# Clementina Epitome Prior Edita Correctior 82

Clemens Romanus, Clementina Epitome Prior Edita Correctior, Section 82. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/clemens-romanus/clementina-epitome-prior-edita-correctior/82

Καὶ ὁ Πέτρος ἔφη· τί οὖν, οἴει, γύναι, ὅτι πάντες οἱ ἀναιροῦντες ἑαυτοὺς κολάσεως ἀπαλλάσσονται, ἢ μὴ τῇ χείρονι κολάσει ἐν ᾅδου αἱ τῶν οὕτως θνησκόντων ψυχαὶ τῆς αὐτοκτονίας χάριν κολάζονται; ἡ δὲ εἴθε ἐπεπείσμην, ἔφη, ὅτι ὄντως ἐν ᾅδου ψυχαὶ εὑρίσκονται ζῶσαι· καὶ ἠγάπων ἂν παρ’ οὐδὲν θεμένη τὴν τιμωρίαν ἀποθανεῖν, ὥστε τοὺς ἐμοὶ περιποθήτους θεάσασθαι κἂν βραχύ. καὶ ὁ Πέτρος πρὸς ταῦτα· καὶ τί ἄρα ἐστὶ τὸ λυποῦν σε; διψῶ γὰρ μαθεῖν. καὶ εἴ με διδάξεις, πίστεις σοι παρέξω βεβαίας, ὅτι ἐν ᾅδου ζῶσιν αἱ ψυχαὶ, καὶ ἀντὶ κρημνοῦ ἢ βυθοῦ ὀρέξω σοι φάρμακον, δἰ οὗ τοῦ ζῆν ἀνωδύνως ἀπαλλαγήσῃ.

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Clemens Romanus, Clementina Epitome Prior Edita Correctior, ed. Albert Dressel. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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