Fragment on 2 Timothy · §1 · Photius of Constantinople

Faithful men are bishops and elders; witnesses are Law and Prophets

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Photius comments on the lemma from 2 Timothy 2:2, explaining who the faithful men are and what the many witnesses mean.

"Faithful men" (2 Timothy 2:2) — that is, bishops and elders, whom Timothy was about to ordain. "Through many witnesses" means through the Law and the Prophets.

Greek

637 2 Tim 2,2 Πιστοῖς ἀνθρώποις. ἤγουν ἐπισκόποις, πρεσβυτέροις, οὓς ἔμελλεν ὁ Τιμόθεος χειροτονεῖν. ∆ιὰ πολλῶν μαρτύρων, τοῦτ' ἔστι νόμου καὶ προφητῶν.

About this text

A single note on 2 Timothy 2:2: the faithful men are the bishops and elders Timothy would ordain, and the many witnesses are the Law and the Prophets.

Photius of Constantinople (c. 810–c. 893) is the author of this fragment on 2 Timothy. It is not Severian's fragments on that letter.

Paul tells Timothy to entrust the teaching to faithful men. Photius says those men are the bishops and elders Timothy was about to ordain.

The many witnesses are the Law and the Prophets. The citations use the old names of the biblical books.

Printed text used

Translated from PG 101 – 104 (Greek)

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