Letter 342
Nilus of Ancyra→Aphrodisius|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To Aphrodisius the Deacon.
Do not take confidence in old age; for old men too fall. Rather, call always upon Christ for help, so that he himself may become your guardian and your unshakable security.
Μὴ θαρσήσῃς τῷ γήρᾳ· καὶ γὰρ καὶ γέροντες πίπτουσιν· ἐπικαλοῦ δὲ τὸν Χριστὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς βοήθειαν, ἵν’ αὐτός σου φρουρὸς καὶ ἄσειστος ἀσφάλεια γένηται.
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To Aphrodisius the Deacon.
Do not take confidence in old age; for old men too fall. Rather, call always upon Christ for help, so that he himself may become your guardian and your unshakable security.
AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed.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
Μὴ θαρσήσῃς τῷ γήρᾳ· καὶ γὰρ καὶ γέροντες πίπτουσιν· ἐπικαλοῦ δὲ τὸν Χριστὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς βοήθειαν, ἵν’ αὐτός σου φρουρὸς καὶ ἄσειστος ἀσφάλεια γένηται.
Revision history
- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern nilus ancyra workflow v1.
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