To the Philippians 13.1

Polycarp of Smyrna · To the Philippians · ca. 110–135 · Smyrna · Read in context

Summary: Polycarp agrees to forward the Philippians' letter to Syria, as they and Ignatius asked.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:298–300

Ἐγράψατέ μοι καὶ ὑμεῖς καὶ Ἰγνάτιος, ἵνʼ, ἐάν τις ἀπέρχηται εἰς Συρίαν, καὶ τὰ παρʼ ὑμῶν ἀποκομίσῃ γράμματα· ὅπερ ποιήσω, ἐὰν λάβω καιρὸν εὔθετον, εἴτε ἐγώ, εἴτε ὃν πέμπω πρεσβεύσοντα καὶ περὶ ὑμῶν.

English · Claude translation

Both you and Ignatius wrote to me that if anyone is going to Syria, he should also take along your letter. I will do this if I find a suitable opportunity, either myself or someone I send as an envoy on your behalf as well.

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Source: Lake, LCL 24:298–300 · Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 282–301 · Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912), digitized by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0
Also in: PG 5:1016a–1016b (found by text match)
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.

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Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text): ὄν πέμπω → ὃν πέμπω.

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Pol. Phil. 13.1 (PG 5:1016a–1016b; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/pol-philippians/13/1/).

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Pol. Phil. 13.1 (PG 5:1016a–1016b; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/pol-philippians/13/1/).

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