Letter 291
Nilus of Ancyra→Philekes|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To Philekes the Presbyter [presbyter = priest].
It belongs to sturdy and steadfast souls to walk the road of the present age through many afflictions. For thus the Lord deals with the vigorous soul.
Στιβαρῶν καὶ στερρῶν ὑπάρχει ψυχῶν, τὸ διὰ πολλῶν θλίψεων βαδίζειν τὴν τοῦ παρόντος αἰῶνος ὁδόν. Οὕτω γὰρ ὁ Κύριος κέχρηται τῇ εὐτονούσῃ ψυχῇ.
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To Philekes the Presbyter [presbyter = priest].
It belongs to sturdy and steadfast souls to walk the road of the present age through many afflictions. For thus the Lord deals with the vigorous soul.
AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek below for scholarly use.
Latin / Greek Original
Στιβαρῶν καὶ στερρῶν ὑπάρχει ψυχῶν, τὸ διὰ πολλῶν θλίψεων βαδίζειν τὴν τοῦ παρόντος αἰῶνος ὁδόν. Οὕτω γὰρ ὁ Κύριος κέχρηται τῇ εὐτονούσῃ ψυχῇ.
Revision history
- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern nilus ancyra workflow v1.
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