Letter 91
Nilus of Ancyra→Soterion|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To Soterion.
"You shall not fear," it says, "the terror by night" [Psalm 90:5 LXX (91:5)] -- that is, the human and the demonic terror; for the divine fear is wont to gladden our heart, which is also called luminous.
«Οὐ φοβηθήσῃ, φησίν, ἀπὸ φόβου νυκτερινοῦ,» τουτέστι τοῦ ἀνθρωπίνου καὶ τοῦ δαιμονιώδους· ὁ γὰρ δὴ θεῖος φόβος εὐφραίνειν τὴν καρδίαν, ἡμῶν ὃς καὶ φωτεινὸς καλεῖται.
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To Soterion.
"You shall not fear," it says, "the terror by night" [Psalm 90:5 LXX (91:5)] -- that is, the human and the demonic terror; for the divine fear is wont to gladden our heart, which is also called luminous.
AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek below for scholarly use.
Latin / Greek Original
«Οὐ φοβηθήσῃ, φησίν, ἀπὸ φόβου νυκτερινοῦ,» τουτέστι τοῦ ἀνθρωπίνου καὶ τοῦ δαιμονιώδους· ὁ γὰρ δὴ θεῖος φόβος εὐφραίνειν τὴν καρδίαν, ἡμῶν ὃς καὶ φωτεινὸς καλεῖται.
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- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
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