The Glory of Longinus
The seraphim allow Longinus to glorify and the cherubim do not oppose him as he sings a hymn; he himself utters a sacred voice, a hymn-singer, a bearer of a trophy, mystical, and victorious: 'Truly this was the Son of God' (Matthew 27:54), which is before the ages, possesses, and will possess forever. He himself makes the ages old, yet he himself remains unchanged; for his kingdom is an eternal kingdom and his power will never be corrupted (Daniel 4:3), to him belongs the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
I, Hesychius, presbyter of Jerusalem, having researched much with much labor, was able to find the words of the holy Longinus the centurion, who was in charge of...
Greek
τὰ σεραφὶμ Λογγίνῳ παραχωρεῖ δοξάζειν καὶ οὐκ ἀντικρούει τὰ χερουβὶμ ὑμνολογοῦντι, φθέγγεται καὶ αὐτὸς φωνὴν ἱεράν, ὑμνολόγον, τροπαιοῦχον, μυστικήν, ἐπινίκιον· «Ἀληθῶς θεοῦ υἱὸς ἦν οὗτος» καὶ ἔστι καὶ ἔσται· ὅπερ ἐστὶ πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων ἔχει καὶ εἰς αἰῶνας ἕξει. Αὐτὸς παλαιοῖ τοὺς αἰῶνας, μένει δὲ αὐτὸς ἀπαλαίωτος· ἡ γὰρ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ βασιλεία αἰώνιος καὶ ἡ ἐξουσία αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα οὐ διαφθαρήσεται· αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν». 16 Ἐγὼ Ἡσύχιος πρεσβύτερος Ἱεροσολύμων πολλὰ ἐρευνήσας μετὰ πολλοῦ καμάτου ἠδυνήθην εὑρεῖν τοῦ ἁγίου Λογγίνου τοῦ ἑκατοντάρχου, τοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ
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Hesychius of Jerusalem, Homilia i in sanctum Longinum centurionem (Greek).
Original English Translation of Hesychius of Jerusalem’s Homilia i in sanctum Longinum centurionem — new OET from PG 93 Greek.
Catalogue & scope
Khazarzar scan
Witnesses
- Copy-text PG 93 (Khazarzar) (Greek)
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