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John Chrysostom, Commentary on the Epistles (Euthymius the Athonite)

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Summary

The Old Georgian translation of John Chrysostom's Commentary on the Pauline Epistles, produced by Euthymius the Athonite (c. 955–1028) at the Iviron monastery on Mount Athos, is preserved in a single manuscript (Titus edition). The original Greek commentary dates to the late 4th century, while the Georgian version was likely made between 1005 and 1028. This translation was used in the liturgical and educational life of the Georgian Orthodox Church, especially in monastic settings. The Titus edition lacks a critical apparatus and collation with the Greek original. Attribution to Chrysostom is traditional, and some homilies may be spurious or interpolated. The translation reflects Euthymius's theological and stylistic choices.

This translation is a key witness to the reception of Chrysostom's Pauline commentaries in the Georgian tradition and to the broader project of translating Greek patristic literature into Georgian. It reflects the cultural and theological ties between the Byzantine and Georgian churches and the role of the Iviron monastery as a center of translation. The work also illustrates the adaptation of a major Greek exegetical text for Georgian monastic and liturgical use.

Historical context

The work was translated in the early 11th century (c. 1005–1028) at the Iviron monastery on Mount Athos, a center of Georgian monasticism and learning. Euthymius the Athonite, a key figure in the Georgian translation movement, rendered numerous patristic works into Georgian, contributing to the Athonite recension of the Georgian biblical corpus. The original Greek commentary by John Chrysostom (c. 347–407) was composed in Antioch and Constantinople in the late 4th century. The Georgian translation served the liturgical and educational needs of the Georgian Orthodox Church, particularly in monastic communities on Mount Athos and in Georgia. The text survives in a single manuscript, and the Titus edition does not include a critical apparatus or comparison with the Greek original. The transmission history is thus limited, and variant readings from other witnesses are unavailable.

Apparatus · what the pipeline recorded

Annotation and terms

29 commentary units 8 structure6 background6 transmission5 caution2 reception2 term 6 derived notes 9 open questions 8 narrative
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Pipeline notes

  • limitThe English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve.
  • registerRegister: bible in Old Georgian; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them.
  • structurePassages: 8 narrative.
  • caution3 passage(s) are fragmentary in the source; the English bridges each break and says so in the note.
  • sourceSource edition: titus — This text is part of the TITUS edition of John Chrysostom, On Pauline and Catholic Epistles. Copyright TITUS Project, Frankfurt a/M, 5.3.2021. No parts of this document may be republished in any form without prior permission by the copyright holder.

Term index

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no glossary terms recorded
cmjcp:1 · narrativehigh
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[Work: Comm.Apost.] Manuscripts:
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[Work: Comm.Apost.] Manuscripts:
cmjcp:2 · narrativemedium
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H: A-445, 226r-330v
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H: A-445, 226r-330v
cmjcp:3 · narrativemedium
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I: S-4579, 159r-190v
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H: A-445, 226r-330v I: S-4579, 159r-190v
cmjcp:4 · narrativemedium
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K: Kut-234, 377r-438v
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H: A-445, 226r-330v I: S-4579, 159r-190v K: Kut-234, 377r-438v
cmjcp:5 · narrativemedium
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[Text: Intr.]
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[Text: Introduction]
cmjcp:6 · narrativehigh
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[Page of ed.: 216] <!XLevel 7>Line of ed.: 1 თარგმანი ძნიად გულისხმის-საყოფელთა მოციქულისა
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Translation of the Difficult-to-Understand Passages of the Apostle
cmjcp:7 · narrativemedium
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<!XLevel 7>Line of ed.: 2 პავლეს სიტყუათაჲ, გამოკრებული თარგმანებათაგან
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Words of Paul, compiled from translations
cmjcp:8 · narrativemedium
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<!XLevel 7>Line of ed.: 3 წმიდისა იოვანე ოქროპირისა თქუმულთაგან
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From the words of Saint John Chrysostom
Citation. Tergwame, “John Chrysostom, Commentary on the Epistles (Euthymius the Athonite)”, cmjcp:1, machine-draft, 2026. https://naxiai.com/christian/works/cmjcp#s1
Colophon. Source: titus · licence: This text is part of the TITUS edition of John Chrysostom, On Pauline and Catholic Epistles. Copyright TITUS Project, Frankfurt a/M, 5.3.2021. No parts of this document may be republished in any form without prior permission by the copyright holder. · model: deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor · provider: Relace · cost: $0.0025 · generated 2026-11-14.