# Graecarum affectionum curatio 3.17-18

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, 3.17 to 3.18. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/3.17

Διὸ δὴ μάλα γε ἁρμοδίως τὸ «ἀναλόγως» τῷ λόγῳ προστέθεικεν. Ὅταν γὰρ ἴδωμεν τῶν οὐρανῶν τὰ κύτη καὶ τῆς γῆς τὸ εὖρος καὶ τῶν πελαγῶν τὰ μεγέθη καὶ τὴν ἡλίου λαμπρότητα καὶ τῆς σελήνης τὸ σέλας καὶ τἄλλα ὅσα ἐστὶν ὁρατά, οὐ τούτοις παρισοῦμεν τὸν ποιητήν, ἀλλ' ἀπείρῳ τινὶ καὶ μεγέθει καὶ κάλλει κρείττονα τῶν ποιημάτων εἶναί φαμεν. Εἰκότως οὖν ἄρα ὁ σοφὸς ἐκεῖνος ἀνὴρ ἔφησεν· «Ἐκ γὰρ μεγέθους καὶ καλλονῆς κτισμάτων ἀναλόγως ὁ γενεσιουργὸς αὐτῶν θεωρεῖται.» Τοῦτον ἐμπεδοῖ τὸν λόγον καὶ ὁ θεῖος ἀπόστολος, λέγων ὡδί· «Τὰ γὰρ ἀόρατα αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ κτίσεως κόσμου τοῖς ποιήμασι νοούμενα καθορᾶται, ἥ τε ἀΐδιος αὐτοῦ δύναμις καὶ θειότης.»

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Theodoretus Scr. Eccl. et Theol., Graecarum affectionum curatio. 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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