# Martyrdom of Polycarp 19.2

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [Martyrdom of Polycarp](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/mart-pol/) (*Martyrium Polycarpi*)
- Date: ca. 156–160 (approximate)
- Source: Lake, LCL 25:338; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 2, LCL 25 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1913), 312–345 (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)
- Also in: PG 5:1044b (found by text match)
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/mart-pol/19/2/

Summary: Polycarp now rejoices with the apostles and praises God and Christ.

## Greek text

διὰ τῆς ὑπομονῆς καταγωνισάμενος τὸν ἄδικον ἄρχοντα καὶ οὕτως τὸν τῆς ἀφθαρσίας στέφανον ἀπολαβών, σὺν τοῖς ἀποστόλοις καὶ πᾶσιν δικαίοις ἀγαλλιώμενος δοξάζει τὸν θεὸν καὶ πατέρα παντοκράτορα καὶ εὐλογεῖ τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, τὸν σωτῆρα τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν καὶ κυβερνήτην τῶν σωμάτων ἡμῶν καὶ ποιμένα τῆς κατὰ τὴν οἰκουμένην καθολικῆς ἐκκλησίας.

## English translation (Claude)

Having overcome the unjust ruler by his endurance, and so received the crown of incorruptibility, he rejoices with the apostles and all the righteous, and glorifies God the Father Almighty, and blesses our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of our souls, the Pilot of our bodies, and the Shepherd of the catholic church throughout the world.

## Scripture references

- 1 Pet 2:25: echo, medium confidence

## Translation notes

- “The unjust ruler” may be the proconsul or the devil.
- “Pilot” (κυβερνήτην): the helmsman of a ship.

## Citation (SBL)

Mart. Pol. 19.2 (PG 5:1044b; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/mart-pol/19/2/).