Letter 208: Chrysostom urges Acacius to write quickly with news of his health.
You, such a warm friend to us, so strongly disposed toward us, do not even share your letters with us. We have already written once and twice, yet you have become more hesitant in this matter.
Consider what a great favor you do for us when you report on your health. Be stirred up, then, and write to us with real speed. We receive great comfort from learning continually about the health of those who love us.
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Latin / Greek Original
ΣΗʹ. Ἀκακίῳ πρεσβυτέρῳ.
Ὁ οὕτω θερμὸς ἡμῶν ἐραστὴς, ὁ οὕτω σφοδρῶς περὶ ἡμᾶς διακείμενος, οὐδὲ γραμμάτων ἡμῖν μεταδίδως τῶν σῶν. Καίτοι γε ἤδη ἐπεστάλκαμεν καὶ ἅπαξ, καὶ δίς· αὐτὸς δὲ ὀκνηρότερος περὶ τοῦτο γέγονας. Ἐννοῶν τοίνυν ἡλίκα ἡμῖν χαρίζῃ, τὰ περὶ τῆς ὑγιείας σου δηλῶν, μετὰ πολλοῦ τοῦ τάχους ἡμῖν γράψαι παρακλήθητι. Πολλὴν γὰρ καρπούμεθα παράκλησιν, τὰ περὶ τῆς ὑγείας ὑμῶν τῶν ἀγαπώντων ἡμᾶς μανθάνοντες συνεχῶς.
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- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
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