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Origen

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Author namesOrigène · Origene · Origen · Origenes · Ωριγενης

Scientific editors
Charles de La Rue, Charles Vincent de La Rue
Edition reference
Origenis Opera Omnia · Paris · J. P. Migne · 1862
CTS identifier
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2042.tlg051.local001
Corpus release
2.2.0 · 2026-08-29
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Τοῦ αὐτοῦ. Λέγομεν ὡς διατροφῆς ἀφορμὴ μᾶλλον τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν ἧσαν αἱ θυσίαι καὶ σκιὰ τῆς εὐσεβείας. Διπλοῦν δέ ἐστι τὸ κέρδος τὸ ἀπὸ τοῦ θύειν· καὶ ὅτι Θεῷ προσάγεται τιμὴ, καὶ ὅτι ἃ θύει τις οὐκ ἂν προσκυνήσειεν, οὔδὲ ἄν οἰηθείη Θεὸν εἶναι.