# Panarion (Adversus haereses) 6.1-11

Epiphanius, Panarion (Adversus haereses), Κατὰ Ὀφιτῶν ݲ, τῆς δὲ ἀκολουθίας λݲζݲ., Chapter 6. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/epiphanius/panarion-adversus-haereses/6.1-11

6. Μωρίαν δὲ εἴποι τις ἂν καὶ χλεύης ἔμπλεον <τοῦτο>· καὶ οὔτε ἀνατροπῆς ἀπὸ θείας γραφῆς ἐπιζητουμένης δεήσει τοῦτο, ἀλλ’ αὐτὸ καθ’ ἑαυτὸ τῷ τὸν νοῦν ἔχοντι ἐρρωμένον κατὰ θεὸν γελοιῶδες δειχθήσεται. εὐθὺς γὰρ πᾶσα ἡ αὐτῶν κενοφωνία ληρώδης τις εὑρεθήσεται. | εἰ γὰρφ Προύνικόν φασιν εἶναι, πῶς ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ τοῦ ὀνόματος οὐ τὸ σαθρὸν τῆς διανοίας αὐτῶν φωραθήσεται, ὡς ἤδη προεῖπον; πᾶν γὰρ τὸ προυνικευόμενον ἄχρηστον· εἰ δὲ ἄχρηστον, οὐκ ἐν τοῖς προκριτέοις τακτέον. καὶ πῶς ἐπαινετὸν εἴη τὸ ἄχρηστον;

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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.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg2021.tlg002.local001/.