# Adversus Porphyrium (Fragmenta) 1.9-10

Methodius, Adversus Porphyrium (Fragmenta), 1.9 to 1.10. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/methodius/adversus-porphyrium-fragmenta/1.9

ὅθεν αὐτῷ δὴ τούτῳ, ᾧπερ ἐκ κατασκευῆς κεκόσμητο, σχηματισάμενος αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος θεότητι ἐκέρασεν, ἵνα ὄργανον ἠ λοιπὸν τοῦ θεοῦ ἱερόν, πάσης ἀσυμφωνίας τε καὶ ἀρρυθμίας ἀπηλλαγμένον. οὐδὲ γὰρ ἔτι μετὰ τὸ ἀρμοσθῆναι τὸν ἄνθρωπον πρὸς θεοσέβειαν καὶ τὸ τῆς ἀλληθείας ἀκήρατον μέλος ἐνηρμοκέναι, δι’ οὗ τὴν θεότητα κεχώρηκε τῷ ξύλῳ τῆς ζωῆς καθάπερ χορδαί τε καὶ τόνοι προσηρμοσμένον, εἰς ἀσυμμετρίαν καὶ φθορὰν χωρῆσαι δυνατόν.

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Methodius, Adversus Porphyrium (Fragmenta), ed. D.G. Nathanael Bonwetsch. 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/tlg2959.tlg006.local001/.