{"slug":"khazarzar-john-chrysostom-in-kalendas","id":"greek:khazarzar:khazarzar-john-chrysostom-in-kalendas","title":"In Kalendas","title_source":"In Kalendas","author":"John Chrysostom","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 survives only in later Byzantine manuscripts, with no autograph or early witness, and its attribution to Chrysostom is traditional and unverifiable. The text likely dates from the 5th–7th centuries, reflecting a post-4th-century liturgical calendar compiled after Chrysostom's death in 407 CE. Its contents suggest Constantinopolitan or Antiochene provenance, and it influenced later Byzantine synaxaria and menologia. The edition lacks critical apparatus, hindering verification of textual variants.","historical_context":"The Kalendas was likely compiled in the 5th–7th centuries, after John Chrysostom's death (407 CE), within the Byzantine liturgical tradition. Its provenance is uncertain but points to Constantinople or Antioch, major centers of early Christian liturgy. The text reflects a period when festal calendars were being standardized, incorporating local saints and earlier martyrologies. It survives only in later Byzantine manuscripts, indicating a continuous but unverifiable transmission. The attribution to Chrysostom, a prominent 4th-century church father, is traditional and cannot be confirmed from internal evidence. The Kalendas likely served as a source for later synaxaria and menologia, shaping Orthodox liturgical practice. Its contents duplicate or conflate saints from earlier sources, raising questions about historical accuracy. The edition (khazarzar) provides no critical apparatus, limiting scholarly use.","significance":"The Kalendas is significant as a witness to the development of Byzantine liturgical calendars, bridging earlier martyrologies and later synaxaria. Its attribution to Chrysostom, though unverifiable, reflects the authority of his name in liturgical tradition. 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That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},{"kind":"limit","severity":"caution","text":"The English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. 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Ἐλέχθη δὲ κατὰ τῶν παρατηρούντων τὰς νεομηνίας, καὶ κατὰ τὴν πόλιν χορείας τελούντων, καὶ εἰς τὸ ῥητὸν τοῦ Ἀποστόλου· Τὰ πάντα εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ ποιεῖτε. αʹ. Καθάπερ χορὸς τὸν κορυφαῖον ἐπιζητεῖ, καὶ ναυτῶν πλήρωμα τὸν κυβερνήτην, οὕτω καὶ ὁ τῶν ἱερέων τούτων σύλλογος τὸν ἀρχιερέα καὶ κοινὸν πατέρα τήμερον. Ἀλλ' ἐπὶ μὲν τοῦ χοροῦ καὶ τοῦ πλοίου πολὺ καὶ τοῦ κόσμου καὶ τῆς ἀσφαλείας ἡ τῶν προεστώτων ἀπουσία παρασπᾶται πολλάκις· ἐνταῦθα δὲ οὐχ οὕτως. Εἰ γὰρ καὶ μὴ τῇ σαρκὶ πάρεστιν, ἀλλὰ τῷ πνεύματι πάρεστι, καὶ νῦν μεθ' ἡμῶν ἐστιν οἴκοι καθήμενος, ὥσπερ καὶ ἡμεῖς μετ' ἐκείνου ἑστῶτες ἐνταῦθα. Τοιαύτη γὰρ ἡ τῆς ἀγάπης δύναμις, τοὺς ἐκ πολλοῦ διαστήματος ὄντας συναγαγεῖν εἴωθε καὶ συνδεῖν. Τὸν γοῦν ἐν ἀλλοτρίᾳ διατρίβοντα καὶ μακροῖς διειργόμενον ἡμῶν πελάγεσιν ἂν φιλῶμεν, καθ' ἑκάστην φανταζόμεθα τὴν ἡμέραν, ὥσπερ οὖν ὅταν πρός τινα ἀηδῶς ἔχωμεν, οὐδ' ἐγγὺς ἑστῶτα βλέπειν δοκοῦμεν πολλάκις. Οὕτω παρούσης μὲν ἀγάπης οὐδὲν βλάβος ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ τὸν τόπον διαστήματος, ἀπούσης δὲ οὐδὲν ὄφελος ἐκ τῆς τῶν τόπων ἐγγύτητος.","english":"A discourse of the same author on the Kalends, when the bishop of Antioch, Flavianus, did not come forward. It was spoken against those who observe the new moons and perform dances in the city, and on the Apostle's saying: \"Do all things to the glory of God.\" 1. Just as a chorus seeks its leader, and a crew of sailors its helmsman, so too this assembly of priests seeks its high priest and common father today. But in the case of the chorus and the ship, the absence of those in charge often greatly detracts from both order and safety; here, however, it is not so. For even if he is not present in the flesh, he is present in spirit, and now he is with us, sitting at home, just as we are with him, standing here. Such is the power of love: it is accustomed to bring together and unite those who are far apart. For if we love someone who dwells in a foreign land and is separated from us by vast seas, we imagine him every day; just as, when we are ill-disposed toward someone, we often do not seem to see him even when he stands near. Thus, when love is present, distance in place does no harm; when it is absent, proximity of place brings no benefit.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"καλάνδαις","severity":"info","text":"The Kalends (Καλάνδαι) were the Roman New Year festival on January 1, often marked by pagan revelry, which Chrysostom and other church fathers condemned.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Τὰ πάντα εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ ποιεῖτε","severity":"info","text":"This phrase is a paraphrase of 1 Corinthians 10:31, where Paul exhorts that all things be done for the glory of God.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"Φλαβιανοῦ","severity":"info","text":"Flavianus was bishop of Antioch from 381 to 404, a key figure in the Meletian schism; his absence from the Kalends liturgy is the occasion for this homily.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Καθάπερ χορὸς τὸν κορυφαῖον ἐπιζητεῖ","severity":"info","text":"The opening simile of a chorus seeking its leader establishes a rhetorical pattern of comparison (chorus/helmsman) to argue for spiritual presence despite physical absence.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"παρασπᾶται","severity":"info","text":"The verb παρασπᾶται (from παρασπάω) means 'is drawn away' or 'detracts'; here it indicates that absence of a leader diminishes order and safety in a chorus or ship.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"νεομηνίας","severity":"caution","text":"The term νεομηνίας (new moons) refers to pagan lunar observances, but the exact practices Chrysostom condemns (dances, choruses) are not fully described; the text may reflect local Antiochene customs.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'μὴ προελθόντος τοῦ ἐπισκόπου' could mean either that Flavianus did not come forward to preach or that he was absent from the city; the translation takes it as absence from the assembly."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"Πρῴην γοῦν ἡμῶν ἐγκωμιαζόντων τὸν μακάριον Παῦλον, οὕτως ἐσκιρτήσατε, ὡς αὐτὸν ὁρῶντες παρόντα· καίτοι τὸ μὲν σῶμα ἐν τῇ βασιλίδι κεῖται Ῥώμῃ, ἡ δὲ ψυχὴ ἐν ταῖς χερσὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ· Δικαίων γὰρ ψυχαὶ ἐν χειρὶ Θεοῦ, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἅψηται αὐτῶν βάσανος· ἀλλ' ὅμως ἡ τῆς ἀγάπης δύναμις πρὸ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτὸν ἔστησε τῶν ὑμετέρων. Καὶ ἐβουλόμην μὲν εἰς τὴν αὐτὴν ὑπόθεσιν καταβῆναι καὶ τήμερον, ἀλλὰ πρὸς ἕτερα κατεπείγοντα ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος ὥρμηται, τὰ σήμερον ὑπὸ τῆς πόλεως ἁπάσης ἁμαρτηθέντα. Τοὺς γὰρ ἀκούοντας τῶν ἐγκωμίων Παύλου πρότερον τῆς ἀρετῆς τοῦ Παύλου ζηλωτὰς εἶναι χρὴ, καὶ τῆς τοιαύτης ἀκροάσεως ἀξίους. Ἐπεὶ οὖν οὐ πάρεστιν ἡμῖν ὁ πατὴρ, φέρε, ταῖς εὐχαῖς ταῖς ἐκείνου θαῤῥήσαντες τῆς πρὸς ὑμᾶς διδασκαλίας ἁψώμεθα. Καὶ γὰρ Μωϋσῆς οὐ παρὼν τῷ σώματι τοῖς πολεμοῦσιν, οὐδὲν ἔλαττον τῶν πολεμούντων, ἀλλὰ καὶ πολλῷ πλέον, εἰς τὴν μάχην συνετέλεσεν ἐκείνην, τῇ τῶν χειρῶν ἐκτάσει τὰ πράγματα τῶν οἰκείων ἐπαίρων, καὶ φοβερὰ τοῖς ἐναντίοις ποιῶν. Ὥσπερ γὰρ ἡ τῆς ἀγάπης δύναμις οὐ διείργεται διαστήματι τόπου, οὕτως οὐδὲ ἡ τῆς εὐχῆς ἐνέργεια, ἀλλ' ὥσπερ ἐκείνη τοὺς ἀλλήλων ἀφεστῶτας συνδεῖ, οὕτω καὶ αὕτη τοὺς πόῤῥωθεν ὄντας τὰ μέγιστα ὠφε λεῖν δύναται. Θαῤῥοῦντες τοίνυν ἐπὶ τὴν μάχην χωρῶμεν. Καὶ γὰρ καὶ ἡμῖν πόλεμος συνέστηκε νῦν, οὐκ Ἀμαληκιτῶν ἐπελθόντων, καθάπερ τότε, οὐδ' ἑτέρων τινῶν βαρβάρων καταδραμόντων, ἀλλὰ δαιμόνων πομπευσάντων ἐπὶ τῆς ἀγορᾶς.","english":"Just recently, when we were praising the blessed Paul, you leaped about as if you saw him present; and yet his body lies in the imperial city of Rome, while his soul is in the hands of God. For the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and torment shall not touch them. But nevertheless, the power of love set him before your eyes. And I wished to descend into the same subject today as well, but my speech has been set in motion toward other pressing matters—the sins committed today by the whole city. For those who hear the encomia of Paul must first be emulators of Paul's virtue and worthy of such a hearing. Since, then, the father is not present with us, come, let us take courage from his prayers and take up the task of teaching you. For Moses, though not present in body to those fighting, contributed no less than the fighters—indeed much more—to that battle, raising the affairs of his own side by the stretching out of his hands and making them fearsome to the enemy. For just as the power of love is not separated by a distance of place, so too is the efficacy of prayer not separated; but just as love binds together those who are far apart, so too can prayer greatly benefit those who are far away. Taking courage, then, let us proceed to the battle. For a war has now been joined for us as well—not Amalekites attacking, as then, nor any other barbarians overrunning us, but demons parading in the marketplace.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"Πρῴην γοῦν ἡμῶν ἐγκωμιαζόντων τὸν μακάριον Παῦλον, οὕτως ἐσκιρτήσατε, ὡς αὐτὸν ὁρῶντες παρόντα","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom recalls the congregation's enthusiastic response to a recent encomium on Paul, using the verb ἐσκιρτήσατε ('you leaped') to convey physical excitement, which he interprets as a sign of love making Paul present despite his bodily absence.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Δικαίων γὰρ ψυχαὶ ἐν χειρὶ Θεοῦ, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἅψηται αὐτῶν βάσανος","severity":"info","text":"This phrase echoes Wisdom of Solomon 3:1, where the souls of the righteous are said to be in God's hand and free from torment. Chrysostom adapts it to affirm Paul's posthumous invulnerability.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"τὰ σήμερον ὑπὸ τῆς πόλεως ἁπάσης ἁμαρτηθέντα","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom refers to the Kalends celebrations (New Year's festivities) as sins committed by the whole city, reflecting his homiletic context of condemning pagan and civic revelry, including dances and processions in the marketplace.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"Καὶ γὰρ Μωϋσῆς οὐ παρὼν τῷ σώματι τοῖς πολεμοῦσιν, οὐδὲν ἔλαττον τῶν πολεμούντων, ἀλλὰ καὶ πολλῷ πλέον, εἰς τὴν μάχην συνετέλεσεν ἐκείνην","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom compares the absent bishop Flavianus to Moses, who aided the Israelites in battle by raising his hands in prayer (Exodus 17:11-12). This typology justifies the bishop's non-presence while affirming his spiritual efficacy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Θαῤῥοῦντες τοίνυν ἐπὶ τὴν μάχην χωρῶμεν. Καὶ γὰρ καὶ ἡμῖν πόλεμος συνέστηκε νῦν","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom transitions from the Moses exemplum to a martial metaphor for his own preaching, framing the confrontation with demonic parades as a battle. This rhetorical shift marks the homily's turn from introduction to exhortation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"δαιμόνων πομπευσάντων ἐπὶ τῆς ἀγορᾶς","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'demons parading in the marketplace' is a vivid metaphor for pagan Kalends processions, but the Greek πομπευσάντων can also mean 'escorting' or 'celebrating'; the translation as 'parading' captures the pejorative sense Chrysostom intends.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'δαιμόνων πομπευσάντων' could be read as demons escorting or celebrating, but Chrysostom's context of condemning Kalends revelry supports the sense of a demonic parade."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"Αἱ γὰρ διαβολικαὶ παννυχίδες αἱ γινόμεναι τήμερον, καὶ τὰ σκώμματα, καὶ αἱ λοιδορίαι, καὶ αἱ χορεῖαι αἱ νυκτεριναὶ, καὶ ἡ καταγέλαστος αὕτη κωμῳδία, παντὸς πολεμίου χαλεπώτερον τὴν πόλιν ἡμῶν ἐξῃχμαλώτισαν, καὶ δέον ἐπὶ τούτοις κατεστάλθαι, πενθεῖν, καταδύεσθαι, καὶ τοὺς ἡμαρτηκότας, καὶ τοὺς οὐχ ἡμαρτηκότας, τοὺς μὲν ὑπὲρ ὧν ἐπλημμέλησαν, τοὺς δὲ ὑπὲρ ὧν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς εἶδον ἀσχημονήσαντας· περιχαρὴς ἡμῖν ἡ πόλις γέγονε καὶ φαιδρὰ, καὶ ἐστεφάνωται, καὶ καθάπερ γυνὴ φιλόκοσμος καὶ πολυτελὴς, οὕτως ἡ ἀγορὰ φιλοτίμως ἐκαλλωπίσατο σήμερον, χρυσία περιθεμένη, καὶ ἱμάτια πολυτελῆ, καὶ ὑποδήματα, καὶ ἕτερά τινα τοιαῦτα, τῶν ἐν τοῖς ἐργαστηρίοις ἑκάστου τῇ τῶν οἰκείων ἔργων ἐπιδείξει τὸν ὁμότεχνον παραδραμεῖν φιλονεικοῦντος. Ἀλλ' αὕτη μὲν ἡ φιλοτιμία, εἰ καὶ παιδικῆς ἐστι\n\nδιανοίας, καὶ ψυχῆς οὐδὲν μέγα οὐδὲ ὑψηλὸν φανταζομένης, ἀλλ' ὅμως οὐ τοσαύτην ἐπισύρεται βλάβην, ἀλλ' ἀνόητός τίς ἐστι μόνον σπουδὴ, γέλωτα καταχέουσα τῶν περὶ ταῦτα ἐσπουδακότων. Εἰ γὰρ καλλωπίζειν βούλει, μὴ τὸ ἐργαστήριον, ἀλλὰ τὴν σαυτοῦ ψυχήν· μὴ τὴν ἀγορὰν, ἀλλὰ τὴν διάνοιαν· ἵνα ἄγγελοι θαυμάσωσι, καὶ ἀρχάγγελοι τὸ γινόμενον ἀποδέξωνται, καὶ ὁ τῶν ἀγγέλων Δεσπότης ἀμείψηταί σε ταῖς παρ' ἑαυτοῦ δωρεαῖς· ὡς αὕτη γε ἡ ἐπίδειξις, ἡ νῦν γινομένη, καὶ γέλωτα καὶ βασκανίαν φέρει, παρὰ μὲν τῶν ὑψηλοτέρων τὴν διάνοιαν γέλωτα, παρὰ δὲ τῶν τὰ αὐτὰ νοσούντων βασκανίαν καὶ φθόνον πολύν. βʹ. Ἀλλ', ὅπερ ἔφην, οὐ τοσούτων ἐγκλημάτων ἀξία αὕτη ἡ φιλοτιμία·","english":"For the devilish all-night vigils that take place today, and the mockeries, and the slanders, and the night dances, and this laughable comedy, have taken our city captive more harshly than any enemy, and it is necessary on account of these things to be downcast, to mourn, to be dejected, both those who have sinned and those who have not sinned, the former for what they have done wrong, the latter for having seen their brothers behaving disgracefully; but our city has become full of joy and bright, and has been crowned, and like a woman fond of adornment and extravagant, so the marketplace has ambitiously beautified itself today, putting on gold, and costly garments, and shoes, and other such things, each one in the workshops striving to outdo the craftsman of the same trade by the display of his own works. But this ambition, even if it is of a childish mind and a soul that imagines nothing great nor lofty, nevertheless does not bring such great harm, but is only a foolish zeal, covering those who are zealous about these things with ridicule. For if you wish to adorn, do not adorn the workshop, but your own soul; not the marketplace, but your mind; so that angels may marvel, and archangels may approve of what is done, and the Master of the angels may reward you with his own gifts; for this display, which is now taking place, brings both ridicule and envy, ridicule from those of loftier mind, and envy and much jealousy from those who suffer from the same afflictions. 2. But, as I said, this ambition is not worthy of such great accusations;","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"Αἱ γὰρ διαβολικαὶ παννυχίδες","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom condemns the 'devilish all-night vigils' (παννυχίδες) as a mockery of Christian practice, contrasting them with proper liturgical vigils.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"παννυχίδες","severity":"info","text":"In late antique Antioch, pagan all-night festivals (παννυχίδες) involved dancing, mockery, and processions; Chrysostom here attacks their Christian imitation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"βʹ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek numeral βʹ marks a section division, indicating a new argument or rhetorical turn within the homily.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"φιλοτιμία","severity":"info","text":"φιλοτιμία here means 'ambition' or 'love of honor' in a negative sense, referring to competitive display in the marketplace.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ὁ τῶν ἀγγέλων Δεσπότης","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Master of the angels' echoes New Testament language for Christ (e.g., Rev 4:11), emphasizing divine reward over worldly adornment.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ἐξῃχμαλώτισαν","severity":"caution","text":"The verb ἐξῃχμαλώτισαν ('taken captive') is a strong metaphor; the English 'taken our city captive' may obscure the military nuance of 'enslaved by war'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Greek text is clear; no significant ambiguities in this passage."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"οἱ δὲ ἐν τοῖς καπηλείοις ἀγῶνες γινόμενοι τήμερον, οὗτοι μὲν μάλιστα ὀδυνῶσι, καὶ ἀσωτίας καὶ ἀσεβείας ἐμπεπλησμένοι πολλῆς· ἀσεβείας μὲν, ὅτι παρατηροῦσιν ἡμέρας οἱ ταῦτα ποιοῦντες, καὶ οἰωνίζονται, καὶ νομίζουσιν, εἰ τὴν νουμηνίαν τοῦ μηνὸς τούτου μεθ' ἡδονῆς καὶ εὐφροσύνης ἐπιτελέσαιεν, καὶ τὸν ἅπαντα τοιοῦτον ἕξειν ἐνιαυτόν· ἀσωτίας δὲ, ὅτι ὑπὸ τὴν ἕω γυναῖκες καὶ ἄνδρες φιάλας καὶ ποτήρια πληρώσαντες μετὰ πολλῆς τῆς ἀσωτίας τὸν ἄκρατον πίνουσι. Ταῦτα ἀνάξια τῆς ἡμε τέρας φιλοσοφίας, κἂν ὑμεῖς ποιῆτε, κἂν ἑτέρους ποιοῦντας περιίδητε, κἂν οἰκέτας, κἂν φίλους, κἂν γείτονας. Οὐκ ἤκουσας Παύλου λέγοντος· Ἡμέρας παρατηρεῖσθε καὶ μῆνας καὶ καιροὺς καὶ ἐνιαυτούς· φοβοῦμαι μήπως εἰκῆ κεκοπίακα εἰς ὑμᾶς. Ἄλλως δὲ καὶ τῆς ἐσχάτης ἀνοίας ἂν εἴη ἀπὸ τῆς μιᾶς ἡμέρας, εἰ δεξιὰ γένοιτο, καὶ τοῦ παντὸς τοῦτο προσδοκᾷν ἐνιαυτοῦ· οὐκ ἀνοίας δὲ μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ διαβολικῆς ἐνεργείας ἡ κρίσις αὕτη, μὴ τῇ οἰκείᾳ σπουδῇ καὶ προθυμίᾳ, ἀλλὰ ταῖς τῶν ἡμερῶν περιόδοις τὰ κατὰ τὸν βίον ἐπιτρέπειν τὸν ἡμέτερον. Δεξιὸς ὁ ἐνιαυτὸς ἔσται σοι δι' ὅλου, οὐκ ἐὰν ἐν νουμηνίᾳ μεθύῃς, ἀλλ' ἐὰν καὶ ἐν νουμηνίᾳ, καὶ καθ' ἑκάστην ἡμέραν τὰ τῷ Θεῷ δοκοῦντα ποιῇς. Πονηρὰ γὰρ ἡμέρα καὶ ἀγαθὴ γίνεται, οὐ παρὰ τὴν οἰκείαν φύσιν, οὐδὲν γὰρ ἡμέρα διενήνοχεν ἡμέρας, ἀλλὰ παρὰ τὴν ἡμετέραν σπουδὴν καὶ ῥᾳθυμίαν. Ἂν δικαιοσύνην ἐργάσῃ, χρηστή σοι γέγονεν ἡ ἡμέρα· ἂν ἁμαρτίαν ἐργάσῃ, πονηρὰ καὶ κολάσεως γέμουσα.","english":"The contests that take place today in the taverns, these especially cause pain, being filled with much profligacy and impiety. Impiety, because those who do these things observe days and practice divination, and think that if they celebrate the new moon of this month with pleasure and merriment, they will have the entire year likewise. Profligacy, because at dawn men and women fill bowls and cups and drink unmixed wine with great licentiousness. These things are unworthy of our philosophy, whether you do them yourselves, or overlook others doing them, whether servants, friends, or neighbors. Have you not heard Paul saying, \"You observe days and months and seasons and years\"? I fear that I have labored in vain among you. Moreover, it would be the height of folly to expect the whole year to be favorable from a single day, if it should turn out auspicious. This judgment is not only folly, but also of diabolical energy, to entrust the affairs of our life not to one's own zeal and diligence, but to the cycles of days. The year will be favorable to you throughout, not if you get drunk on the new moon, but if both on the new moon and on every day you do what is pleasing to God. For a day becomes evil or good not by its own nature—for no day differs from another day—but by our own zeal or negligence. If you practice righteousness, the day has become good for you; if you practice sin, it is evil and full of punishment.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἡμέρας παρατηρεῖσθε καὶ μῆνας καὶ καιροὺς καὶ ἐνιαυτούς","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom cites Paul (Galatians 4:10) against observing days. The quotation is not verbatim from the NT but a paraphrase, likely from memory.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"νουμηνίαν","severity":"info","text":"The new moon (νουμηνία) was a traditional pagan festival in the Roman East, often marked by drinking and revelry. Chrysostom condemns its Christian observance as superstitious.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ἀσωτίας","severity":"info","text":"ἀσωτία (profligacy) denotes wasteful, dissolute behavior. Chrysostom pairs it with ἀσέβεια (impiety) to frame the tavern contests as both moral and religious offenses.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"οἱ δὲ ἐν τοῖς καπηλείοις ἀγῶνες","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the narrative from the previous section, shifting from outdoor mockeries to indoor tavern contests, maintaining the homily's rhetorical escalation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"διαβολικῆς ἐνεργείας","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom attributes day-observation to 'diabolical energy,' a phrase echoed in later Byzantine anti-superstition literature, influencing Eastern Christian pastoral teaching.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"εἰκῆ κεκοπίακα","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'I fear that I have labored in vain' may be a rhetorical topos rather than a literal confession of pastoral failure. The Greek suggests genuine frustration but is conventional in homiletic self-deprecation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Greek text does not specify whether the 'contests' (ἀγῶνες) are athletic, verbal, or simply rowdy gatherings; the translation 'contests' is a plausible but not certain rendering.","The phrase 'τὸν ἅπαντα τοιοῦτον ἕξειν ἐνιαυτόν' could be read as a conditional hope or a superstitious certainty; Chrysostom treats it as the latter."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":5,"ref":"p5","source":"Ἂν ταῦτα φιλοσοφῇς, καὶ οὕτω διακείμενος ᾖς, ἅπαντα δεξιὸν ἕξεις τὸν ἐνιαυτὸν, εὐχὰς, ἐλεημοσύνας καθ' ἑκάστην ἐργαζόμενος τὴν ἡμέραν· ἂν δὲ τῆς μὲν κατὰ σαυτὸν ἀρετῆς ἀμελῇς, ἀρχαῖς δὲ μηνῶν καὶ ἀριθμοῖς ἡμερῶν ἐμπιστεύσῃς σου τῆς ψυχῆς τὴν εὐφροσύνην, πάντων ἔρημος ἔσῃ τῶν κατὰ σαυτὸν ἀγαθῶν. Ὅπερ οὖν καὶ ὁ διάβολος συνιδὼν, καὶ σπουδάζων ἡμῶν ἐκλῦσαι τοὺς περὶ τὴν ἀρετὴν πόνους, καὶ τῆς ψυχῆς σβέσαι τὴν προθυμίαν, ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐπιγράφειν ἐπαίδευσεν τὰς εὐπραγίας καὶ τὰς κακοπραγίας. Ὁ γὰρ πείσας ἑαυτὸν ὅτι ἡμέρα ἐστὶ κακὴ καὶ ἀγαθὴ, οὔτε ἐν τῇ κακῇ τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἔργων ἐπιμελήσεται, ὡς εἰκῆ πάντα ποιῶν, καὶ οὐδὲν ὠφελῶν διὰ τὴν τῆς ἡμέρας ἀνάγκην· οὔτε ἐν τῇ ἀγαθῇ πάλιν τοῦτο ἐργάσεται, ὡς οὐδὲν ἐκ τῆς οἰκείας παραβλαπτόμενος ῥᾳθυμίας, διὰ τὴν τῆς πάλιν ἡμέρας εὐκληρίαν· καὶ οὕτως ἑκατέρωθεν τὴν ἑαυτοῦ προδώσει σωτηρίαν· καὶ ποτὲ μὲν ὡς ἀνόνητα πονῶν, ποτὲ δὲ ὡς περιττὰ, ἐν ἀργίᾳ καὶ πονηρίᾳ βιώσεται. Ὅπερ οὖν εἰδότας φεύγειν δεῖ τοῦ διαβόλου τὰς μεθοδείας, καὶ ταύτην ἐκβαλεῖν τῆς διανοίας τὴν ψῆφον, καὶ μὴ παρατηρεῖν ἡμέρας, μηδὲ τὴν μὲν μισεῖν, τὴν δὲ φιλεῖν. Οὐ γὰρ ἵνα ἡμᾶς εἰς ῥᾳθυμίαν ἐμβάλῃ μόνον, ἀλλ' ἵνα καὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ τὰ δημιουργήματα διαβάλῃ, ταῦτα ὁ πονηρὸς δαίμων ἐκεῖνος σκευωρεῖ, καὶ εἰς ἀσέβειαν ὁμοῦ καὶ εἰς ῥᾳθυμίαν τὰς ἡμετέρας καθελκύσαι βουλόμενος ψυχάς. Ἀλλ' ἡμᾶς ἀποπηδᾷν χρὴ, καὶ σαφῶς εἰδέναι ὅτι οὐδὲν κακὸν, ἀλλ' ἁμαρτία μόνον, καὶ οὐδὲν ἀγαθὸν, ἀλλ' ἀρετὴ μόνον, καὶ τὸ διὰ πάντων ἀρέσκειν Θεῷ. Οὐ ποιεῖ μέθη εὐφροσύνην, ἀλλ' εὐχὴ πνευματική·","english":"If you philosophize about these things and are so disposed, you will have the entire year favorable, working at prayers and almsgiving each day. But if you neglect your own virtue and entrust the joy of your soul to the beginnings of months and the numbers of days, you will be bereft of all your own goods. This the devil, seeing and eager to loosen our labors for virtue and quench the zeal of the soul, taught us to ascribe successes and failures to days. For he who has persuaded himself that a day is bad or good will neither attend to good works on the bad day, as doing everything in vain and benefiting nothing because of the necessity of the day, nor will he do this on the good day, as suffering no harm from his own indolence because of the good fortune of the day again; and thus from both sides he will betray his own salvation, and at one time laboring as for nothing, at another as superfluously, he will live in idleness and wickedness. Knowing this, then, one must flee the devil's machinations, cast this opinion out of one's mind, and not observe days, nor hate one and love another. For not only to cast us into indolence, but also to slander God's creations, does that wicked demon contrive these things, wishing to drag our souls down into both impiety and indolence. But we must recoil and know clearly that nothing is evil except sin alone, and nothing good except virtue alone, and pleasing God in all things. Drunkenness does not produce joy, but spiritual prayer does.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"φιλοσοφῇς","severity":"info","text":"The verb φιλοσοφῇς here means 'to reflect deeply' or 'to practice moral philosophy,' not academic philosophy. Chrysostom uses it to urge a Christian ascetic mindset.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ἀρετῆς","severity":"info","text":"ἀρετῆς ('virtue') is a key term in Chrysostom's moral teaching, denoting active Christian excellence through prayer and almsgiving, not merely passive goodness.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"ἀρχαῖς δὲ μηνῶν καὶ ἀριθμοῖς ἡμερῶν","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom attacks the popular Greco-Roman practice of observing kalends (new moons) and numerological day-omens, which persisted among Christians despite ecclesiastical condemnation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"οὐδὲν κακὸν, ἀλλ' ἁμαρτία μόνον","severity":"info","text":"This echoes a common patristic maxim derived from passages like Romans 2:9-10, where sin alone is evil, not external circumstances or days.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Ὅπερ οὖν καὶ ὁ διάβολος συνιδὼν","severity":"info","text":"This passage forms a chiastic argument: the devil's deception (lines 5-10) is framed by the warning against day-observance (lines 1-5) and the call to reject it (lines 10-15).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"εὐχὴ πνευματική","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom's contrast between drunkenness and spiritual prayer became a standard topos in later Byzantine homiletics against pagan survivals.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Greek text is clear; no significant ambiguities in this passage."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":6,"ref":"p6","source":"οὐκ οἶνος, ἀλλὰ λόγος διδασκαλικός. Ὁ οἶνος χειμῶνα, ὁ δὲ λόγος γαλήνην ἐργάζεται· ἐκεῖνος θόρυβον\n\nἐπεισάγει, οὗτος ταραχὴν ἐκβάλλει· ἐκεῖνος σκοτοῖ τὴν διάνοιαν, οὗτος ἐσκοτισμένην φωτίζει· ἐκεῖνος ἀθυμίας τὰς οὐκ οὔσας ἐμβάλλει, οὗτος τὰς οὔσας ἀπελαύνει. Οὐδὲν γὰρ οὕτως εὐθυμίαν καὶ εὐφροσύνην ποιεῖν εἴωθεν, ὡς τὰ περὶ φιλοσοφίας δόγματα, τὸ τῶν παρόντων ὑπερορᾷν πραγμάτων, τὸ πρὸς τὰ μέλλοντα κεχηνέναι, τὸ μηδὲν τῶν ἀνθρωπίνων βέβαιον εἶναι νομίζειν, μὴ πλοῦτον, μὴ δυναστείαν, μὴ τιμὰς, μὴ θεραπείας. Ἂν ταῦτα εἰδῇς φιλοσοφεῖν, κἂν πλουτοῦντα θεάσῃ τινὰ, οὐ δηχθήσῃ φθόνῳ, κἂν εἰς πενίαν καταπέσῃς, οὐ ταπεινωθήσῃ τῇ πτωχείᾳ· οὕτω διαπαντὸς ἑορτάζειν δύνασαι. Τὸν γὰρ Χριστιανὸν οὐχὶ μῆνας, οὐδὲ νουμηνίας, οὐδὲ κυριακὰς ἑορτάζειν χρὴ, ἀλλὰ διὰ παντὸς τοῦ βίου τὴν αὐτῷ πρέπουσαν ἑορτὴν ἄγειν. Τίς δ' αὐτῷ πρέπουσα ἑορτή; Ἀκούσωμεν Παύλου λέγοντος· Ὥστε ἑορτάζωμεν, μὴ ἐν ζύμῃ παλαιᾷ, μηδὲ ἐν ζύμῃ κακίας καὶ πονηρίας, ἀλλ' ἐν ἀζύμοις εἰλικρινείας καὶ ἀληθείας. Ἂν τοίνυν καθαρὸν ἔχῃς τὸ συνειδὸς, ἑορτὴν ἔχεις διαπαντὸς, χρησταῖς συντρεφόμενος ἐλπίσι, καὶ ἐντρυφῶν τῇ τῶν μελλόντων ἀγαθῶν προσδοκίᾳ· ὥσπερ οὖν ἂν ἀπαῤῥησίαστον ἔχῃς, καὶ ἁμαρτημάτων πολλῶν ὑπεύθυνος ᾖς, κἂν μυρίαι ὦσιν ἑορταὶ καὶ πανηγύρεις, τῶν πενθούντων οὐδὲν ἄμεινον διακείσῃ. Τί γὰρ ὄφελός μοι λαμπρᾶς ἡμέρας, τῆς ψυχῆς ἐσκοτισμένης μοι τῷ συνειδότι; Εἰ δὲ ἄρα τι καὶ καρπώσασθαι ἀπὸ νουμηνίας βούλει, ἐκεῖνο ποίησον.","english":"not wine, but a teaching word. Wine produces winter, but the word produces calm; the former introduces disturbance, the latter expels turmoil; the former darkens the mind, the latter illuminates the darkened mind; the former casts in non-existent despondencies, the latter drives away those that exist. For nothing is so accustomed to produce cheerfulness and joy as the doctrines concerning philosophy: to look down upon present affairs, to be intent on future things, to consider nothing human as secure—neither wealth, nor power, nor honors, nor services. If you know how to philosophize about these things, even if you see someone wealthy, you will not be stung by envy; even if you fall into poverty, you will not be humiliated by beggary; thus you are able to celebrate continually. For the Christian ought not to celebrate months, nor new moons, nor Lord's days, but to keep the feast that befits him throughout his whole life. And what feast befits him? Let us hear Paul saying: \"Therefore let us celebrate, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of vice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.\" If, then, you have a clean conscience, you have a feast continually, nurtured by good hopes and delighting in the expectation of future goods; just as, on the other hand, if you have a conscience without freedom and are liable for many sins, even if there are countless feasts and festivals, you will be in no better state than those who mourn. For what benefit is a bright day to me, when my soul is darkened in its conscience? But if you wish to derive some profit from the new moon, do this.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"λόγος διδασκαλικός","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'teaching word' contrasts with wine, setting up a rhetorical antithesis between material and spiritual remedies.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ὥστε ἑορτάζωμεν, μὴ ἐν ζύμῃ παλαιᾷ...","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom adapts 1 Corinthians 5:7-8, where Paul contrasts old leaven (sin) with unleavened sincerity, applying it to perpetual Christian celebration.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"νουμηνίας","severity":"info","text":"New moon festivals (νουμηνίαι) were pagan or Jewish observances; Chrysostom redirects attention from calendrical rites to inner virtue.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Οὐδὲν γὰρ οὕτως εὐθυμίαν καὶ εὐφροσύνην ποιεῖν εἴωθεν","severity":"info","text":"This sentence introduces a series of infinitival clauses that define philosophical detachment, forming a rhetorical climax before the Pauline citation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ἐκεῖνος ... οὗτος","severity":"info","text":"The repeated antithetical pairs (wine vs. word) echo classical and Stoic diatribe, a common homiletic device in Chrysostom.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ἀπαῤῥησίαστον","severity":"caution","text":"The Greek text reads ἀπαῤῥησίαστον, likely a scribal error for ἀπαρρησίαστον ('without freedom of speech'), referring to a conscience lacking boldness.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ἀπαῤῥησίαστον' is a textual crux; the intended reading is probably 'ἀπαρρησίαστον' (without frankness).","The exact source of the Pauline adaptation is not verbatim from 1 Corinthians; it may be a conflation or paraphrase."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":7,"ref":"p7","source":"Ὅταν ἴδῃς ἐνιαυτὸν πληρωθέντα, εὐχαρίστησον τῷ Δεσπότῃ, ὅτι σε εἰσήγαγεν εἰς τὴν περίοδον ταύτην τῶν ἐνιαυτῶν· κατάνυξόν σου τὴν καρδίαν, ἀναρίθμησαί σου τὸν χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς, εἰπὲ πρὸς ἑαυτόν· Αἱ ἡμέραι τρέχουσι καὶ παρέρχονται, οἱ ἐνιαυτοὶ πληροῦνται, πολὺ τῆς ὁδοῦ προεκόψαμεν· ἆρα τί ἡμῖν εἴργασται καλόν; ἆρα μὴ κενοὶ καὶ ἔρημοι δικαιοσύνης ἁπάσης ἐντεῦθεν ἀπελευσόμεθα, τὸ δικαστήριον ἐπὶ θύραις, πρὸς γῆρας ἡμῶν ἐπείγεται λοιπὸν ἡ ζωή. γʹ. Ταῦτα ἀπὸ νουμηνίας φιλοσόφει, ταῦτα ἀπὸ τῆς περιόδου τῶν ἐνιαυτῶν ἀναμιμνήσκου· τῆς μελλούσης ἡμέρας ἀναλογιζώμεθα, μήποτε καὶ πρὸς ἡμᾶς εἴπῃ τις ἐκεῖνο, τὸ πρὸς τοὺς Ἰουδαίους εἰρημένον τῷ προφήτῃ· Ἐξέλιπον ἐν ματαιότητι αἱ ἡμέραι αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰ ἔτη αὐτῶν μετὰ σπουδῆς. Ταύτην τὴν ἑορτὴν ἣν εἶπον ἐγὼ, τὴν διηνεκῆ, καὶ περιόδους ἐτῶν οὐκ ἀναμένουσαν, οὐδὲ περιγραφομένην ἡμέραις, καὶ πλούσιος καὶ πένης ἄγειν δυνήσεται ὁμοίως· οὐ γὰρ χρημάτων ἐνταῦθα χρεία, οὐδ' εὐπορίας, ἀλλ' ἀρετῆς μόνης. Οὐκ ἔχεις χρήματα; ἀλλ' ἔχεις τοῦ Θεοῦ τὸν φόβον, πάντων χρημάτων εὐπορώτερον θησαυρὸν, οὐκ ἀναλισκόμενον, οὐ μεταβαλλόμενον, οὐ δαπανώμενον. Ἴδε εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν, καὶ τὸν οὐρανὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, τὴν γῆν, τὴν θάλασσαν, τὸν ἀέρα, τὰ γένη τῶν ζώων, τὰ παντοδαπὰ φυτὰ, τὴν φύσιν τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἅπασαν· ἐννόησον ἀγγέλους, ἀρχαγγέλους, τὰς ἀνωτέρας δυνάμεις· ἀναμνήσθητι ὅτι ταῦτα πάντα τοῦ Δεσπότου σου ἐστὶ κτήματα. Οὐκ ἔστι δὲ οὕτως εὐπόρου Δεσπότου δοῦλον πένητα εἶναι, ἐὰν ἵλεω τὸν ἑαυτοῦ Κύριον ἔχῃ.","english":"When you see a year completed, give thanks to the Master, because he has brought you into this cycle of years; pierce your heart, count up the time of your life, say to yourself: The days run and pass by, the years are fulfilled, we have advanced far along the road; what good, then, has been wrought by us? Shall we not depart from here empty and destitute of all righteousness, with the judgment at the doors, and our life now hastening toward old age? 3. Philosophize about these things from the new moon, remind yourself of these things from the cycle of years; let us consider the coming day, lest someone say to us also that which was said to the Jews by the prophet: Their days have failed in vanity, and their years with haste. This feast of which I speak, the perpetual one, which does not wait for cycles of years nor is bounded by days, both rich and poor will be able to keep alike; for here there is no need of money or wealth, but only of virtue. Do you not have money? But you have the fear of God, a treasure more productive than all wealth, not consumed, not altered, not spent. Look at the sky, and the sky of the sky, the earth, the sea, the air, the kinds of animals, the manifold plants, the whole nature of human beings; consider angels, archangels, the higher powers; remember that all these are possessions of your Master. And it is not possible for a slave of such a wealthy Master to be poor, if he has his own Lord propitious.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Δεσπότῃ","severity":"info","text":"Despotē (Master) is a standard Greek Christian title for God, emphasizing authority and ownership, distinct from Kyrios (Lord).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἐξέλιπον ἐν ματαιότητι αἱ ἡμέραι αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰ ἔτη αὐτῶν μετὰ σπουδῆς","severity":"info","text":"This is a paraphrase of Psalm 77:33 LXX (Psalm 78:33 in some numbering): 'Their days were consumed in vanity, and their years in haste.'","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"νουμηνίας","severity":"info","text":"Neomenia (new moon) was a traditional Jewish festival; Chrysostom here repurposes it as a call for daily philosophical reflection, contrasting with Jewish calendrical observance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"γʹ","severity":"info","text":"The numeral gamma (3) marks a section division in the manuscript, likely indicating a new paragraph or homiletic point.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"φιλοσόφει","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom's use of 'philosophize' (philosophei) echoes Stoic and Cynic exhortations to daily moral self-examination, adapted to Christian ascetic practice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"τὸν οὐρανὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'sky of the sky' is unusual; it may reflect a cosmological hierarchy (e.g., firmament vs. empyrean) or be a rhetorical amplification. The exact referent is ambiguous.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'sky of the sky' (τὸν οὐρανὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ) is ambiguous: it could refer to the highest celestial sphere in ancient cosmology or be a rhetorical doubling for emphasis.","The numeral gamma (γʹ) may indicate a section break or a marginal note; its exact function in the manuscript tradition is unclear."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":8,"ref":"p8","source":"Τὸ παρατηρεῖν ἡμέρας οὐ Χριστιανικῆς φιλοσοφίας, ἀλλ' Ἑλληνικῆς πλάνης ἐστίν. Εἰς τὴν ἄνω πόλιν ἀπεγράψω, εἰς τὴν ἐκεῖ πολιτείαν τελεῖς, ἀγγέλοις σαυτὸν ἀναμίξας· οὗ οὐκ ἔστι φῶς εἰς σκότος λῆγον, οὐθ' ἡμέρα εἰς νύκτα τελευτῶσα, ἀλλὰ διαπαντὸς ἡμέρα, διαποντὸς φῶς.\n\nΠρὸς ἐκεῖνα τοίνυν βλέπωμεν διαπαντός. Τὰ ἄνω γὰρ, φησὶ, ζητεῖτε, οὗ ὁ Χριστός ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Θεοῦ καθήμενος. Οὐδὲν ἔχεις κοινὸν πρὸς τὴν γῆν, ἔνθα ἡλίου δρόμοι, καὶ περίοδοι, καὶ ἡμέραι· ἀλλ' ἐὰν ὀρθῶς ζῇς, ἡ νὺξ ἡμέρα σοι γίνεται· ὥσπερ οὖν τοῖς ἐν ἀσελγείᾳ καὶ μέθῃ καὶ ἀκολασίᾳ βιοῦσιν ἡ ἡμέρα αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸ τῆς νυκτὸς μεταφέρεται σκότος, οὐ τοῦ ἡλίου σβεννυμένου, ἀλλὰ τῆς ἐκείνων διανοίας τῇ μέθῃ σκοτιζομένης. Τὸ πρὸς ἡμέρας ἐπτοῆσθαι τοιαύτας, καὶ πλείονα ἐν αὐταῖς δέχεσθαι ἡδονὴν, καὶ λύχνους ἅπτειν ἐπὶ τῆς ἀγορᾶς, καὶ στεφανώματα πλέκειν, παιδικῆς ἀνοίας ἐστίν. Σὺ δὲ ταύτης ἀπήλλαξαι τῆς\n\nἀσθενείας, καὶ εἰς ἄνδρας τελεῖς, καὶ εἰς τὴν τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐνεγράφης πολιτείαν. Μὴ τοίνυν ἐπὶ τῆς ἀγορᾶς ἀνακαύσῃς πῦρ αἰσθητὸν, ἀλλ' ἐπὶ τῆς διανοίας ἄναψον φῶς πνευματικόν. Λαμψάτω γὰρ, φησὶ, τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅπως ἴδωσι τὰ καλὰ ἔργα ὑμῶν, καὶ δοξάσωσι τὸν Πατέρα ἡμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς. Τοῦτο τὸ φῶς πολλήν σοι φέρει τὴν ἀμοιβήν. Μὴ τὴν θύραν τῆς οἰκίας στεφανώσῃς, ἀλλὰ τοιαύτην ἐπίδειξαι πολιτείαν, ὥστε τὸν τῆς δικαιοσύνης στέφανον σῇ κεφαλῇ παρὰ τῆς τοῦ Χριστοῦ δέξασθαι χειρός, Μηδὲν εἰκῆ, μηδὲ ἁπλῶς γενέσθω· οὕτω Παῦλος ἐπέταξε πάντα εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ ποιεῖν.","english":"Observing days is not of Christian philosophy, but of Greek error. You have been enrolled in the city above, you belong to the polity there, having mingled yourself with angels; where there is no light that ends in darkness, nor day that ends in night, but perpetual day, perpetual light.\n\nLet us therefore look always to those things. For it says, seek the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. You have nothing in common with the earth, where there are courses of the sun, and cycles, and days; but if you live rightly, night becomes day for you; just as for those who live in licentiousness and drunkenness and intemperance, their day is transformed into the darkness of night, not because the sun is extinguished, but because their mind is darkened by drunkenness. To be excited about such days, and to take greater pleasure in them, and to light lamps in the marketplace, and to weave garlands, is childish folly. But you have been freed from this\n\nweakness, and you have come of age, and you have been enrolled in the polity of the heavens. Do not therefore kindle a physical fire in the marketplace, but light a spiritual fire in your mind. For it says, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify our Father in the heavens. This light brings you great reward. Do not crown the door of your house, but display such a life that you may receive the crown of righteousness upon your head from the hand of Christ. Let nothing be done idly or carelessly; thus Paul commanded that everything be done for the glory of God.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἑλληνικῆς πλάνης","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Greek error' denotes pagan religious practice, not ethnic Greeks; Chrysostom contrasts Christian discipline with pagan calendar observance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Τὰ ἄνω γὰρ, φησὶ, ζητεῖτε","severity":"info","text":"An allusion to Colossians 3:1, where Paul urges seeking things above; Chrysostom adapts it to contrast earthly cycles with heavenly polity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Λαμψάτω γὰρ, φησὶ, τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν","severity":"info","text":"Likely a paraphrase of Matthew 5:16 or a similar exhortation to let one's light shine before others, here applied to spiritual illumination.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"λύχνους ἅπτειν ἐπὶ τῆς ἀγορᾶς, καὶ στεφανώματα πλέκειν","severity":"info","text":"Describes pagan New Year or Kalends customs: lighting lamps and weaving garlands in the marketplace, which Chrysostom condemns as childish folly.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Μὴ ... ἀλλὰ","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom uses a series of negations followed by positive exhortations (e.g., 'do not kindle physical fire, but light spiritual fire') to contrast pagan practice with Christian virtue.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"οὕτω Παῦλος ἐπέταξε","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom invokes Paul's authority to ground his ethical teaching, a common rhetorical move in his homilies to align his ascetic advice with apostolic tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'εἰς τὴν ἄνω πόλιν ἀπεγράψω' may be metaphorical for baptism or catechetical enrollment; the reading taken is spiritual enrollment in the heavenly polity."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":9,"ref":"p9","source":"Εἴτε γὰρ ἐσθίετε, φησὶν, εἴτε πίνετε, εἴτε τι ποιεῖτε, πάντα εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ ποιεῖτε. Καὶ πῶς ἔστι, φησὶ, φαγεῖν καὶ ποιεῖν εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ; Κάλεσον πένητα, κοινωνὸν ποίησον τῆς τραπέζης τὸν Χριστὸν, καὶ εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ ἔφαγες καὶ ἔπιες. Ἀλλ' οὐ τοῦτο μόνον ἐπέταξεν εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ ποιεῖν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ ἅπαντα, οἷόν ἐστιν ἐμβαλεῖν εἰς τὴν ἀγορὰν, καὶ οἴκοι μεῖναι· ἀμφότερα ταῦτα διὰ τὸν Θεὸν γενέσθω. Καὶ πῶς ἔστιν ἀμφότερα ταῦτα γίνεσθαι διὰ τὸν Θεόν; Ὅταν εἰς ἐκκλησίαν βαδίζῃς, ὅταν εὐχῆς μετέχῃς, ὅταν διδασκαλίας πνευματικῆς, ἡ πρόοδος εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ γέγονε. Πάλιν ἐστὶν οἴκοι διὰ τὸν Θεὸν μεῖναι. Πῶς καὶ τίνι τρόπῳ; Ὅταν ἀκούσῃς θορύβους, ἀταξίας καὶ πομπὰς διαβολικὰς, πονηρῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ ἀκολάστων τὴν ἀγορὰν πεπληρωμένην, οἴκοι μένε, καὶ τῆς ταραχῆς ἀπαλλάττου ταύτης, καὶ ἔμεινας εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ. Ὥσπερ δὲ τὰς οἴκοι διατριβὰς καὶ τὰς ἐξόδους ἔξεστι ποιεῖσθαι διὰ τὸν Θεὸν, οὕτω καὶ ἐπαίνους καὶ ψόγους. Καὶ πῶς ἔστιν εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ τινα ἐπαινέσαι, φησὶ, καὶ αἰτιάσασθαι; Καθίζεσθε πολλάκις ἐν τοῖς ἐργαστηρίοις, ὁρᾶτε παριόντας πονηροὺς καὶ φαύλους ἀνθρώπους, τὰς ὀφρῦς ἀνασπῶντας, πεφυσιωμένους, παρασίτους καὶ κόλακας πολλοὺς ἐπισυρομένους, πολυτελῆ φοροῦντας ἱμάτια, πολλὴν περιβεβλημένους τὴν φαντασίαν, τὰ πάντων ἁρπάζοντας, πλεονεκτοῦντας. Ἂν ἀκούσῃς τινὸς λέγοντος, Οὐχὶ ζηλωτὸς οὗτος, οὐχὶ μακάριος; ἐπιτίμησον, ἐγκάλεσον, ἐπιστόμισον, ταλάνισον, δάκρυσον· τοῦτό ἐστι ψέξαι διὰ τὸν Θεόν.","english":"For whether you eat, he says, or drink, or do anything, do everything for the glory of God. And how is it possible, he says, to eat and act for the glory of God? Call a poor person, make Christ a partner of your table, and you have eaten and drunk for the glory of God. But he did not command only this to be done for the glory of God, but also all other things, such as going to the marketplace and staying at home; let both of these be done for God's sake. And how is it possible for both of these to be done for God's sake? When you go to church, when you partake of prayer, when of spiritual teaching, the going out has been for the glory of God. Again, it is possible to stay at home for God's sake. How and in what way? When you hear of disturbances, disorders, and diabolical processions, the marketplace filled with wicked and licentious people, stay at home, and free yourself from this turmoil, and you have stayed for the glory of God. Just as it is possible to make both staying at home and going out for God's sake, so also praise and blame. And how is it possible, he says, to praise someone and to find fault for the glory of God? You often sit in the workshops, you see wicked and base people passing by, raising their eyebrows, puffed up, dragging along many parasites and flatterers, wearing expensive clothes, wrapped in much ostentation, seizing everyone's possessions, being greedy. If you hear someone saying, Is not this man enviable, is he not blessed? rebuke, accuse, silence, call him wretched, weep; this is to find fault for God's sake.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Εἴτε γὰρ ἐσθίετε, φησὶν, εἴτε πίνετε, εἴτε τι ποιεῖτε, πάντα εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ ποιεῖτε","severity":"info","text":"This echoes 1 Corinthians 10:31 (εἴτε ἐσθίετε εἴτε πίνετε, πάντα εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ ποιεῖτε), though the exact wording differs; Chrysostom adapts the Pauline injunction to his moral exhortation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"πομπὰς διαβολικὰς","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'diabolical processions' likely refers to pagan festivals or civic spectacles, which Chrysostom elsewhere condemns as demonic; it underscores his polemic against non-Christian public life.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ἐν τοῖς ἐργαστηρίοις","severity":"info","text":"Workshops (ἐργαστήρια) were common social spaces in late antique cities, where people gathered to talk and observe passersby; Chrysostom uses this setting to illustrate moral judgment in everyday life.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Καὶ πῶς ἔστι... φησὶ","severity":"info","text":"The repeated rhetorical question 'And how is it possible... he says' structures the passage as a dialogue with an imagined interlocutor, a common homiletic device in Chrysostom to engage the audience.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"Κάλεσον πένητα, κοινωνὸν ποίησον τῆς τραπέζης τὸν Χριστὸν","severity":"info","text":"The call to share a meal with the poor as making Christ a partner parallels Chrysostom's frequent teaching on almsgiving as a means of imitating Christ and glorifying God.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"πάντα εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ ποιεῖτε","severity":"caution","text":"The Greek text attributes the command to 'he says' (φησὶν), likely referring to Paul, but the exact source is ambiguous; the phrase is a paraphrase rather than a direct quotation, so readers should not assume a precise scriptural citation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the speaker 'he says' (φησὶν) is not explicit; it is likely Paul, but could be a generic authority.","The phrase 'πομπὰς διαβολικὰς' may refer to specific pagan processions or to any disorderly public gathering; Chrysostom does not specify."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":10,"ref":"p10","source":"Ὁ ψόγος διδασκαλία τοῖς συγκαθημένοις φιλοσοφίας καὶ ἀρετῆς ὁ τοιοῦτος, μηκέτι περὶ τὰ βιωτικὰ κεχηνέναι. Εἰπὲ πρὸς τὸν ταῦτα εἰρηκότα· Διὰ τί μακάριος οὗτος; ἐπειδὴ θαυμαστὸν ἵππον ἔχει καὶ χρυσοχάλινον, καὶ οἰκέτας πολλοὺς κέκτηται, καὶ φαιδρὰν περιβέβληται στολὴν, καὶ μέθῃ καὶ τρυφῇ διαῤῥήγνυται καθ' ἑκάστην ἡμέραν; Ἀλλὰ διὰ τοῦτο ἄθλιος ἂν εἴη καὶ ταλαίπωρος, καὶ μυρίων δακρύων ἄξιος. Ὁρῶ γοῦν ὑμᾶς οὐδὲν δυναμένους ἐπαινέσαι τῶν αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ τὰ ἐκτὸς αὐτοῦ πάντα, τὸν ἵππον, τὸν χαλινὸν, τὰ ἱμάτια, ὧν οὐδέν ἐστι πρὸς αὐτόν. Τί γένοιτ' ἂν οὖν ἀθλιώτερον, εἰπέ μοι, τούτου, ὅταν ὁ μὲν ἵππος αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ χαλινὸς τοῦ ἵππου, καὶ τῶν ἱματίων τὸ κάλλος, καὶ ἡ σωματικὴ τῶν οἰκετῶν εὐεξία θαυμάζηται, αὐτὸς δὲ ἀνεγκωμίαστος παρατρέχῃ; Τί τοίνυν γένοιτ' ἂν πενέστερον τούτου, τοῦ μηδὲν ἔχοντος καλὸν οἰκεῖον μήθ' ὃ δυνήσεται ἐντεῦθεν ἀπενεγκεῖν, ἀλλὰ τοῖς ἀλλοτρίοις καλλωπιζομένου πᾶσιν; Οἰκεῖος γὰρ ἡμῶν κόσμος καὶ πλοῦτος οὐκ οἰκέται καὶ ἱμάτια καὶ ἵπποι, ἀλλὰ ψυχῆς ἀρετὴ, καὶ πλοῦτος ἀγαθῶν ἔργων, καὶ ἡ πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν παῤῥησία.","english":"Blame is instruction in philosophy and virtue for those who sit together; such a person should no longer gape at worldly things. Say to the one who has said these things: Why is this man blessed? Because he has a marvelous horse with a gold bridle, and possesses many servants, and wears a bright robe, and is bursting with drunkenness and luxury every day? But for this reason he would be wretched and miserable, and worthy of countless tears. I see that you are able to praise nothing of his, but only all his externals—the horse, the bridle, the garments, none of which pertain to him. What could be more wretched than this, tell me, when his horse, and the horse's bridle, and the beauty of his garments, and the physical well-being of his servants are admired, while he himself passes by unpraised? What could be poorer than this, than one who has no good of his own, nothing he can carry away from here, but is adorned with everything belonging to others? For our own adornment and wealth are not servants and garments and horses, but virtue of soul, wealth of good works, and freedom of speech before God.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"Ὁ ψόγος διδασκαλία","severity":"info","text":"The opening phrase 'Blame is instruction' presents a paradox: reproach functions as a didactic tool for philosophy and virtue, not merely as criticism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"χρυσοχάλινον","severity":"info","text":"'Gold bridle' (χρυσοχάλινον) is a concrete symbol of external wealth and status, contrasted with inner virtue.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν παῤῥησία","severity":"info","text":"'Freedom of speech before God' (πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν παῤῥησία) reflects a key Christian ideal of boldness in prayer and moral integrity, rooted in Stoic and early monastic usage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Εἰπὲ πρὸς τὸν ταῦτα εἰρηκότα","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts to a rhetorical question addressed to an imagined interlocutor, a common homiletic device in Chrysostom to engage the audience.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"Οἰκεῖος γὰρ ἡμῶν κόσμος","severity":"info","text":"The contrast between external adornment and inner virtue parallels Chrysostom's frequent theme in homilies on wealth and true poverty.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ἀνεγκωμίαστος παρατρέχῃ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'passes by unpraised' (ἀνεγκωμίαστος παρατρέχῃ) is rare; the verb παρατρέχῃ may imply being overlooked or slipping away, but the exact nuance is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'one who has said these things' (τὸν ταῦτα εἰρηκότα) is unclear; it may refer to a hypothetical critic or a specific interlocutor in the original homily context."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":11,"ref":"p11","source":"δʹ. Πάλιν ἕτερον ἂν ἴδῃς πτωχὸν, ἀπεῤῥιμμένον, καταφρονούμενον πτωχείᾳ καὶ ἀρετῇ συζῶντα, καὶ ταλανιζόμενον παρὰ τῶν συγκαθημένων, ἐπαίνεσον τοῦτον, καὶ γέγονεν ὁ ἔπαινος τοῦ παρελθόντος παραίνεσις καὶ συμβουλὴ χρηστῆς καὶ ἀγαθῆς πολιτείας. Εἰ λέγουσιν, ἄθλιος καὶ ταλαίπωρος, εἰπὲ ὅτι πάντων μὲν οὖν οὗτος μακαριώτατος, τὸν Θεὸν ἔχων φίλον, ἀρετῇ συζῶν, πλοῦτον κεκτημένος οὐδέποτ' ἐπιλείποντα, συνειδὸς ἔχων καθαρόν. Τί γὰρ αὐτῷ βλάβος ἐκ τῆς ἐνδείας τῶν χρημάτων, ὅταν τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὰ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ μέλλῃ κληρονομεῖν ἀγαθά; Ἂν οὕτω καὶ αὐτὸς φιλοσοφῇς, καὶ ἄλλους παιδεύῃς, πολλὴν λήψῃ καὶ τοῦ ψόγου\n\nκαὶ τῶν ἐπαίνων τὴν μισθαποδοσίαν, ἀμφότερα εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ ποιήσας. Καὶ ὅτι οὐ μάτην σε ψυχαγωγῶ ταῦτα λέγων, ἀλλὰ μεγάλη τις τοῖς οὕτω τὴν γνώμην διακειμένοις κεῖται παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῶν ὅλων ἀμοιβὴ, καὶ ἀρετή τις νενόμισται τὸ πρᾶγμα, τὸ τὰ τοιαῦτα ψηφίζεσθαι, περὶ τῶν οὕτω ζώντων, ἄκουσον τί φησιν ὁ προφήτης, καὶ πῶς ἐν τάξει κατορθωμάτων τίθησι τὸ τοὺς πονηρευομένους ἐξουθενεῖν, καὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους τὸν Θεὸν δοξάζειν. Μετὰ γὰρ τὸ καταλέξαι τὴν ἄλλην ἀρετὴν τοῦ μέλλοντος παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τιμᾶσθαι, καὶ εἰπεῖν, οἷον εἶναι χρὴ τὸν ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ κατοικοῦντα σκηνώματι, ὅτι ἄμωμον, καὶ ἐργαζόμενον δικαιοσύνην, καὶ ἀπόνηρον, καὶ τοῦτο προσέθηκεν· εἰπὼν γάρ· Ὃς οὐκ ἐδόλωσεν ἐν γλώσσῃ αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐποίησε τῷ πλησίον αὐτοῦ κακόν· ἐπήγαγεν· Ἐξουδένωται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ πονηρευόμενος, τοὺς δὲ φοβουμένους τὸν Κύριον δοξάζει·","english":"4. Again, if you see another person who is poor, cast off, despised, living with poverty and virtue, and called wretched by those who sit together, praise him, and the praise becomes instruction and counsel in good and noble conduct for the one who has passed by. If they say, \"Wretched and miserable,\" say that this man is the most blessed of all, having God as a friend, living with virtue, possessing wealth that never fails, having a clear conscience. For what harm is there to him from the lack of money, when he is about to inherit the heavens and the goods in the heavens? If you philosophize in this way and teach others, you will receive much recompense both for blame and for praise, having done both for the glory of God. And that I am not leading you on in vain by saying these things, but that a great reward from the God of all lies in store for those who are so disposed in mind, and that the practice of judging such things concerning those who live thus is considered a virtue, hear what the prophet says, and how he places in the order of achievements the despising of the wicked and the glorifying of those who fear God. For after enumerating the other virtue of the one who is to be honored by God, and saying what sort of person the one dwelling in the holy tabernacle ought to be—that he is blameless, and works righteousness, and is without malice—he added this: for having said, \"Who did not falsify with his tongue, and did no evil to his neighbor,\" he added: \"The wicked one is despised before him, and he glorifies those who fear the Lord.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"δʹ","severity":"info","text":"The numeral δʹ marks the fourth section of the homily, continuing the series of examples on praise and blame.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἐξουδένωται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ πονηρευόμενος, τοὺς δὲ φοβουμένους τὸν Κύριον δοξάζει","severity":"info","text":"This is a paraphrase of Psalm 15:5 LXX (14:5 MT), which reads: 'ἐξουδένωται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ πονηρευόμενος, τοὺς δὲ φοβουμένους τὸν Κύριον δοξάζει.' Chrysostom cites it as prophetic authority for despising the wicked and glorifying the God-fearing.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"συνειδὸς","severity":"info","text":"συνειδός (here συνειδὸς ἔχων καθαρόν) means 'conscience' in a moral sense, a key concept in Chrysostom's ethical teaching, distinct from mere self-awareness.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"σκηνώματι","severity":"info","text":"σκήνωμα ('tabernacle' or 'tent') alludes to the Jerusalem Temple or the tabernacle of the wilderness, used metaphorically for a holy dwelling or community of the righteous.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"μισθαποδοσίαν","severity":"info","text":"μισθαποδοσία ('recompense') reflects Chrysostom's emphasis on divine reward for moral judgment, a theme echoed in later ascetic and homiletic traditions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Greek text is clear; no significant ambiguities in this passage."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":12,"ref":"p12","source":"δεικνὺς ὅτι καὶ τοῦτο ἕν τι τῶν κατορθωμάτων ἐστὶ, [τουτέστι], τὸ καταφρονεῖν τῶν πονηρῶν, καὶ ἐπαινεῖν καὶ μακαρίζειν τοὺς ἀγαθούς. Καὶ πάλιν ἀλλαχοῦ τὸ αὐτὸ τοῦτο δηλῶν ἔλεγεν· Ἐμοὶ δὲ λίαν ἐτιμήθησαν οἱ φίλοι σου, ὁ Θεὸς, λίαν ἐκραταιώθησαν αἱ ἀρχαὶ αὐτῶν. Ὃν ὁ Θεὸς ἐπαινεῖ, μὴ μέμψῃ· ἐπαινεῖ δὲ τὸν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ ζῶντα, κἂν πτωχὸς ᾖ. Ὃν ὁ Θεὸς ἀποστρέφεται, μὴ ἐπαινέσῃς· ἀποστρέφεται δὲ τὸν ἐν πονηρίᾳ ζῶντα, κἂν πολὺν ᾗ περιβεβλημένος πλοῦτον. Ἀλλ' ἄν τ' ἐπαινῇς, ἄν τε ψέγῃς, ἀμφότερα ὡς ὁ Θεὸς βούλεται ποίει. Ἔστι καὶ ἐγκαλέσαι εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ, Πῶς; Ἐπὶ τῶν οἰκετῶν ἀγανακτοῦμεν πολλάκις. Πῶς οὖν ἔστιν ἐγκαλέσαι διὰ τὸν Θεόν; Ἂν μεθύοντα ἴδῃς, ἂν κλέπτοντα, ἢ τὸν οἰκέτην, ἢ τὸν φίλον, ἢ ἕτερόν τινα τῶν σοι προσηκόντων, ἂν εἰς θέατρα τρέχοντα, ἂν τῆς ψυχῆς ἀμελοῦντα τῆς ἑαυτοῦ, ἂν ὀμνύοντα, ἂν ἐπιορκοῦντα, ἂν ψευδόμενον, ἀγανάκτησον, κόλασον, ἐπίστρεψον, διόρθωσαι· καὶ ταῦτα πάντα ἐποίησας διὰ τὸν Θεόν. Ἂν εἰς σὲ ἁμαρτάνοντα ἴδῃς, καὶ τῆς εἰς σὲ θεραπείας ἐλλείποντα, συγγνῶ θι, καὶ συνέγνως διὰ τὸν Θεόν. Νυνὶ δὲ πολλοὶ τοὐναντίον ποιοῦσι, καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν φίλων, καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν οἰκετῶν. Ὅταν μὲν γὰρ εἰς αὐτοὺς ἁμάρτωσιν, πικροὶ καὶ ἀσύγγνωστοι γίνονται δικασταί· ὅταν δὲ εἰς τὸν Θεὸν ἐνυβρίζωσι, καὶ τὰς ἑαυτῶν ἀπόλωσι ψυχὰς, οὐδένα ποιοῦνται λόγον. Πάλιν, φίλους ποιῆσαι χρή; Διὰ τὸν Θεὸν ποίησον. Ἐχθροὺς ποιῆσαι χρή; Διὰ τὸν Θεὸν ποίησον. Καὶ πῶς ἔστι φίλους ποιῆσαι διὰ τὸν Θεὸν καὶ ἐχθρούς;","english":"showing that this too is one of the accomplishments, namely, to despise the wicked and to praise and call blessed the good. And elsewhere again, making this same point clear, he said: \"But to me your friends, O God, were greatly honored, their authorities were greatly strengthened.\" Whom God praises, do not blame; he praises the one who lives in righteousness, even if he is poor. Whom God turns away from, do not praise; he turns away from the one who lives in wickedness, even if he is clothed in great wealth. But whether you praise or blame, do both as God wills. It is also possible to rebuke for the glory of God. How? We are often indignant with our servants. How then is it possible to rebuke for the sake of God? If you see someone drunk, if stealing, whether the servant, or the friend, or any other of those belonging to you, if running to theaters, if neglecting his own soul, if swearing, if perjuring, if lying, be indignant, punish, turn him back, correct him; and all these things you have done for the sake of God. If you see someone sinning against you and falling short in service to you, forgive, and you have forgiven for the sake of God. But now many do the opposite, both with friends and with servants. For when they sin against them, they become harsh and unforgiving judges; but when they insult God and destroy their own souls, they take no account. Again, should one make friends? Make them for the sake of God. Should one make enemies? Make them for the sake of God. And how is it possible to make friends for the sake of God and enemies?","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"δεικνὺς ... ἐστὶ","severity":"info","text":"The opening phrase marks a logical transition, linking this passage to the preceding argument that praising the virtuous is itself an accomplishment.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἐμοὶ δὲ λίαν ἐτιμήθησαν οἱ φίλοι σου, ὁ Θεὸς, λίαν ἐκραταιώθησαν αἱ ἀρχαὶ αὐτῶν","severity":"info","text":"This quotation is not a direct biblical citation but a paraphrase or allusion, possibly from a lost source or Chrysostom's own adaptation; no exact parallel in the canonical scriptures is known.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"κατόρθωμα","severity":"info","text":"The Greek term κατόρθωμα (plural κατορθωμάτων) denotes a 'success' or 'accomplishment' in moral or ascetic achievement, a key concept in Chrysostom's ethical teaching.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"οἰκέτης","severity":"info","text":"The reference to servants (οἰκέται) reflects the domestic hierarchy of late antique households, where masters had authority to correct moral failings of dependents.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἂν μεθύοντα ἴδῃς ... ἐπιορκοῦντα","severity":"info","text":"The list of vices (drunkenness, theft, perjury, etc.) is a standard catalogue in early Christian paraenesis, paralleled in Chrysostom's homilies and other moral treatises.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"τουτέστι","severity":"caution","text":"The bracketed τουτέστι ('that is') is a gloss likely inserted by a later scribe or editor to clarify the preceding clause; it may not be original to Chrysostom.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The source of the quotation 'Ἐμοὶ δὲ λίαν ἐτιμήθησαν...' is uncertain; it may be a paraphrase or a lost text.","The phrase 'Ἔστι καὶ ἐγκαλέσαι εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ' could be read as either 'it is possible to rebuke for the glory of God' or 'it is possible to accuse for the glory of God'; the translation adopts 'rebuke' based on context."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":13,"ref":"p13","source":"Ἂν μὴ τὰς φιλίας ἐκείνας ἐφελκώμεθα, ὅθεν ἐστὶ χρήματα λαβεῖν, ὅθεν κοινωνῆσαι τραπέζης, ὅθεν προστασίας ἀνθρωπίνης τυχεῖν, ἀλλ' ἐκείνους θηρεύωμεν καὶ ποιῶμεν φίλους, τοὺς δυναμένους ἡμῶν ἀεὶ ῥυθμίσαι τὴν ψυχὴν, συμβουλεῦσαι τὰ δέοντα, ἁμαρτάνουσιν ἐπιτιμῆσαι, πλημμελοῦντας ἐλέγξαι, ὑποσκελιζομένους ἀνορθῶσαι, καὶ συμβουλῇ καὶ εὐχαῖς βοηθοῦντας προσαγαγεῖν τῷ Θεῷ. Πάλιν ἐχθροὺς ἔξεστι ποιῆσαι διὰ τὸν Θεόν.\n\nἘὰν ἴδῃς τινὰ ἀκόλαστον, μιαρὸν, πονηρίας γέμοντα, δογμάτων ἀκαθάρτων πεπληρωμένον, ὑποσκελίζοντά σε καὶ παραβλάπτοντά σε, ἀπόστηθι καὶ ἀποπήδησον, καθάπερ καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἐκέλευσεν εἰπών· Ἐὰν ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ὁ δεξιὸς σκανδαλίζῃ σε, ἔξελε αὐτὸν καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ, κελεύων τοὺς φίλους ἐκείνους, τοὺς ἐν ὀφθαλμῶν τάξει ποθεινοὺς ὄντας, καὶ ἀναγκαίους ἐν τοῖς βιωτικοῖς πράγμασιν, ἀποκόπτειν, καὶ ἐκβάλλειν, ἂν παραβλάπτωσιν εἰς τὴν τῆς ψυχῆς σωτηρίαν ἡμᾶς. Ἂν συλλόγων κοινωνῇς, καὶ λόγον ἀποτείνῃς μακρὸν, διὰ τὸν Θεὸν καὶ τοῦτο ποίησον, κἂν σιγᾷς, διὰ τὸν Θεὸν σίγησον. Καὶ πῶς ἔστι συλλόγου κοινωνεῖν διὰ τὸν Θεόν; Ἂν συγκαθήμενός τισι, μηδὲν περὶ βιωτικῶν διαλέγῃ πραγμάτων, μηδὲ τῶν ἁπλῶν καὶ εἰκῆ καὶ οὐδὲν ἡμῖν προσηκόντων, ἀλλὰ περὶ φιλοσοφίας τῆς ἡμετέρας, περὶ γεέννης, περὶ βασιλείας οὐρανῶν, ἀλλὰ μὴ τὰ περιττὰ καὶ ἀνόνητα, οἷον· τίς ἀρχῆς ἐπέβη; τίς παρελύθη τῆς ἀρχῆς; τίνος οὖν ἕνεκεν ὁ δεῖνα ἐζημίωται; πόθεν ὁ δεῖνα ἐκέρδανε καὶ εὐπορώτερος γέγονε; τί κατέλιπεν ὁ δεῖνα τῷ δεῖνι τελευτῶν; πῶς δὲ ὁ δεῖνα ἀπέτυχεν, εἰς τοὺς πρώτους τῶν κληρονόμων ἐγγραφήσεσθαι","english":"If we do not draw ourselves toward those friendships from which there is money to be gained, from which to share a table, from which to obtain human patronage, but rather we hunt for and make friends those who are able always to regulate our soul, to advise what is necessary, to reprove us when we err, to convict us when we transgress, to set us upright when we are tripped up, and to bring us to God by both counsel and prayers, helping us. Again, it is possible to make enemies for the sake of God.\n\nIf you see someone licentious, polluted, full of wickedness, filled with unclean doctrines, tripping you up and harming you, stand away and leap back, just as Christ commanded, saying: \"If your right eye scandalizes you, pluck it out and cast it from you,\" commanding that those friends, who are as dear as eyes and necessary in worldly affairs, be cut off and cast out if they harm us with regard to the salvation of the soul. If you share in gatherings and prolong a speech, do this also for the sake of God; and if you are silent, be silent for the sake of God. And how is it possible to share in a gathering for the sake of God? If, when sitting with others, you discuss nothing about worldly matters, nor about trivial and vain things that do not concern us, but about our philosophy, about Gehenna, about the Kingdom of Heaven, and not about superfluous and useless things, such as: Who has entered office? Who has been removed from office? Why then has so-and-so been penalized? Whence has so-and-so gained profit and become more prosperous? What did so-and-so leave to so-and-so when dying? And how did so-and-so fail to be enrolled among the first heirs?","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἐὰν ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ὁ δεξιὸς σκανδαλίζῃ σε, ἔξελε αὐτὸν καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom adapts a dominical saying not found in the canonical Gospels; it resembles Matthew 18:9 but with the eye replaced by the right eye, possibly from an oral tradition or apocryphal source.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"φιλοσοφίας τῆς ἡμετέρας","severity":"info","text":"‘Our philosophy’ here denotes Christian ascetic and moral teaching, a common usage in Chrysostom and other Greek fathers to contrast Christian practice with pagan philosophy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"συλλόγου","severity":"info","text":"The term ‘gathering’ (σύλλογος) likely refers to informal social or literary circles, common in late antique urban settings, which Chrysostom redirects toward edifying Christian conversation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Πάλιν ἐχθροὺς ἔξεστι ποιῆσαι διὰ τὸν Θεόν","severity":"info","text":"This sentence marks a thematic pivot: after discussing friendships for God’s sake, Chrysostom introduces the corollary that making enemies for God’s sake is also permissible, balancing the preceding exhortation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ἀποπήδησον","severity":"info","text":"The command to ‘leap back’ from harmful persons echoes a similar exhortation in Chrysostom’s homilies on Matthew, where he urges flight from moral danger as from a physical threat.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἂν μὴ τὰς φιλίας ἐκείνας ἐφελκώμεθα","severity":"caution","text":"The Greek construction Ἂν μή with subjunctive is ambiguous: it could be a conditional (‘if we do not draw’) or a wish (‘would that we did not draw’). The English draft takes the conditional, but the optative sense is possible in Chrysostom’s rhetoric.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase Ἂν μή may be read as either a conditional or a wish; the translation adopts the conditional.","The source of the dominical saying about the right eye is uncertain; it may be a free adaptation or from an extracanonical tradition."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":14,"ref":"p14","source":"προσδοκήσας; καὶ πολλὰ ἕτερα τοιαῦτα. Μὴ δὴ τὰ τοιαῦτα διαλεγώμεθα, μηδὲ ἑτέρων διαλεγόντων ἀνεχώμεθα· ἀλλὰ σκοπῶμεν τί ποιοῦντας, ἢ τί λέγοντας ἔστιν ἀρέσαι Θεῷ. Πάλιν ἔστι σιγῆσαι διὰ τὸν Θεὸν, ὑβριζόμενος, λοιδορούμενος, μυρία πάσχων κακὰ, ἂν φέρῃς γενναίως, καὶ μηδὲν ῥῆμα βλάσφημον ἐξενέγκῃς εἰς τὸν ταῦτα ποιοῦντα. Οὐκ ἐπαινέσαι δὲ καὶ ψέξαι μόνον, οὐδὲ ἔνδον μεῖναι καὶ ἐξελθεῖν, οὐδὲ φθέγξασθαι καὶ σιγῆσαι, ἀλλὰ καὶ κλαῦσαι καὶ λυπηθῆναι, καὶ ἡσθῆναι καὶ εὐφρανθῆναι ἔστιν εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ. Ὅταν γὰρ ἴδῃς ἢ ἀδελφὸν ἁμαρτάνοντα, ἢ σαυτὸν παραπτώματι περιπεσόντα, εἶτα στενάξῃς καὶ λυπηθῇς, ἐκέρδανας ἀπὸ τῆς λύπης σωτηρίαν ἀμεταμέλητον, καθάπερ ὁ Παῦλός φησιν· Ἡ γὰρ κατὰ Θεὸν λύπη σωτηρίαν ἀμεταμέλητον κατεργάζεται. Ἂν ἴδῃς εὐδοκιμοῦντα ἕτερον, εἶτα μὴ βασκήνῃς, ἀλλ' ὡς ἐπὶ οἰκείοις ἀγαθοῖς εὐχαριστήσῃς τῷ Θεῷ, τῷ ποιήσαντι λαμπρόν σου τὸν ἀδελφὸν, καὶ τῆς χαρᾶς ταύτης πολὺν ἔλαβες τὸν μισθόν. εʹ. Τί γένοιτ' ἂν οὖν, εἰπέ μοι, τῶν βασκάνων ἐλεεινότερον, ὅταν ἐξὸν καὶ χαίρειν καὶ κερδαίνειν διὰ τὴν χαρὰν, αὐτοὶ καὶ λυπεῖσθαι αἱρῶνται μᾶλλον ἐπὶ ταῖς τῶν ἑτέρων εὐδοκιμήσεσι, καὶ μετὰ τῆς λύπης ἔτι καὶ κόλασιν ἐπισπᾶσθαι παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ τιμωρίαν ἀφόρητον; Καὶ τί χρὴ λέγειν ἐπαίνους, καὶ ψόγους, καὶ λύπας, καὶ χαρὰς, ὅπου γε καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν μικροτάτων αὐτῶν καὶ εὐτελεστάτων πραγμάτων τὰ μέγιστ' ἔστι καρπώσασθαι, ἂν διὰ τὸν Θεὸν αὐτὰ ποιῶμεν; Τί γὰρ τοῦ κείρασθαι εὐτελέστερον; Ἀλλ' ἔστι καὶ τοῦτο ποιῆσαι διὰ τὸν Θεόν.","english":"we have hoped; and many other such things. Let us not, then, discuss such matters, nor tolerate others discussing them; but let us consider what we must do or say to please God. Again, it is possible to be silent for God's sake when insulted, reviled, suffering countless evils, if you bear it nobly and utter no blasphemous word against the one who does these things. It is not only a matter of praising and blaming, nor of staying within and going out, nor of speaking and being silent, but also of weeping and grieving, and of rejoicing and being glad for the glory of God. For when you see either a brother sinning or yourself falling into a transgression, and then you groan and grieve, you have gained from that grief an unregrettable salvation, as Paul says: \"For grief according to God produces unregrettable salvation.\" If you see another succeeding, and you do not envy, but give thanks to God as for your own goods, for the one who made your brother illustrious, you have received a great reward from this joy. 5. What, then, tell me, could be more pitiable than the envious, when it is possible both to rejoice and to gain through joy, yet they choose rather to grieve at the successes of others, and along with the grief also to incur punishment from God and unbearable retribution? And what need is there to speak of praises and blames, griefs and joys, when even from the smallest and most trivial things it is possible to reap the greatest benefits, if we do them for God's sake? For what is more trivial than cutting one's hair? Yet even this can be done for God's sake.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἡ γὰρ κατὰ Θεὸν λύπη σωτηρίαν ἀμεταμέλητον κατεργάζεται","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom attributes this saying to Paul, but it is not a direct quotation from the canonical Pauline epistles; it may be a paraphrase or a citation from a lost or apocryphal source.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ἀμεταμέλητον","severity":"info","text":"The adjective ἀμεταμέλητον (unregrettable) is rare in patristic Greek; it emphasizes the permanent, salvific value of grief directed toward God, as distinct from worldly regret.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"κείρασθαι","severity":"info","text":"Cutting one's hair (κείρασθαι) was a trivial act, but Chrysostom uses it to illustrate that even the most mundane actions can be sanctified when done for God's sake, a theme common in his ascetic teaching.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"εʹ","severity":"info","text":"The numeral εʹ (5) marks a new section or argument in the homily, a typical structural device in Chrysostom's works to organize his exhortation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"Πάλιν ἔστι σιγῆσαι διὰ τὸν Θεὸν","severity":"info","text":"The theme of silent endurance under insult echoes Stoic and Cynic traditions, but Chrysostom reorients it as a Christian practice for pleasing God, not for personal virtue.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"προσδοκήσας","severity":"caution","text":"The opening word προσδοκήσας (having hoped) is a fragment; the preceding context is lost, so its exact referent is uncertain. The translation 'we have hoped' assumes a first-person plural subject, but the Greek could also be singular.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The opening word προσδοκήσας lacks a clear subject and antecedent due to the loss of preceding text; the translation assumes a first-person plural, but a singular reading is possible.","The phrase 'as Paul says' introduces a saying not found in the canonical Pauline corpus; its source is uncertain."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":15,"ref":"p15","source":"Ὅταν γὰρ μὴ τὴν κόμην διαθῇς, μηδὲ καλλωπίσῃς τὴν ὄψιν, μηδὲ πρὸς δέλεαρ καὶ ἀπάτην τῶν ὁρώντων σαυτὸν κατακοσμήσῃς, ἀλλ' ἁπλῶς καὶ ὡς ἔτυχε καὶ ὅσον ἡ χρεία ἀπαιτεῖ μόνον, διὰ τὸν Θεὸν τοῦτο ἐποίησας, καὶ πάντως ἕξεις τὸν μισθὸν, ὅτι ἐπιθυμίαν ἐκόλασας πονηρὰν, καὶ φιλοτιμίαν ἄκαιρον ἐνέκοψας. Εἰ γὰρ ὁ ποτήριον μόνον ψυχροῦ δοὺς διὰ τὸν Θεὸν, βασιλείαν οὐρανῶν κληρονομήσει, ὁ πάντα ποιῶν διὰ τὸν Θεὸν ἐννόησον πόσης ἀπολαύσεται τῆς ἀμοιβῆς. Ἔστι καὶ βαδίζειν διὰ τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ βλέπειν διὰ τὸν Θεόν. Πῶς ἔστι βλέπειν διὰ τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ βαδίζειν; Ὅταν μὴ πρὸς πονηρίαν τρέχῃς, ὅταν μὴ περιεργάζῃ τὰ ἀλλότρια κάλλη, ὅταν ἰδὼν γυναῖκα ἀπαντῶσαν, χαλινώσῃς τὸν ὀφθαλμὸν, τειχίσῃς τὴν ὄψιν τῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ φόβῳ, διὰ τὸν Θεὸν τοῦτ' ἐποίησας· ὅταν τὰ μὴ πολυτελῆ, καὶ μαλακωτέρους ἡμᾶς ποιοῦντα, ἀλλὰ τὰ δυνάμενα ἡμᾶς σκέπειν, ταῦτα περιβαλλώμεθα μόνον. Ἔστι καὶ μέχρις ὑποδημάτων τοῦτον ἐξαγαγεῖν τὸν νόμον. Καὶ γὰρ πολλοὶ πρὸς τοῦτο βλακείας καὶ ἀσωτίας ἐξώλισθον, ὡς καὶ τὰ ὑποδήματα καλλωπίζειν, καὶ πάντοθεν αὐτὰ ποικίλλειν, οὐχ ἧττον ἢ τὰς ὄψεις ἕτεροι· ὅπερ ψυχῆς ἐστιν ἀκαθάρτου καὶ διεφθαρμένης. Εἰ γὰρ καὶ αὐτὸ μικρὸν εἶναι δοκεῖ, ἀλλὰ μεγάλης ἐξωλείας δεῖγμα καὶ ἔλεγχος ἂν εἴη τοῦτο, καὶ ἐπ' ἀνδρῶν καὶ ἐπὶ γυναικῶν. Ἔξεστι τοίνυν καὶ ὑποδήμασι χρῆσθαι διὰ τὸν Θεὸν, ὅταν πανταχοῦ τὴν χρείαν ἐπιζητῶμεν, καὶ τοῦτο μέτρον τῆς ἀπολαύσεως ποιώμεθα. Καὶ ὅτι καὶ διὰ βαδίσεως καὶ διὰ στολῆς ἔστι τὸν Θεὸν δοξάσαι, ἄκουσον τί φησι σοφός τις ἀνήρ·","english":"When you do not arrange your hair, nor beautify your face, nor adorn yourself as a lure and deception for those who see you, but simply and as it happens and only as much as necessity demands, you have done this for God, and you will certainly have the reward, because you have curbed a wicked desire and checked an untimely vanity. For if one who gives only a cup of cold water for God will inherit the kingdom of heaven, consider how great a reward will be enjoyed by one who does everything for God. It is possible to walk for God, and to see for God. How is it possible to see for God, and to walk? When you do not run to wickedness, when you do not pry into the beauties of others, when, seeing a woman approaching, you rein in your eye, walling up your sight with the fear of God, you have done this for God; when we put on not costly things that make us softer, but only those that can cover us. It is possible to extend this rule even to shoes. For many have slipped into softness and profligacy in this matter, adorning their shoes and variegating them from every side, no less than others do their faces; this is a sign of an unclean and corrupted soul. For even if this seems a small matter, it would be a sign and proof of great ruin, both in men and in women. It is possible, then, to use shoes for God, when we everywhere seek necessity and make this the measure of our enjoyment. And that it is possible to glorify God through gait and through dress, hear what a certain wise man says:","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"Ὅταν γὰρ μὴ τὴν κόμην διαθῇς, μηδὲ καλλωπίσῃς τὴν ὄψιν","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom argues that refraining from personal adornment for God's sake merits reward, as it curbs desire and vanity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Εἰ γὰρ ὁ ποτήριον μόνον ψυχροῦ δοὺς διὰ τὸν Θεὸν, βασιλείαν οὐρανῶν κληρονομήσει","severity":"info","text":"The promise of inheriting the kingdom of heaven for giving a cup of cold water echoes Matthew 10:42 and similar sayings on charity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἔστι καὶ βαδίζειν διὰ τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ βλέπειν διὰ τὸν Θεόν","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom extends the principle of acting 'for God' to everyday actions like walking and seeing, reflecting ascetic discipline in daily life.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Καὶ ὅτι καὶ διὰ βαδίσεως καὶ διὰ στολῆς ἔστι τὸν Θεὸν δοξάσαι, ἄκουσον τί φησι σοφός τις ἀνήρ","severity":"info","text":"This sentence introduces a scriptural or patristic citation (the 'wise man') to support the argument, marking a transition in the homily.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ὅταν πανταχοῦ τὴν χρείαν ἐπιζητῶμεν, καὶ τοῦτο μέτρον τῆς ἀπολαύσεως ποιώμεθα","severity":"info","text":"The emphasis on necessity as the measure of enjoyment parallels Stoic and Cynic teachings on self-sufficiency, adapted to Christian asceticism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"σοφός τις ἀνήρ","severity":"caution","text":"The identity of the 'wise man' is unspecified; it may refer to a biblical figure (e.g., Solomon) or a Church Father, but the text does not clarify.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'σοφός τις ἀνήρ' is ambiguous: it could refer to a biblical author like Solomon or to a patristic source, but Chrysostom does not name him."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":16,"ref":"p16","source":"Στολισμὸς ἀνδρὸς, καὶ γέλως ὀδόντων, καὶ βῆμα ποδὸς ἀναγγέλλει τὰ περὶ αὐτοῦ. Ὅταν γὰρ κατεσταλμένοι [καὶ σεμνοὶ], καὶ σεμνότητος γέμοντες, καὶ πολλὴν πανταχόθεν ἐπιδεικνύμενοι τὴν σωφροσύνην φαινώμεθα· καὶ ἀπὸ ψιλῆς τῆς συντυχίας καὶ ὁ ἄπιστος, καὶ ὁ ἀκόλαστος, καὶ ὁ θορυβώδης τὸν τοιοῦτον ἰδὼν θαυμάσεται, κἂν ἁπάντων ἀναισθητότερος ᾖ. Κἂν γυναῖκα ἀγώμεθα, διὰ τὸν Θεὸν τοῦτο ποιῶμεν, ἵνα σωφρονῶμεν, οὐχ ἵνα τὴν οὐσίαν εὐπορωτέραν ἐργαζώμεθα, ἵνα ψυχῆς εὐγένειαν ἐπιζητῶμεν, μὴ χρημάτων περιουσίαν, μηδὲ προγόνων περιφάνειαν, ἀλλὰ τρόπων ἀρετὴν καὶ ἐπιείκειαν· συνέμπορον τοῦ βίου λαμβάνωμεν, οὐχὶ καπηλείας κοινωνόν. Καὶ τί δεῖ πάντα καταλέγειν; Ἔξεστι γὰρ λοιπὸν ἡμῖν ἐκ τῶν εἰρημένων ἕκαστον ἐφοδεύειν τῶν γινομένων καὶ πραττομένων, καὶ πάντα διὰ τὸν Θεὸν ποιεῖν.\n\nΚαὶ καθάπερ οἱ ἔμποροι περιπλέοντες τὸ πέλαγος, καὶ εἰς πόλεις ὁρμίζοντες, οὐ πρότερον ἀποβαίνουσι τοῦ λιμένος, οὐδὲ εἰς τὴν ἀγορὰν ἀναβαίνουσιν, ἕως ἂν πύθωνται, ὅτι κέρδος ἔχει τι τῶν ἐκεῖ ἀποτεθειμένων· οὕτω καὶ σὺ μηδὲν μήτε πράξῃς, μήτ' εἴπῃς, ἂν μὴ κέρδος ἔχῃ τὸ κατὰ Θεόν. Καὶ μή μοι λέγε ὅτι οὐ δυνατὸν διὰ τὸν Θεὸν πάντα ποιεῖν. Ὅταν γὰρ ὑπόδεσις, καὶ κουρὰ, καὶ ἱματίων στολὴ, καὶ βάδισις, καὶ ὄψις, καὶ ῥήματα, καὶ συνέδρια, καὶ εἴσοδοι καὶ ἔξοδοι, καὶ σκώμματα καὶ ἔπαινοι, καὶ ψόγοι καὶ ἐγκώμια, καὶ φιλίαι καὶ ἔχθραι δύνωνται διὰ τὸν Θεὸν γίνεσθαι, τί ἔστι λοιπὸν ὃ μὴ δυνατὸν γενέσθαι διὰ τὸν Θεὸν, ἂν θέλωμεν; Τί δεσμοφύλακος χεῖρον;","english":"A man's attire, and the laughter of his teeth, and the step of his foot announce what concerns him. For when we appear composed [and dignified], full of dignity, and displaying great modesty from every side, even the unbeliever, and the licentious, and the turbulent, seeing such a person, will marvel, even if he is more insensible than all. And if we take a wife, let us do this for God, that we may be chaste, not that we may make our property more abundant, that we may seek nobility of soul, not abundance of wealth, nor the renown of ancestors, but virtue and gentleness of character; let us take a companion for life, not a partner in huckstering. And why must I recount everything? For it is possible for us from what has been said to examine each of the things that happen and are done, and to do everything for God.\n\nAnd just as merchants sailing the sea and putting into cities do not disembark from the harbor nor go up into the marketplace until they learn that there is some profit in the goods stored there, so also do you neither do nor say anything unless it has profit according to God. And do not tell me that it is not possible to do everything for God. For when putting on shoes, and a haircut, and the wearing of garments, and walking, and appearance, and words, and gatherings, and comings and goings, and jests and praises, and censures and encomiums, and friendships and enmities can be done for God, what is there then that cannot be done for God, if we wish? What is worse than a jailer?","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"Στολισμὸς ἀνδρὸς, καὶ γέλως ὀδόντων, καὶ βῆμα ποδὸς ἀναγγέλλει τὰ περὶ αὐτοῦ","severity":"info","text":"The opening triad (attire, laughter, gait) functions as a proverbial maxim, asserting that external demeanor reveals character. Chrysostom uses it to introduce the theme of performing all actions for God.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"σωφροσύνην","severity":"info","text":"σωφροσύνην (modesty/self-control) is a key virtue in Chrysostom's moral teaching, often linked to sexual continence and humility. Here it is displayed externally, influencing even unbelievers.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"καπηλείας κοινωνόν","severity":"info","text":"καπηλείας κοινωνόν (partner in huckstering) reflects Chrysostom's disdain for mercenary marriage, contrasting a companion for life with a business partner. This aligns with his broader critique of wealth-seeking.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Καὶ καθάπερ οἱ ἔμποροι","severity":"info","text":"The merchant simile (sailing, checking for profit before disembarking) introduces a new argumentative step: all actions must be evaluated for their 'profit according to God.' It reinforces the preceding exhortation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"Τί δεσμοφύλακος χεῖρον;","severity":"info","text":"The rhetorical question 'What is worse than a jailer?' is a vivid hyperbole, likely drawn from popular moral discourse. It underscores the absurdity of not doing everything for God, given the trivial acts already listed.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"κατεσταλμένοι [καὶ σεμνοί]","severity":"caution","text":"The bracketed phrase [καὶ σεμνοί] is a scribal addition or variant; the Greek text as transmitted includes it, but it may be a gloss. The sense is not materially affected, but the textual status is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'γέλως ὀδόντων' (laughter of teeth) is ambiguous: it may refer to a specific type of laugh or be a general expression for demeanor. The translation 'laughter of his teeth' is literal; the sense is likely 'manner of laughing.'","The final question 'Τί δεσμοφύλακος χεῖρον;' is elliptical; it may mean 'What is worse than a jailer?' (i.e., a person who does not act for God) or 'What is worse than a jailer's lot?' The context favors the former."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":17,"ref":"p17","source":"οὐ πάντων βίος ὁ πονηρότατος εἶναι δοκεῖ, Ἀλλ' ἔξεστι τῷ βουλομένῳ κἀκεῖθεν κερδᾶναι, ὅταν τῶν δεδεμένων φείδηται, ὅταν τοὺς ἀδίκως ἐμβεβλημένους θεραπεύῃ, ὅταν μὴ πραγματεύηται ἀπ' ἀλλοτρίας συμφορᾶς, ὅταν κοινὸς προκέηται λιμὴν τοῖς δεομένοις ἅπασι. Οὕτως ὁ δεσμοφύλαξ ἐκεῖνος ἐσώθη ὁ ἐπὶ Παύλου· ὅθεν δῆλον ὅτι πάντοθεν, ἂν θέλωμεν, δυνάμεθα πραγματεύεσθαι. ς ʹ. Τί φόνου χαλεπώτερον, εἰπέ μοι; Ἀλλ' ἠδυνήθη ποτὲ δικαιοσύνην τεκεῖν τῷ ποιήσαντι τοῦτο τὸ τόλμημα· τοσοῦτόν ἐστι τὸ διὰ τὸν Θεόν τι ποιεῖν. Καὶ πῶς ἠδυνήθη δικαιοσύνην ἐργάσασθαι φόνος; Οἱ Μαδιηναῖοι ποτὲ βουλόμενοι τὸν Θεὸν ἐκπολεμῶσαι τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις, καὶ ταύτῃ προσδοκῶντες αὐτῶν περιέσεσθαι, εἰ τῆς εὐνοίας αὐτοὺς ἀποστερήσαιεν τοῦ Δεσπότου, κόρας καλλωπίσαντες, καὶ τοῦ στρατοπέδου προστήσαντες, ἐδελέασαν αὐτοὺς, καὶ εἰς πορνείαν ἤγαγον, εἶτα ἐκεῖθεν εἰς ἀσέβειαν. Τοῦτο ἰδὼν Φινεὲς, μεταχειρισάμενος ξίφος, καὶ πορνεύοντας δύο καταλαβὼν, ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ ἀμφοτέρους ἐξεκέντησε, καὶ ἔστησε τοῦ Θεοῦ τὴν ὀργὴν ἀπὸ τῆς γνώμης. Καὶ τὸ μὲν γενόμενον φόνος ἦν, τὸ δὲ κατορθούμενον ἐξ ἐκείνου σωτηρία τῶν ἀπολλυμένων ἁπάντων, ὅθεν καὶ δικαιοσύνην ἤνεγκε τῷ ποιήσαντι. Καὶ οὐ μόνον οὐκ ἐμίανε τὰς χεῖρας, ἀλλὰ καὶ καθαρωτέρας εἰργάσατο ὁ φόνος ἐκεῖνος, καὶ μάλα εἰκότως· οὐ γὰρ τοὺς ἀναιρεθέντας μισῶν, ἀλλὰ τῶν λοιπῶν φειδόμενος τοῦτ' εἰργάσατο· ἀπέκτεινε δύο, καὶ ἔσωσε μυριάδας ἀπείρους. Καθάπερ γὰρ ἰατροὶ ποιοῦσι τὰ σεσηπότα τῶν μελῶν ἐκτέμνοντες, ὁλόκληρον σώζουσι τὸ σῶμα [καὶ ὑγιές]· οὕτω κἀκεῖνος ἐποίησε.","english":"Not everyone's life seems to be the most wicked. But it is possible for one who wishes to profit even from that, when he spares those who are bound, when he tends to those who have been unjustly imprisoned, when he does not traffic in another's misfortune, when he lies as a common harbor for all who are in need. Thus that prison warden was saved, the one in the time of Paul. Hence it is clear that from every side, if we wish, we are able to profit. 6. What is more grievous than murder, tell me? Yet this daring deed was once able to produce righteousness for the one who did it. So great is the power of doing something for God's sake. And how was murder able to produce righteousness? The Midianites once, wishing to set God against the Jews, and expecting to prevail over them by this means—if they should deprive them of the goodwill of the Master—adorned maidens, placed them before the camp, enticed them, led them into fornication, and then from that into impiety. Seeing this, Phinehas, taking up a sword, and catching two in the act of fornication, pierced them both in that very sin, and stayed God's wrath by his resolve. And what occurred was murder, but what was accomplished from that was the salvation of all who were perishing; hence it also brought righteousness to the one who did it. And not only did it not defile his hands, but that murder rendered them even purer, and quite reasonably so; for he did this not hating those who were slain, but sparing the rest. He killed two, and saved countless myriads. For just as physicians, by cutting away the putrid parts of the limbs, preserve the whole body [and make it healthy], so also did he.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"δεσμοφύλαξ","severity":"info","text":"The prison warden saved in Paul's time is likely the Philippian jailer converted after the earthquake (Acts 16:25-34). Chrysostom often cites this figure as an example of repentance and profit from a lowly position.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Φινεές","severity":"info","text":"The story of Phinehas killing Zimri and Cozbi at Baal Peor is from Numbers 25:6-8. Chrysostom uses it to argue that even murder can produce righteousness when done for God's sake, a striking moral paradox.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"Μαδιηναῖοι","severity":"info","text":"The Midianites are the people who, according to Numbers 22-25, hired Balaam and later sent women to seduce the Israelites into idolatry. Chrysostom's version emphasizes their deliberate strategy to provoke divine wrath.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ἰατροὶ ... ἐκτέμνοντες","severity":"info","text":"The medical analogy of cutting away putrid limbs to save the body is a common patristic trope for justified violence or excommunication, found also in Basil and Gregory of Nazianzus.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ς ʹ","severity":"info","text":"The numeral 6 (ςʹ) marks a new section or argument. In this passage it introduces the extreme case of murder to show that even the worst deed can be turned to righteousness by divine intention.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ἐξεκέντησε","severity":"caution","text":"The verb ἐξεκέντησε means 'pierced through' or 'stabbed'. The English draft 'pierced them both' is accurate, but the Greek implies a single thrust that killed both, heightening the dramatic and moral shock.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the prison warden is not named in the text; Chrysostom assumes his audience knows the Acts story. The phrase 'the one in the time of Paul' could also refer to a different figure, but the Philippian jailer is the most likely."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":18,"ref":"p18","source":"Διὰ τοῦτό φησιν ὁ ψαλμῳδός· Ἔστη Φινεὲς καὶ ἐξιλάσατο, καὶ ἐκόπασεν ἡ θραῦσις, καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεὰν, ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος. Ἀθάνατος γοῦν ἡ μνήμη τοῦ κατορθώματος μένει. Πάλιν ἕτερος ηὔξατο, καὶ προσέκρουσε τῷ Θεῷ· τοσοῦτόν ἐστι τὸ μὴ ποιεῖν τι διὰ τὸν Θεόν· ὁ Φαρισαῖος λέγω. Ἀλλ' ὥσπερ Φινεὲς φόνον ποιήσας εὐδοκίμησεν, οὕτω καὶ οὗτος οὐ παρὰ τὴν εὐχὴν, ἀλλὰ παρὰ τὴν γνώμην, μεθ' ἧς ηὔξατο, κατέπεσε προσκρούσας. Οὕτως ὅταν μὴ διὰ τὸν Θεὸν γίνηταί τι, κἂν πνευματικὸν ᾖ τὸ γινόμενον, τὰ μέγιστα βλάψειεν· ὥσπερ οὖν ὅταν διὰ τὸν Θεὸν γίνηται, κἂν βιωτικὸν ᾖ τὸ γινόμενον, τὰ μέγιστα ὠφελεῖ τὸν μετὰ φιλοθέου γνώμης ποιοῦντα. Τί γὰρ φόνου χεῖρον καὶ χαλεπώτερον; ἀλλ' ὅμως δίκαιον εἰργάσατο τὸν τολμήσαντα. Ποίαν οὖν ἕξομεν ἀπολογίαν ἡμεῖς οἱ λέγοντες, ὅτι οὐ δυνατὸν πάντοθεν κερδαίνειν, καὶ πάντα διὰ τὸν Θεὸν ἐργάζεσθαι, ὅταν εὑρεθῇ τις καὶ ἀπὸ φόνου κερδάνας; Ἂν ἐθέλωμεν προσέχειν, διὰ παντὸς τοῦ βίου τὴν πνευματικὴν ταύτην ἐμπορευσόμεθα πραγματείαν, κἂν πρίασθαί τι, κἂν ἀποδόσθαι δέῃ· οἷον ὅταν μὴ πλέον τῆς νενομισμένης ἀπαιτῶμεν τιμῆς, ὅταν μὴ τοὺς καιροὺς τῆς στενοχωρίας παρατηρῶμεν, καὶ τότε τοῖς δεομένοις μεταδιδῶμεν· Ὁ γὰρ τιμιουλκῶν σῖτον δημοκατάρατος. φησί. Καὶ τί χρὴ καθ' ἕκαστον λέγειν, δέον δι' ἑνὸς ὑποδείγματος τὸ πᾶν συλλαβεῖν; Καθάπερ γὰρ οἱ οἰκοδόμοι, ἐπειδὰν μέλλωσι τοῖχον ἐγείρειν, σπαρτίον τείναντες ἀπὸ γωνίας εἰς γωνίαν, οὕτως ὑφαίνουσι τὴν οἰκοδομὴν, ὥστε μὴ ἀνώμαλον αὐτῆς γενέσθαι τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν· οὕτω","english":"This is why the psalmist says: Phinees stood and made atonement, and the plague ceased, and it was counted to him as righteousness for generation after generation, unto eternity. So the memory of that good deed remains immortal. Again, another man prayed and offended God—so great is the difference when one does not act for God's sake; I mean the Pharisee. But just as Phinees, though he committed murder, gained approval, so this man fell and offended not because of the prayer itself, but because of the intention with which he prayed. Thus, when something is not done for God's sake, even if it is a spiritual act, it can cause the greatest harm; just as, when it is done for God's sake, even if it is a worldly act, it greatly benefits the one who acts with a God-loving intention. For what is worse and more grievous than murder? Yet it made the one who dared it righteous. What excuse, then, shall we have, who say that it is not possible to profit from every side and to do everything for God's sake, when someone is found to have profited even from murder? If we are willing to pay attention, we shall engage in this spiritual commerce throughout our whole life, whether we need to buy or to sell: for example, when we do not demand more than the customary price, when we do not watch for times of scarcity, and then give to those in need. For \"he who hoards grain for a high price is accursed,\" it says. And why need I speak of each detail, when it is necessary to sum up the whole with one example? For just as builders, when they are about to raise a wall, stretch a line from corner to corner and thus weave the construction so that its surface may not be uneven, so","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Φινεὲς","severity":"info","text":"The reference is to Phinehas (Num 25:7-13), who killed an Israelite and a Midianite woman, stopping a plague; his act was counted as righteousness. Chrysostom uses this as a paradigm of intention overriding action.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Φαρισαῖος","severity":"info","text":"The Pharisee likely refers to the Gospel parable (Luke 18:10-14) where a Pharisee's prayer is condemned for pride. Chrysostom contrasts his failed prayer with Phinehas's violent but righteous act.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"τιμιουλκῶν","severity":"info","text":"τιμιουλκῶν (from τιμή + ἕλκω) means 'to draw a high price' or 'to hoard for profit'. The phrase 'Ὁ γὰρ τιμιουλκῶν σῖτον δημοκατάρατος' is a proverbial condemnation of grain speculation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"σπαρτίον","severity":"info","text":"σπαρτίον is a builder's line or cord, used to ensure a wall is straight. Chrysostom uses this as a metaphor for a guiding principle (acting for God) that aligns all actions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Καθάπερ γὰρ οἱ οἰκοδόμοι","severity":"info","text":"This passage concludes a series of contrasts (Phinehas vs. Pharisee; spiritual vs. worldly acts) with an architectural simile, reinforcing the homiletic pattern of exemplum followed by analogy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"Φινεὲς","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom's interpretation of Phinehas as a model of righteous intention despite violent means was influential in later Christian moral theology, often cited in discussions of justifiable killing.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the Pharisee' is not explicitly cited; it is assumed from Luke 18:10-14 but could refer to a broader typology.","The phrase 'δημοκατάρατος' (accursed by the people) is a hapax in Chrysostom's corpus; its exact source is uncertain."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":19,"ref":"p19","source":"δὴ καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀντὶ σπαρτίου τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο τείναντες τὸ λέγον· Εἴτε ἐσθίετε, εἴτε πίνετε, εἴτε τι ἕτερον ποιεῖτε, πάντα εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ ποιεῖτε. Ἄν τε εὐχώμεθα, ἄν τε νηστεύωμεν, ἄν τε ἐγκαλῶμεν, ἄν τε συγγινώσκωμεν, ἄν τε ἐπαινῶμεν, ἄν τε ψέγωμεν, ἄν τε εἰσίωμεν, ἄν τε ἐξίωμεν, ἄν τε πωλῶμεν, ἄν τε ἀγοράζωμεν, ἄν τε σιγῶμεν, ἄν τε διαλεγώμεθα, ἄν τε ἄλλο ὁτιοῦν πράττωμεν, εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ πάντα ποιῶμεν, κἂν μή τι εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ γίνηται, μηδὲ γινέσθω, μηδὲ λεγέσθω παρ' ἡμῶν· ἀλλ' ἀντὶ βακτηρίας μεγάλης, ἀνθ' ὅπλου καὶ ἀσφαλείας, ἀντὶ θησαυρῶν ἀφάτων, ὅπουπερ ἂν ὦμεν, τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο μεθ' ἑαυτῶν περιφέρωμεν, ἐγγράψαντες τῇ διανοίᾳ, ἵνα πάντα εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ καὶ ποιήσαντες καὶ εἰπόντες καὶ πραγματευσάμενοι, τῆς παρ' αὐτοῦ τύχωμεν δόξης καὶ ἐνταῦθα καὶ μετὰ τὴν ἐντεῦθεν ἀποδημίαν. Τοὺς γὰρ δοξάζοντάς με, φησὶ, δοξάσω. Μὴ τοίνυν ῥήμασιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ διὰ τῶν πραγμάτων αὐτὸν δοξάζωμεν συνεχῶς σὺν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν, ὅτι αὐτῷ πρέπει πᾶσα δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ προσκύνησις, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.","english":"Therefore, let us also, instead of a staff, stretch forth this saying: \"Whether you eat, whether you drink, or whether you do anything else, do all things to the glory of God.\" Whether we pray, whether we fast, whether we accuse, whether we forgive, whether we praise, whether we blame, whether we enter, whether we exit, whether we sell, whether we buy, whether we are silent, whether we converse, or whether we do anything else whatsoever, let us do all things to the glory of God. And if anything is not done to the glory of God, let it not be done nor said by us. But instead of a great staff, instead of a weapon and a safeguard, instead of ineffable treasures, wherever we may be, let us carry this saying with us, having inscribed it in our mind, so that having done, said, and transacted all things to the glory of God, we may obtain glory from Him both here and after our departure from here. For He says, \"I will glorify those who glorify me.\" Therefore, let us glorify Him not only with words but also through our deeds, continually, together with Christ our God, because to Him belongs all glory, honor, and worship, now and always and unto the ages of ages. Amen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Εἴτε ἐσθίετε, εἴτε πίνετε, εἴτε τι ἕτερον ποιεῖτε, πάντα εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ ποιεῖτε","severity":"info","text":"This is not a direct biblical quotation but a paraphrase of the Pauline principle (cf. 1 Cor 10:31; Rom 2:15) that all actions should be done for God's glory.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Τοὺς γὰρ δοξάζοντάς με, φησὶ, δοξάσω","severity":"info","text":"This saying, 'I will glorify those who glorify me,' is not a direct biblical citation but reflects a common patristic maxim; it may echo 1 Sam 2:30 or similar sentiments in the Psalms.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ῥῆμα","severity":"info","text":"Ῥῆμα (rhema) here means 'saying' or 'maxim,' not 'word' in a grammatical sense; Chrysostom uses it to refer to the exhortation he has just quoted.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ἀντὶ σπαρτίου ... ἀντὶ βακτηρίας μεγάλης, ἀνθ' ὅπλου καὶ ἀσφαλείας, ἀντὶ θησαυρῶν ἀφάτων","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom builds a series of metaphors (staff, weapon, safeguard, treasures) to emphasize the value of the saying, creating a rhetorical climax.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"σὺν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν","severity":"info","text":"The closing doxology 'together with Christ our God' reflects Chrysostom's liturgical context and the Nicene affirmation of Christ's divinity, common in fourth-century homilies.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἄν τε εὐχώμεθα, ἄν τε νηστεύωμεν, ἄν τε ἐγκαλῶμεν, ἄν τε συγγινώσκωμεν","severity":"caution","text":"The list of actions (pray, fast, accuse, forgive) is exhaustive but not scriptural; the Greek text is clear, but the English draft's 'accuse' for ἐγκαλῶμεν may be too narrow; it can also mean 'reproach' or 'charge.'","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'Τοὺς γὰρ δοξάζοντάς με, φησὶ, δοξάσω' is unattributed in the text; it may be a loose paraphrase of a biblical verse or a patristic proverb. The reading taken is that it is a general maxim, not a direct citation."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]}]}