Letter 121: I greatly admire the courage of the celebrated Paul — how even when he was on trial, he gave public addresses, and...
Isidore of Pelusium→Petros|c. 400 AD|Isidore of Pelusium
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Περὶ τῆς ὃν ταῖς δημηγορίαις παῤῥησίας τοὺ Παύ,λου. Λίαν θαυμάζω τοῦ ἀοιδίμου Παύλου τὴν ἀνδρίαν, πῶς χαὶ χρινόμενος ἐδημηγόρει, χαὶ εὐθύνας ἀπαι- τούμενος ἐδίδασχε. Διδασχάλου μὲν γάρ ἔστι τὸ μετ᾽ ἐξουσία; λέγειν, χρινομένου δὲ τὸ μετρεῖν τῷ καιρῷ τοὺς λόγους. ᾿Αλλ᾽ οὗτος εἰς τοὐναντίον ἐχώρει" εἶχε γὰρ ἐν ἑαυτῷ τὸν τῆς σοφίας χορηγόν τε καὶ πρύτανιν.
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Περὶ τῆς ὃν ταῖς δημηγορίαις παῤῥησίας τοὺ Παύ,λου. Λίαν θαυμάζω τοῦ ἀοιδίμου Παύλου τὴν ἀνδρίαν, πῶς χαὶ χρινόμενος ἐδημηγόρει, χαὶ εὐθύνας ἀπαι- τούμενος ἐδίδασχε. Διδασχάλου μὲν γάρ ἔστι τὸ μετ᾽ ἐξουσία; λέγειν, χρινομένου δὲ τὸ μετρεῖν τῷ καιρῷ τοὺς λόγους. ᾿Αλλ᾽ οὗτος εἰς τοὐναντίον ἐχώρει" εἶχε γὰρ ἐν ἑαυτῷ τὸν τῆς σοφίας χορηγόν τε καὶ πρύτανιν.
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