1 Clement 4.5

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

Summary: God's warning to Cain.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:14

ἡσύχασον· πρὸς σὲ ἡ ἀποστροφὴ αὐτοῦ, καὶ σὺ ἄρξεις αὐτοῦ.

English · Claude translation

Be still; his turning will be toward you, and you will rule over him.’

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Source

Lake, LCL 24:14 · 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.

Scripture

Gen 4:7 · quotation, high confidence

Notes

Notes on the original text

Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (wrong breathing)): ή ἀποστροφὴ → ἡ ἀποστροφὴ.

Cite this passage

1 Clem. 4.5 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/4/5/).

Plain text

1 Clem. 4.5 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/4/5/).

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