# Panarion (Adversus haereses) 1.4-2

Epiphanius, Panarion (Adversus haereses), Κατὰ Δοσιθέων, ἀπὸ Σαμαρειτῶν αἱρέσεως δ, τῆς δὲ ἀκολουθίας ιݲγݲ., Chapter 1. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/epiphanius/panarion-adversus-haereses/1.4-2

ἐν σπηλαίῳ δέ που ἀναχωρῶν δι’ ὑπερβολὴν ἐθελοσοφίας, ματαίως καὶ ὑποκριτικῶς ἐν νηστείᾳ καρτερῶν ὡς λόγος ἔχει οὕτως ἀπέθανεν ἐν ἐνδείᾳ ἄρτου καὶ ὕδατος, ἑκουσίᾳ δῆθεν τῇ γνώμῃ. μετὰ ἡμέρας δὲ τινὰς ἐλθόντας ἐπὶ τὴν τούτου ἐπίσκεψιν εὑρηκέναι τὸ σῶμα ὀδωδὸς ἐξέρψαν τε σκώληκας καὶ νέφος μυιῶν ἐπ᾿ αὐτὸ ἐσμηνευκέναι. οὑτος τοίνυν οὕτως ματαίως τὸν ἑαυτοῦ βίον καταστρέψας αἴτιος γέγονεν αὐτοῖς τῆς αἱρέσεως, ἐξ οὑπερ οἱ αὐτὸν μιμούμενοι Δοσίθεοι εἴτουν Δοσιθηνοὶ καλοῦνται.

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Epiphanius, Panarion (Adversus haereses), ed. Karl Holl. 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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