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he did not receive a sandal strap, from where did he give tithes? For neither did he himself carry anything of his own, departing in haste to war........................................................................ 278

QUESTION 40............................................................................................................ 278 For what reason were the priests according to the Law not prevented from having wives; but the

priests according to Christ are prevented, at least by custom?...................................... 278

QUESTION 41. (820) .............................................................................................. 279 For what reason in the prothesis of the precious body and blood of the Lord, the

loaves and the cups to set forth unequal is the custom of the Church? .............................. 279

QUESTION 43.......................................................................................................... 279 What does Garizin, and Baal signify? ...................................................................... 279

QUESTION 44. ........................................................................................................ 279 What are Chavonites, Cana, Galilee, Doeg and Hermon. .............................................. 279

QUESTION 45. .......................................................................................................... 279 What is that which is said in the Psalms, "Be still, and know that I am God?"

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QUESTION 46. ...................................................................................................... 280 In the person of whom are Jephthah, and his daughter taken? ................ 280

QUESTION 47. (824) .............................................................................................. 280 How are we to understand that of the Gospel, that "Among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John;

but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he?" 280

QUESTION 48......................................................................................................... 280 What is, that of the Proverbs, "He who joins hand in hand, will not be held guiltless?" ...... 280

QUESTION 49. ........................................................................................................ 280 What is, "The righteous man will fall seven times, and will rise again?" ............................. 280

QUESTION 50. ........................................................................................................... 281 What does the Gospel mean, saying, "Wash your face, and anoint your

head?" ................................................................................................................. 281

QUESTION 51.......................................................................................................... 281 What is, "It were better for him, that a millstone were hung about his neck,

and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of the little ones?" .................. 281

QUESTION 52. ......................................................................................................... 281 For what are Cain, and Abel taken? ................................................................. 281

QUESTION 53. ......................................................................................................... 281 What is, "Call no man blessed before his death?" .................................. 281

QUESTION 54.......................................................................................................... 282 What does this signify, "If they persecute you from this city [vulg. in this city],

flee to another?".................................................................................. 282

QUESTION 55. ......................................................................................................... 282 And how, "Almsgiving for stations, according to the holy Isaiah?" For not any

good thing is without judgment, even if it seemed so to those in the vineyard. .............................................. 282

QUESTION 56. ....................................................................................................... 282 What is that which is said in Ezra, "Terrify them in the law of the Lord?" .. 282

QUESTION 57. (829) ............................................................................................... 283 What is, "A weapon in night fears, a rest from daily labors?"...... 283

QUESTION 58. ........................................................................................................ 283 What is that which is said in the seventy-fifth psalm, that "The thought of

man will confess to you, and the remainder of thought will keep festival to you?" ........ 283

QUESTION 59.......................................................................................................... 283 What is the etymology of gluttony? ........................................................................... 283

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ὑποδήματος οὐκ ἔλαβε, πόθεν δέδωκε δεκάτας; Οὐδέ γάρ αὐτός ἴδιόν τι ἐπεφέρετο εἰς πόλεμεον ἔκπληκτος ἀπερχόμενος........................................................................ 278

ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ Μ΄............................................................................................................ 278 Τίνος χάριν, οἱ μέν κατά νόμον ἱερεῖς γυναῖκας ἔχειν οὐκ ἐκωλύοντο· οἱ δέ

κατά Χριστόν ἱερεῖς κωλύονται, ὅσον ἀπό τῆς συνηθείας;...................................... 278 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ ΜΑ΄. (820) .............................................................................................. 279 Τίνος χάριν ἐν τῇ προθέσει τοῦ τιμίου σώματος καί αἵματος τοῦ Κυρίου, τούς

ἄρτους καί τά ποτήρια ἀνίσους προτιθεῖν ἔθος τῆς Ἐκκλησίᾳ; .............................. 279 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ ΜΓ΄.......................................................................................................... 279 Τί σημαίνει τό Γαριζίν, καί τό Βάλ; ...................................................................... 279 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ Μ∆΄. ........................................................................................................ 279 Τί Χαυῶνες, Κανά, Γαλιλαία, ∆ωήκ καί Ἀερμών. .............................................. 279 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΣ ΜΕ΄. .......................................................................................................... 279 Τί ἐστι τό ἐν Ψαλμοῖς εἰρημένον, "Σχολάσατε, καί γνῶτε ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμί ὁ Θεός;"

........................................................................................................................................... 279 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ ΜΣτ΄. ...................................................................................................... 280 Εἰς πρόσωπον τίνος λαμβάνεται ὁ Ἰεφθάε, καί ἡ τούτου θυγάτηρ; ................ 280 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ ΜΖ΄. (824) .............................................................................................. 280 Πῶς νοήσομεν τό τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου, ὅτι "Μείζων Ἰωάννου ἐν γεννητοῖς οὐκ

ἐγήγερται· ὁ δέ μικρότερος ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν, μείζων αὐτοῦ ἐστιν;" 280 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ ΜΗ΄......................................................................................................... 280 Τί ἐστι, τό τῶν Παροιμιῶν, "Χειρί χεῖρας ἐμβαλών, οὐκ ἀθωωθήσεται;" ...... 280 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ ΜΘ΄. ........................................................................................................ 280 Τί ἐστι τό, "Ἑπτάκις πεσεῖται ὁ δίκαιος, καί ἀναστήσεται;" ............................. 280 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ Ν΄. ........................................................................................................... 281 Τί σημαίνει τό Εὐαγγέλιον, λέγον, "Νίψαι σου τό πρόσωπον, καί ἄλειψαί σου

τήνκεφαλήν;" ................................................................................................................. 281 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ ΝΑ΄.......................................................................................................... 281 Τί ἐστι τό, "Συνέφερεν αὐτῷ, ἵνα μύλος ὀνικός περιτεθῇ ἐν τῷ τραχήλῳ

αὐτοῦ, καί ῥιφῇ ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ, ἤ ἵνα σκανδαλίσῃ ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν;" .................. 281 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ ΝΒ΄. ......................................................................................................... 281 Εἰς τί λαμβάνεται ὁ Κάϊν, καί ὁ Ἄβελ; ................................................................. 281 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ ΝΓ΄. ......................................................................................................... 281 Τί ἐστι τό, "Μή μακαρίσῃς ἄνδρα πρό τελευτῆς αὐτοῦ;" .................................. 281 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ Ν∆΄.......................................................................................................... 282 Τί δηλοῖ τό, "Ἐάν διώκωσιν ὑμᾶς ἐκ τῆς πόλεως ταύτης [vulg. ἐν τῇ πόλει

ταύτῃ], φεύγετε εἰς τήν ἄλλην;".................................................................................. 282 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ ΝΕ΄. ......................................................................................................... 282 Πῶς καί, "Ἡ ἐλεημοσύνη εἰς σταθμούς, κατά τόν ἅγιον Ἠσαΐαν;" Οὐδέ γάρ τι

ἀγαθόν ἄκριτον, εἰ κἄν ἐν τοῖς τῷ ἀμπελῶνι ἔδοξεν. .............................................. 282 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ ΝΣτ΄. ....................................................................................................... 282 Τί ἐστι τό ἐν τῷ Ἔσδρα λεγόμενον, "Φοβέρισον αὐτούς ἐν νόμῳ Κυρίου;" .. 282 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ ΝΖ΄. (829) ............................................................................................... 283 Τί ἐστιν, "Ὅπλον ἐν φόβοις νυκτερινοῖς, ἀνάπαυσις κόπων ἡμερινῶν;"...... 283 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ ΝΗ΄. ........................................................................................................ 283 Τί ἐστι τό ἐν τῷ ἑβδομηκοστῷ πέμπτῳ ψαλμῷ εἰρημένον, ὅτι "Ἐνθύμιον

ἀνθρώπου ἐξομολογήσεταί σοι καί ἐγκατάλειμμα ἐνθυμίου ἑορτάσει σοι;" ........ 283 ΕΡΩΤΗΣΙΣ ΝΘ΄.......................................................................................................... 283 Τί ἐτυμολογεῖται γαστριμαργία; ........................................................................... 283