Fragments of Quadratus

<Traditions of Elders

FgQ 1:1 Τραϊανοῦ δὲ ἐφ᾿ ὅλοις ἔτεσιν εἴκοσι τὴν ἀρχὴν μησὶν ἕξ δέουσι κρατήσαντος, Αἴλιος Ἁδριανὸς διαδέχεται τὴν ἡγεμονίαν. τούτῳ Κοδρᾶτος λόγον προσφωνήσας ἀναδίδωσιν, ἀπολογίαν συντάξας ὑπὲρ τῆς καθ᾿ ἡμᾶς θεοσεβείας, ὅτι δή τινες πονηροὶ ἄνδρες τοὺς ἡμετέρους ἐνοχλεῖν ἐπειρῶντο. εἰς ἔτι δὲ φέρεται παρὰ πλείστοις τῶν ἀδελφῶν, ἀτὰρ καὶ παρ᾿ ἡμῖν τὸ σύγγραμμα, ἐξ οὗ κατιδεῖν ἔστιν λαμπρὰ τεκμήρια τῆς τε τοῦ ἀνδρὸς διανοίας καὶ τῆς ἀποστολικῆς ὀρθοτομίας.

Of-a-Traianos then-also upon unto-whole unto-years unto-twenty to-the-one to-a-firsting unto-months unto-six unto-binding of-having-secured-unto, an-Ailios a-Hadrianos it-receiveth-through to-the-one to-a-leadering-unto. Unto-the-one-this a-Kodratos to-a-forthee having-sounded-toward-unto it-giveth-up, to-a-fortheeing-off-unto having-arranged-together over of-the-one down to-us of-a-Deity-revering-of, to-which-a-one then ones en-necessitated men to-the-ones to-ours to-crowd-in-unto they-were-across-belonging-unto. Into if-to-a-one then-also it-be-beared beside unto-most-beyond of-the-ones of-brethrened, but and beside unto-us the-one a-lettering-together-to, out of-which to-have-had-seen-down it-be en-lamped tokenlets of-the-one also of-the-one of-a-man of-an-en-mulling-through-unto and of-the-one of-setee-off-belonged-of of-a-straight-jut-cutting-unto.

FgQ 1:2 ὁ δ᾿ αὐτὸς τὴν καθ᾿ ἑαυτὸν ἀρχαιότητα παραφαίνει, δι᾿ ὧν ἱστορεῖ ταῦτα ἰδίαις φωναῖς· Τοῦ δὲ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν τὰ ἔργα ἀεὶ παρῆν ἀληθῆ γὰρ ἦν, οἱ θεραπευθέντες, οἱ ἀναστάντες ἐκ νεκρῶν, οἳ οὐκ ὤφθησαν μόνον θεραπευόμενοι καὶ ἀνιστάμενοι, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀεὶ παρόντες, οὐδὲ ἐπιδημοῦντος μόνον τοῦ σωτῆρος, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀπαλλαγέντος ἦσαν ἐπὶ χρόνον ἱκανόν, ὥστε καὶ εἰς τοὺς ἡμετέρους χρόνους τινὲς αὐτῶν ἀφίκοντο.

The-one then-also it to-the-one down to-self to-a-first-belongness it-manifesteth-beside, through of-which it-en-standeth-unto to-the-ones-these unto-private-belonged unto-sounds, Of-the-one then-also of-a-Savior of-us the-ones works ever-if it-was-beside, un-secludinged too-thus it-was, the-ones having-been-ministered-of, the-ones having-had-stood-up out of-en-deaded, which not they-were-beheld to-stayeed being-ministered-of and being-stood-up, other and ever-if being-beside, not-then-also of-localitying-upon-unto to-stayeed of-the-one of-a-Savior, other and of-having-had-been-othered-off they-were upon to-a-while to-ampled, as-also and into to-the-ones to-ours to-whiles ones of-them they-had-tracked-off-unto.

FgQ 1:3 Τοιοῦτος μὲν οὗν οὗτος. καὶ Ἀριστείδης δέ πιστὸς ἀνὴρ τῆς καθ᾿ ἡμᾶς ὁρμώμενος εὐσεβείας τῷ Κοδράτῳ παραπλησίως ὑπὲρ τῆς πίστεως ἀπολογίαν ἐπιφωνήσας Ἁδριανῷ καταλέλοιπε. σῴζεται δέ γε εἰς δεῦρο παρὰ πλείστοις καὶ ἡ τούτου γραφή.

The-one-unto-the-one-this indeed accordingly the-one-this. And an-Aristeidês then-also trusted a-man of-the-one down to-us being-corded-unto of-a-goodly-revering-of, unto-the-oneunto-a-Kodratos unto-nigh-belonged-beside, over of-the-one of-a-trust to-a-fortheeing-off-unto having-sounded-upon-unto unto-a-Hadrianos it-had-come-to-remainder-down. It-be-saved-to then-also too into to-en-hither-of beside unto-most-beyond and the-one of-the-one-this a-scribing.

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