1 Clement 20.3

Clement of Rome · 1 Clement · ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) · Rome · Read in context

Summary: Sun, moon, and stars move in concord.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:42

ἥλιός τε καὶ σελήνη, ἀστέρων τε χοροὶ κατὰ τὴν διαταγὴν αὐτοῦ ἐν ὁμονοίᾳ δίχα πάσης παρεκβάσεως ἐξελίσσουσιν τοὺς ἐπιτεταγμένους αὐτοῖς ὁρισμούς.

The sun and moon and the choirs of stars, according to his arrangement, roll on in concord within their appointed limits, without any deviation.

Source: Lake, LCL 24:42 · Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 8–121 · Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912-1913), digitized by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0
Translation: Claude translation (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26 · Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Lake (LCL 24, 1912); made independently of existing English translations.

1 Clem. 20.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/20/3/).

Plain text

1 Clem. 20.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/20/3/).