Letter 225
Nilus of Ancyra→Theopemptus|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To Theopemptus the Protector. [protector, a Roman imperial bodyguard rank]
It will be profitable for you, and exceedingly to your gain, always to keep before your eyes the departure from this life, and to flee the intricate snares of the devil.
Ὠφέλιμον ἔσται σοι, καὶ ἄγαν κερδαλέον, τὸ ἔχειν ἀεὶ πρὸ ὀφθαλμῶν τὴν ἔξοδον τοῦ βίου, καὶ φεύγειν τοῦ διαβόλου τὰ πολύπλοκα δίκτυα.
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To Theopemptus the Protector. [protector, a Roman imperial bodyguard rank]
It will be profitable for you, and exceedingly to your gain, always to keep before your eyes the departure from this life, and to flee the intricate snares of the devil.
AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed.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
Ὠφέλιμον ἔσται σοι, καὶ ἄγαν κερδαλέον, τὸ ἔχειν ἀεὶ πρὸ ὀφθαλμῶν τὴν ἔξοδον τοῦ βίου, καὶ φεύγειν τοῦ διαβόλου τὰ πολύπλοκα δίκτυα.
Revision history
- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern nilus ancyra workflow v1.
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