Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History 6.8.4
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Καισαρείας

, and

Caesarea

are directly attested at Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History 6.8.4. This passage was written ca. 312 - 324 CE possibly in Caesarea.

ἀλλὰ τότε μὲν οὗτος τοιοῦτός τις ἦν. οὐ μακροῖς δὲ χρόνοις ὕστερον ὁ αὐτὸς ὁρῶν εὖ πράττοντα, μέγαν τε καὶ λαμπρὸν καὶ παρὰ πᾶσιν ὄντα βεβοημένον, ἀνθρώπινόν τι πεπονθὼς τοῖς ἀνὰ τὴν οἰκουμένην ἐπισκόποις καταγράφειν ὡς ἀτοπωτάτου τοῦ πραχθέντος αὐτῷ ἐπειρᾶτο, ὅτε γε τῶν κατὰ Παλαιστίνην οἱ μάλιστα δόκιμοι καὶ διαπρέποντες Καισαρείας τε καὶ Ἱεροσολύμων ἐπίσκοποι πρεσβείων τὸν Ὠριγένην καὶ τῆς ἀνωτάτω τιμῆς ἄξιον εἶναι δοκιμάσαντες χεῖρας εἰς πρεσβυτέριον αὐτῷ τεθείκασι.

urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2018.tlg002.1st1K-grc2:6.8.4

Such indeed was his attitude at that time. But not Iong afterwards, when the same person saw that he was prospering and a great man and distinguished and famous in the sight of all, overcome by a human weakness, he attempted to describe the deed as monstrous to the bishops throughout the world, when the most highly approved and distinguished bishops in Palestine, namely those of Caesarea and Jerusalem, deeming Origen worthy of privilege and the highest honor, ordained him to the presbyterate by laying on hands.

urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2018.tlg002.1st1K-eng1:6.8 [Translation corrected and adapted from its source.] [Inaccuracies found in the transcription of the electronic text compared to its printed source have been corrected.]

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