# In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.] 6

Joannes Chrysostomus Scr. Eccl. John Chrysostom, In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.], Sect 6. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/joannes-chrysostomus-scr-eccl-john-chrysostom/in-natale-domini-et-in-sanctam-mariam-genitricem-sp/6

Ἀντὶ ἑωσφόρου ἔδειξεν τὸν πρὸ ἑωσφόρου, ἀντὶ σελήνης τὴν μήτραν τὴν ἄλοχον, ἀντὶ ἀστέρων τὴν τῆς γαστρὸς καθαρότητα, ἀντὶ τῶν νεφῶν τὸ ἐκ τοῦ σώματος περιβόλαιον· ὄντως οὐρανὸν ὁρῶ τὴν παρθένον τῇ σήμερον πλέον τοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς κοσμοποιΐας ταῖς ἀρεταῖς ἀπαστράπτουσαν.

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Joannes Chrysostomus Scr. Eccl. John Chrysostom, In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.]. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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