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οἶδε πάντα ὅσα καὶ ὁ Πατήρ· καθ' ὃ γεμὴν ἄνθρωπος ὁ αὐτὸς, οὐκ ἀποσείεται τὸ καὶ ἀγνοῆσαι δοκεῖν, διὰ τὸ τῇ ἀνθρωπότητι πρέπον. ὥσπερ δὲ αὐτὸς ὢν ἡ πάντων ζωὴ καὶ δύναμις τροφὴν ἐδέχετο σωματικὴν, οὐκ ἀτιμάζων τὸ τῆς κενώσεως μέτρον, ἀναγέγραπται δὲ καὶ ὑπνῶν καὶ κοπιάσας, οὕτω καὶ πάντα εἰδὼς τὴν τῇ ἀνθρωπότητι πρέπουσαν ἄγνοιαν οὐκ ἐρυθριᾷ προσνέμων ἑαυτῷ· γέγονε γὰρ αὐτοῦ πάντα τὰ τῆς ἀνθρωπότητος, δίχα μόνης ἁμαρτίας. ἐπειδὴ δὲ τὰ ὑπὲρ ἑαυτοὺς ἤθελον οἱ μαθηταὶ μανθάνειν, σκήπτεται χρησίμως τὸ μὴ εἰδέναι καθὸ ἄνθρωπος, καί φησι, μηδὲ αὐτοὺς εἰδέναι τοὺς κατὰ τὸν οὐρανὸν ὄντας ἁγίους ἀγγέλους, ἵνα μὴ λυπῶνται ὡς μὴ θαῤῥηθέντες τὸ μυστήριον.

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Cyril of Alexandria, Answers to Tiberius the Deacon (Greek). SERIES on this page: Questions 1–9 CLOSEOUT.

English follows lockable Greek for CPG 5232. Modern English syncs were not used as wording. Responsiones SERIES CLOSEOUT Questions 1–9.

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