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p.oxy.16.1842
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παρὰ τὰ γράμματα τῆς ὑμῶν ἀδελφότητος ἐδεξάμην, καὶ πρὸ τοῦ διακομίσασθαί με ταῦτα ἔγραψα αὐτῇ τὰ περὶ τῆς γεωμετρίαςγεομετρίας ὥστε ὑμᾶς ἀπελθεῖν μετὰ τῶν θαυμασιωτάτων γραμματέων. καὶ νῦν οὖν γράφω ὑμῖν σπουδάσαι τοῖς ζῴοις καὶ τοῖς γεωργοῖς καὶ τῷ γεουχικῷ λόγῳ καὶ γεωμετρηθῆναιγεομετρηθῆναι τὰ ἄβροχα καὶ τὰ ἄσπορα. ἔγραψα δὲ καὶ τῷ κυρίῳ Παμουθίῳ περὶ τούτου. μὰ τὴν δὲ δύναμιν τοῦ θεοῦ οὕτως εἰμὶ ὡς εἰς κρίβανον μένων ἐνταῦθα μίαν ὥραν, ἀλλʼ ἐπειδὴ ἐν πολλῇ ἐστιν διαστροφῇ καὶ τέως οὐ συνεχωρήθην ἐξελθεῖν τούτου χάριν ἕως ἄρτι οὐ κατέλαβον. τὰ δὲ ζῷα πρὸ ἄλλων γ ἡμερῶν ἐπεμψάμην κατασχὼν ἐνταῦθα εἰ μὴ ἓν μόνον. πολλὰ ὑμᾶς προσαγορεύω καὶ τὴν γλυκυτάτην μου ἀδελφὴν καὶ τὰ γλυκύτατα παιδία.Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 37849 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.oxy;16;1842 tier-1
- HGV-Text 37849 tier-1
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