carrion-fly.

mother

Prak
pref.6
from avarice as the mother of idolatry
96
him eat with his mother and sisters when he
KG
1.58 S2
live justly; and the mother of the third is
Skemmata
56
those [arising] from father, mother, wife, and children.
Ad virg.
2.1
Honor your mother as the mother of
2.1
your mother as the mother of Christ,
3.1
the daughters of your mother,
Exhortations to Monks
1.2
Avarice, the mother of idolatry is brought

motion

KG
1.49 S1
itself puts itself in motion; but it is put
1.49 S1
it is put in motion by the receptivity of
5.78 S2
put our passions into motion; and they are easily

mountain

Prak
pref.1
Scetis from the Holy Mountain, dear brother Anatolius, demanding
KG
4.23 S2
and Elijah on the mountain?
5.6 S2
celestial Jerusalem and the mountain of Zion: now if
5.6 S2
Christ have approached the mountain of Zion and the
5.21 S2
see Jerusalem and the mountain of Sion.
5.40 S2
The intelligible mountain is spiritual contemplation placed
5.88 S2
or it is the mountain of Zion, summit of
Ep
57.4
is written, β€œYou approached Mount Zion, and the city

mourning

On Prayer
5
that by means of mourning (penthos) you may be
79
be take pleasure in mourning, calling yourself, like Isaiah

mouth

Gn.
32
Close your mouth to those who slander
KG
1.68 S1
the intermediaries by the mouth, and the last the
1.68 S2
the second through the mouth.
2.35 S1
the palate of his mouth delights in them;by
2.35 S2
the nose, and the mouth receives the flavor of
Ad virg.
15.1
Open your mouth with the word of
Ep fid
3
mean Gregory, Christ’s mouth. Give me, therefore, I
33
the breath of His mouth.” Again, man is created

mouthful

Prak
16
thankful for a mere mouthful. It is satiety which

move

Prak
pref.3
from this, anything that moves us to do good
12
slow down or stop moving, so that the day
12
every [possible] means to move the monk to abandon
43
tempting-] thoughts begin to move their own particular matter
48
something which is easily moved, and hard to hold
71
The demonic songs move our desire and throw
Gn.
5
knowledge yet is easily moved to anger is like
KG
1.49 S2
The Monad is not moved in itself: rather, it
1.49 S2
itself: rather, it is moved by the receptivity of
1.53 S2
called] animals; those who move desire [are called] beasts
3.78 S1
Indeed, we can not move closer to God's
4.67 S1
The sensible things move the soul to make
4.67 S1
as the intelligible intellections move the nous to make
4.67 S2
soul through the senses move it in order to
5.27 S2
epithumia, when it is moved irrationally, hides visible objects
6.21 S2
it is difficult to move it towards evil.
6.25 S2
demons are unable to move[tempting-]thoughts against the
6.46 S2
is the praktike soul moved by the commandments of
6.48 S2
pure nous which is moved by spiritual knowledge.
Skemmata
13
that has fallen [lit. moved] through passion secretly says
22
The mind sometimes moves from one thought to
22
also [times] when it moves from an imageless state
48
from the fallen [lit. β€˜moved’] soul, while others arise
59
fallen passions, some are moved by memory, others by
On Prayer
10
of these things and move the nous to seek
12
vengeance on your enemy moves you to anger or
45
you, it will, instead, move you to the knowledge
47
It does not cease [1] moving thoughts (noemata) of matters
51
allow [the nous] to move rationally and to seek
69
demon is unable to move the memory during prayer
75
within us cease, and moves the light of the
78
how far you have moved from God, when you
106
thighs and would not move away until [the holy
107
Great - who remained without moving from his [intimate] communion
116
it the nous is moved to try to circumscribe
142
yearning to pray has moved from what is here

movement

Prak
11
a boiling up and movement of indignation (thumos) against
40
ignorant. Thus in their movements against us they prevent
47
we utter or some movement of the body; by
51
they almost overtake the movement of your mind the
55
during sleep the natural movements of the body occur
Gn.
18
the nous and its movements. [2] If it is pertains
KG
1.50 S1
the second beings is movement
1.50 S2
first beings; and the movement is older than second
1.51 S1
Movement is the cause of
1.51 S2
THE movement is the cause of
1.51 S1
cause of these is movement
1.51 S2
of these is the movement.
2.87 S2
Temporal is the movement of bodies, but timeless
3.22 S2
The first movement of the logikoi is
3.31 S1
to say what the movement of the nous is
4.22 S2
the virtues the bestial movements of the soul, so
5.23 S2
The multiform movement and the various passions
5.24 S2
logoi that concern the movement and providence.
6.19 S2
ascent away from (the)movement and away from vice
6.20 S2
Before the movement, God was good, powerful
6.20 S2
and omnipotent; after the movement, he has become creator
6.36 S2
the initiator of the movement; and at the beginning
6.75 S2
there took place the movement of freedom, the beneficial
6.75 S2
judgement, and again the movement of freedom, providence, the
6.75 S2
is interposed between the movement of freedom and the
6.85 S2
reasoning nature before the movement.
Skemmata
9
contemplative nous: through the movements of irascibility it hunts
On Prayer
pref.3
we see in the movements of sun and moon
12
and immediately the lawless movement of your soul will
90
be quicker than the movement and watchfulness of your