# Graecarum affectionum curatio 3.22

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 3. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/3.22

Ἄφθαρτον γὰρ δὴ τὸν Θεὸν ὀνομάζοντες, τῶν φθειρομένων σωμάτων εἰκόνα κατασκευάσαντες—οὐ γὰρ δὴ τῆς ἀθανάτου ψυχῆς ἴσασι τὴν ἰδέαν—ταύτῃ τὸ θεῖον προσένειμαν σέβας. Καὶ οὐκ ἀπέχρησεν αὐτοῖς εἰς ἀσέβειαν ἡ τῆσδε τῆς ἀφροσύνης ἀπόνοια, ἀλλὰ καὶ πτηνῶν καὶ τετραπόδων καὶ ἑρπετῶν κατασκευάσαντες δείκηλα, θεοὺς καὶ ταῦτα κεκλήκασι· καὶ ἅπερ ζῶντα κτείνουσιν ὡς ἰοβόλα τε καὶ ὀλέθρια, τούτων τὰς εἰκόνας θεοὺς σωτῆρας ὠνόμασαν.

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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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