Letter 977
Nilus of Ancyra→Syrianus|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To Syrianus.
"Temptation" is the name given even to the devil himself; and "temptation" is likewise the manner by which the enemy is accustomed to tempt human beings.
Πειρασμὸς μὲν λέγεται καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ διάβολος· πειρασμὸς δὲ καὶ ὁ τρόπος, καθ’ ὃν πειράζειν εἴωθεν ὁ ἐχθρὸς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους.
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To Syrianus.
"Temptation" is the name given even to the devil himself; and "temptation" is likewise the manner by which the enemy is accustomed to tempt human beings.
AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed.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
Πειρασμὸς μὲν λέγεται καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ διάβολος· πειρασμὸς δὲ καὶ ὁ τρόπος, καθ’ ὃν πειράζειν εἴωθεν ὁ ἐχθρὸς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους.
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- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
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