{"slug":"khazarzar-gregory-of-nazianzus-in-consecratione-eulalii-doarensium-episcopi","id":"greek:khazarzar:khazarzar-gregory-of-nazianzus-in-consecratione-eulalii-doarensium-episcopi","title":"In consecratione Eulalii Doarensium episcopi","title_source":"In consecratione Eulalii Doarensium episcopi","author":"Gregory of Nazianzus","genre":"other","date":"","tradition":"greek","coverage":"not-located","coverage_claim":{"status":"not-located","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. 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It belongs to Gregory's corpus of orations, likely delivered in the late 4th century during his episcopal career (c. 370–390). The text survives in medieval Greek manuscripts and is included in standard collections of Gregory's works, though it is not among his most frequently cited orations. The edition from khazarzar is a digital compilation without critical apparatus; users should consult critical editions such as Sources Chrétiennes or Patrologia Graeca for text-critical study.","historical_context":"Gregory of Nazianzus (c. 329–390) was a Cappadocian Father, theologian, and bishop, active in the late 4th century. This oration for the consecration of Eulalius as bishop of Doara likely dates to Gregory's episcopal career (c. 370–390). Doara was a small town in Cappadocia, reflecting the regional church politics of the time. The speech belongs to the genre of episcopal consecration orations, common in patristic literature. It was transmitted through medieval Greek manuscripts as part of Gregory's corpus, often numbered among his orations (e.g., Oration 13 in some orderings). The text was later included in printed editions like the Patrologia Graeca. The khazarzar edition lacks a critical apparatus, so its manuscript base is unclear.","significance":"This oration provides insight into late 4th-century episcopal consecration practices and the rhetoric of Gregory of Nazianzus. It reflects the theological and pastoral concerns of the Cappadocian Fathers, though it is less cited than Gregory's major theological orations. 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The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: other in ancient Greek; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 3 narrative."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: khazarzar — Migne PG text (public domain); khazarzar host and the digitising project state no licence for this layer"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":3},"term_index":[],"citations":{},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"ΛΟΓΟΣ ΙΓʹ.\n\nΕἰς τὴν χειροτονίαν Δοαρῶν ὁμιλία ἐκδοθεῖσα Εὐλαλίῳ ἐπισκόπῳ. Αʹ. Δέξασθετὸν ἡμέτερον λόγον, ἀδελφοὶ, κἂν ἐλάχιστος ᾖ, κἂν παρὰ πολὺ τῆς ἀξίας λειπόμενος· πλὴν ὅμως σταθμίζειν οἶδεν ὁ Δεσπότης Θεὸς τῇ δικαίᾳ κρίσει τὸν ἔλεον· δέχεται γὰρ καὶ Παύλου τὴν φυτείαν, ὡς Παύλου, καὶ Ἀπολλὼ τὴν ἀρδείαν, καὶ τὰ δύο λεπτὰ τῆς χήρας, καὶ τοῦ τελώνου τὴν ταπείνωσιν, καὶ τοῦ Μανασσῆ τὴν ἐξαγόρευσιν. Δέξασθε λόγον νεόκτιστον ἐπὶ νεοκτίστῳ ποιμένι· δέξασθε φωνὴν εὐχαριστήριον ἐπὶ τοῖς ὀρωμένοις θαύμασι. Μικροὶ μὲν ἡμεῖς καὶ ἐλάχιστοι ἐν υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ· εὐχαριστεῖν δὲ πλουσίως οὐδὲν κωλύει καὶ τοὺς μικρούς. Τὴν μὲν οὖν τελεωτέραν εὐφημίαν ἀποδώσουσι τῷ Θεῷ πάντως οἱ τελεώτεροι· ἡμεῖς δὲ τὴν κατὰ δύναμιν εἰσοίσομεν σήμερον. Τοιγαροῦν ᾄσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾆσμα καινόν· ὅτι θαυμαστὰ ἐποίησεν. Ἐκυμαινόμεθα, ἐπολεμούμεθα, ἐξωθούμεθα· τὰ μὲν ἤδη παρῆν τῶν δεινῶν, τὰ δὲ ἤμελ λεν. Ἀλλὰ τίς ἔστησε τὴν καταιγίδα εἰς αὔραν; Τίς συνέτριψεν ὅπλον, καὶ ῥομφαίαν, καὶ πόλεμον; Τίς τοὺς ἐξωσμένους καὶ ἀπεῤῥιμμένους ἡμᾶς εἰσεδέξατο; Οὐχὶ σὺ ὁ Θεὸς, ὁ ἐνεργήσας ταῦτα; Κύριος κραταιὸς καὶ δυνατὸς, Κύριος δυνατὸς ἐν πολέμῳ.","english":"Oration 13.\n\nOn the Ordination of the Bishop of Doara, a Homology Published for Eulalius the Bishop. 1. Receive our discourse, brethren, even if it is very small, even if it falls far short of the worth; yet the Master God knows how to weigh mercy with just judgment; for he accepts both Paul's planting, as Paul's, and Apollo's watering, and the two mites of the widow, and the tax collector's humility, and Manasseh's confession. Receive a newly built discourse for a newly built shepherd; receive a voice of thanksgiving for the wonders that are seen. We are small and very insignificant among the sons of Israel; but nothing prevents even the small from giving thanks richly. Now the more perfect will certainly render the more perfect praise to God; we, however, will bring in what is according to our ability today. Therefore, sing to the Lord a new song; for he has done marvelous things. We were tossed by waves, we were warred against, we were driven out; some of the terrors were already present, others were imminent. But who turned the storm into a breeze? Who shattered the weapon, and the sword, and the war? Who received us, who were cast out and rejected? Was it not you, O God, who wrought these things? The Lord is mighty and powerful, the Lord is powerful in war.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ΛΟΓΟΣ ΙΓʹ","severity":"info","text":"The title 'Oration 13' indicates this is the thirteenth oration in the standard manuscript ordering of Gregory's works, not a thematic designation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ὁμιλία ἐκδοθεῖσα","severity":"info","text":"'Homily published' suggests this discourse was originally delivered orally and later revised for circulation, a common practice in patristic literature.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Παύλου τὴν φυτείαν ... Ἀπολλὼ τὴν ἀρδείαν","severity":"info","text":"Alludes to 1 Corinthians 3:6-9, where Paul contrasts his own foundational work (planting) with Apollos' cultivation (watering), both accepted by God.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"τὰ δύο λεπτὰ τῆς χήρας","severity":"info","text":"Echoes Mark 12:41-44, where the widow's two mites are contrasted with the rich gifts of others, emphasizing humble offerings.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"τοῦ τελώνου τὴν ταπείνωσιν","severity":"info","text":"Refers to the parable of the tax collector in Luke 18:10-14, where humility leads to acceptance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"τοῦ Μανασσῆ τὴν ἐξαγόρευσιν","severity":"info","text":"Alludes to the prayer of Manasseh, a penitential text from the Old Testament Apocrypha, where King Manasseh confesses his sins.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'νεόκτιστον ἐπὶ νεοκτίστῳ ποιμένι' could mean either a newly composed discourse for a newly ordained bishop or a newly built church for a newly appointed pastor; the context favors the former.","The identity of 'Apollo' (Ἀπολλὼ) is ambiguous: it could refer to the Alexandrian teacher Apollos from Acts 18:24 or to the pagan god, but the scriptural context strongly supports the former."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"Βʹ. Οὗτος ἔτεμε θάλασσαν· οὗτος ἔτρεψεν ἐν ἐρήμῳ λαὸν φυγάδα, ξένον ὑετὸν χαρισάμενος· οὗτος πέ τραν ἐπήγασεν· οὗτος κατεπολέμησε τὸν Ἀμαλὴκ, χειρῶν ἀποῤῥήτῳ καὶ μυστικῷ σχήματι. Τοῦτο γὰρ ἴσχυσαν ἱερέως χεῖρες ἐπὶ τοῦ ὄρους αἰρόμεναι, καὶ εἰς εὐχὴν τυπούμεναι, ὃ πολλαὶ μυριάδες οὐκ ἴσχυσαν. Οὗτος τείχη κατέσεισεν ἀμάχως καὶ ἀπολέ μως· καὶ, ἵνα τὰ τελευταῖα λέγω, οὗτος κατήνεγκε τὸν Γολιὰθ κατὰ τοῦ μεγάλου Δαβὶδ τολμήσαντα, τὸν ἐπηρμένον, καὶ ἀλαζόνα, καὶ ἀπόγονον τῶν γιγάντων. Διὰ ταῦτα οὖν ὁμοθυμαδὸν λέγωμεν· Εὐλογητὸς Κύριος, ὃς οὐκ ἔδωκεν ἡμᾶς εἰς θήραν τοῖς ὀδοῦσιν αὐτῶν· καὶ, Χείμαῤῥον διῆλθεν ἡ ψυχὴ ἡμῶν· ὡς στρουθίον ἐῤῥύσθη ἐκ τῆς παγίδος τῶν θηρευόντων· ἄλλα τε ὅσα ψυχὴ περιχαρὴς ἐπὶ Θεοῦ μεγαλοδωρεᾷ φθέγγεται. Οὐκ ἤλθομεν βάλλειν μάχαιραν, ἀλλ' εἰρήνην. Οὐκ ἤλθομεν ἐπ' ἀτιμίᾳ τοῦ μεγάλου ποιμένος, τοῦ τῆς λαμπρᾶς προκαθεζομένου πόλεως· τίμιον ἴσμεν, κεφαλὴν γινώσκομεν, ἅγιον καλοῦμεν, καὶ ἀδικούμενοι· μόνον ἔστω φιλότεκνος, καὶ πάσης προνοῶν Ἐκκλησίας. Προσθήκην ἱερέων ἐπραγματευσάμεθα, οὐχ ὑφαίρεσιν· αἱρετικῶν ἀνατροπὴν, οὐκ ὀρθοδόξων ἐλάττωσιν. Γʹ. Τί φῂς, ὦ παῖ Δαθὰν καὶ Ἀβειρὼν, καὶ στρατηγὲ ἀσωφρόνιστε, ὁ κατὰ Μωϋσέως τολμήσας, καὶ χεῖρας ἐπαφεὶς ἡμῖν, ὥσπερ ἐκεῖνοι τὰς γλώσ σας τῷ μεγάλῳ θεράποντι; Οὐκ ἔφριξας; Οὐκ ἐνετράπης; Οὐκ ἔῤῥευσάν σοι ταῦτα διανοουμένῳ κατὰ γῆς αἱ σάρκες; Εἶτα τὰς χεῖρας ταύτας ἀνατείνεις τῷ Θεῷ; Εἶτα δῶρα προσάξεις; Εἶτα ὑπερεύξῃ λαοῦ; Φοβοῦμαι μή ποτε τοσοῦτον ἡ ῥομφαία τοῦ Θεοῦ κατιωθῇ, καὶ ἠρεμήσειεν.","english":"2. This one divided the sea; this one turned a fugitive people in the desert, granting them an alien rain; this one made water flow from a rock; this one warred against Amalek, with a secret and mystical posture of the hands. For this is what the hands of a priest accomplished, raised on the mountain and formed in prayer, which many thousands could not accomplish. This one brought down walls without battle or war; and, to mention the last, this one brought down Goliath, who dared against the great David, the arrogant, the boastful, the descendant of giants. Therefore let us say with one accord: Blessed is the Lord, who did not give us as prey to their teeth; and, Our soul passed through a winter torrent; as a sparrow was saved from the snare of hunters; and whatever else a soul overjoyed at God's great bounty utters. We did not come to brandish a sword, but peace. We did not come to dishonor the great shepherd, who presides over the splendid city; we honor him, we acknowledge him as head, we call him holy, even when wronged; only let him be loving toward his children, and exercise forethought for the whole Church. We have procured an addition of priests, not a subtraction; a refutation of heretics, not a diminution of the orthodox. 3. What say you, O son of Dathan and Abiram, and unbridled general, who dared against Moses and laid hands on us, just as they laid tongues on the great servant? Did you not shudder? Were you not ashamed? Did your flesh not melt away while you were pondering these things? And then you raise these hands to God? And then you will offer gifts? And then you will pray for the people? I fear that the sword of God may at some time be whetted and remain still.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Οὗτος ἔτεμε θάλασσαν· οὗτος ἔτρεψεν ἐν ἐρήμῳ λαὸν φυγάδα, ξένον ὑετὸν χαρισάμενος· οὗτος πέτραν ἐπήγασεν· οὗτος κατεπολέμησε τὸν Ἀμαλὴκ","severity":"info","text":"Gregory alludes to Moses' miracles: the Red Sea crossing, manna (alien rain), water from the rock, and war with Amalek (Exodus 14–17).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"οὗτος κατήνεγκε τὸν Γολιὰθ κατὰ τοῦ μεγάλου Δαβὶδ","severity":"info","text":"The reference to David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17) is used typologically to contrast the priest's spiritual victory with the opponent's arrogance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Εὐλογητὸς Κύριος, ὃς οὐκ ἔδωκεν ἡμᾶς εἰς θήραν τοῖς ὀδοῦσιν αὐτῶν· καὶ, Χείμαρρον διῆλθεν ἡ ψυχὴ ἡμῶν· ὡς στρουθίον ἐρρύσθη ἐκ τῆς παγίδος τῶν θηρευόντων","severity":"info","text":"These phrases echo Psalm 124 (LXX) and similar thanksgiving psalms, though not exact quotations; they reflect liturgical language of deliverance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"παῖ Δαθὰν καὶ Ἀβειρὼν","severity":"info","text":"Dathan and Abiram led a rebellion against Moses (Numbers 16); Gregory likens his opponent to them, implying schism and impiety.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Βʹ. ... Γʹ.","severity":"info","text":"The passage spans sections 2 and 3 of the oration, moving from typological praise of the priestly office to a direct rebuke of an opponent, marked by a rhetorical question.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ἠρεμήσειεν","severity":"caution","text":"The final verb ἠρεμήσειεν (remain still) is ambiguous: it may mean the sword of God is whetted and then stays inactive, or that it is whetted and then rests (i.e., is not used). The sense is ironic threat.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ἠρεμήσειεν' could be read as either 'remain still' (i.e., not strike) or 'be at rest' after action; the rhetorical force is a warning of divine punishment held in reserve."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"Οὔτε τῷ ποιμένι τῷ σῷ μέγα τι ἐχαρίσω, καὶ σαυτὸν τὰ μέγιστα ἐζημίωσας, ἀλλοτριώσας σεαυτὸν τῆς τοῦ Θεοῦ χάριτος. Δʹ. Νῦν δὲ, ὦ ποιμένων ἄριστε καὶ τελεώτατε, δεῦ ρόμοι καὶ τὸν σὸν ἀπολάμβανε λαὸν σὺν ἡμῖν τε καὶ πρὸ ἡμῶν, ὃν ἐνεχείρισέ σοι τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, ὃν προσάγουσιν ἄγγελοι, ὃν ὁ βίος καὶ ὁ τρόπος ἐπί-στευσεν. Εἰ δὲ διὰ πειρασμῶν καὶ κωλυμάτων τὸν θρόνον κληρονομεῖς, μὴ θαυμάσῃς· οὐδὲν τῶν μεγάλων ἀδόκιμον, οὐδὲν ἀβασάνιστον. Ἕπεται γὰρ φύσει τοῖς μὲν ταπεινοῖς τὸ ῥᾴδιον, τοῖς δὲ ὑψηλοῖς\n\nτὸ δύσκτητον. Ἤκουσας τοῦ εἰπόντος, Ὅτι δεῖ ἡμᾶς διὰ πολλῶν θλίψεων εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν· εἰπὲ καὶ αὐτός· Διήλθομεν διὰ πυρὸς καὶ ὕδατος, καὶ ἐξήγαγες ἡμᾶς εἰς ἀναψυχήν. Ὢ τοῦ θαύματος! Τὸ ἑσπέρας· ηὐλίσθη κλαυθμὸς, καὶ εἰς τὸ πρωῒ ἀγαλλίασις. Ἔαληρεῖν τοὺς πολεμοῦντας καὶ περιχάσκειν, ὡς κύνας ὑλακτοῦντας διακενῆς· ἡμεῖς δὲ μὴ πολεμώμεθα. Δίδασκε προσ-κυνεῖν Θεὸν τὸν Πατέρα, Θεὸν τὸν Υἱὸν, Θεὸν τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, ἐν τρισὶν ὑποστάσεσιν, ἐν μιᾷ δόξῃ τε καὶ λαμπρότητι. Τὸ ἀπολωλὸς ἐκζήτει· τὸ ἀσθενὲς ἐνίσχυε· τὸ ἰσχυρὸν φύλασσε. Τοσαύτην ἀπαιτοῦμέν σε τὴν ἐν τοῖς πνευματικοῖς εὐδοκίμησιν, ὅσην ἐπὶ τῶν κοσμικῶν συνέγνωμεν. Τὴν μὲν οὖν τελεωτέραν ὅπλισιν δέχοιο παρὰ τῶν μειζόνων στρατηγῶν, δι' ἧς δυνήσῃ τὰ βέλη τοῦ πονηροῦ τὰ πεπυρωμένα σβέσαι, καὶ παραστῆσαι τῷ Κυρίῳ λαὸν περιούσιον, ἔθνος ἅγιον, βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα, ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν, ᾧ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Ἀμήν.","english":"You have given no great gift to your shepherd, and you have deprived yourself of the greatest things, having alienated yourself from the grace of God. 4. But now, O best and most perfect of shepherds, come, and receive your people together with us and before us, whom the Holy Spirit entrusted to you, whom angels present, whom life and character have entrusted. And if you inherit the throne through trials and obstacles, do not be surprised; nothing great is untested, nothing is unexamined. For ease naturally follows lowly things, and difficulty follows lofty things. You have heard the one who said that we must enter the kingdom of heaven through many afflictions; say also yourself: We passed through fire and water, and you led us out into refreshment. O wonder! In the evening there was lamentation, and in the morning rejoicing. Let those who war and gape open bark in vain like dogs; but let us not be at war. Teach to worship God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, in three hypostases, in one glory and splendor. Seek out what is lost; strengthen what is weak; guard what is strong. We require of you as much distinction in spiritual matters as we have recognized in worldly matters. Receive the more perfect armor from the greater commanders, by which you will be able to quench the fiery arrows of the evil one, and present to the Lord a chosen people, a holy nation, a royal priesthood, in Christ Jesus our Lord, to whom is glory for the ages. Amen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ὑποστάσεσιν","severity":"info","text":"Hypostases: technical term for the three persons of the Trinity, central to pro-Nicene theology. Gregory uses it to affirm distinct individuality within a single divine essence.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Διήλθομεν διὰ πυρὸς καὶ ὕδατος","severity":"info","text":"Echoes Psalm 66:12 LXX (διῆλθον διὰ πυρὸς καὶ ὕδατος) and possibly a baptismal or testing motif. The phrase 'enter the kingdom through many afflictions' recalls Acts 14:22.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα","severity":"info","text":"Royal priesthood: a phrase with resonances in Exodus 19:6 LXX and 1 Peter 2:9, but here applied to the Christian people as a consecrated nation under Christ.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Δʹ","severity":"info","text":"The numeral Δʹ (4) marks a new section in the oration, typical of Gregory's rhetorical divisions. It introduces the direct address to the bishop-elect.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"τρισὶν ὑποστάσεσιν, ἐν μιᾷ δόξῃ","severity":"info","text":"This Trinitarian formula became a touchstone in later Byzantine theology, cited in conciliar definitions of the Fourth Ecumenical Council (Chalcedon, 451).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἔαληρεῖν","severity":"caution","text":"The Greek text at this point is uncertain; the reading 'Ἔαληρεῖν' may be a scribal error or a rare verb. The translation 'gape open' is conjectural.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'Ἔαληρεῖν' is obscure; possibly a corruption of 'ἐάλω ρεῖν' or a hapax. The reading 'gape open' follows the English draft but is not certain.","The identity of 'the one who said' (τοῦ εἰπόντος) is ambiguous; it may refer to Christ (Matthew 7:21) or a scriptural author."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]}]}