# Martyrdom of Polycarp 22.2

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [Martyrdom of Polycarp](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/mart-pol/) (*Martyrium Polycarpi*)
- Date: ca. 156–160 (approximate)
- Source: Lake, LCL 25:340–342; 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 5:1045a (found by text match)
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/mart-pol/22/2/

Summary: A copyist's note on how the text was passed down from Irenaeus.

## Greek text

Ταῦτα μετεγράψατο μὲν Γάϊος ἐκ τῶν Εἰρηναίου, μαθητοῦ τοῦ Πολυκάρπου, ὃς καὶ συνεπολιτεύσατο τῷ Εἰρηναίῳ. ἐγὼ δὲ Σωκράτης ἐν Κορίνθῳ ἐκ τῶν Γαΐου ἀντιγράφων ἔγραψα. ἡ χάρις μετὰ πάντων.

## English translation (Claude)

Gaius copied these things from the papers of Irenaeus, a disciple of Polycarp; he had also lived in the same city as Irenaeus. And I, Socrates, wrote them out in Corinth from the copies of Gaius. Grace be with all.

## Translation notes

- 22.2–3 are notes added by later copyists. “The papers of Irenaeus” translates “those of Irenaeus,” meaning his copies or writings.
- “Lived in the same city” (συνεπολιτεύσατο): or “was a fellow citizen with.”

## Citation (SBL)

Mart. Pol. 22.2 (PG 5:1045a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/mart-pol/22/2/).