Where the Fathers quote Daniel 6
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John ChrysostomPG 56:225expounds v.3“και ην Δανιηλ υπερ αυτους, οτι πνευμα περισσον εν αυτω. και ο βασιλευς κατεστησεν αυτον εφ᾿ ολης της βασιλειας αυτου.”6. «And the King set him over all his kingdom, etc.»
1Dan 6:1
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:625C…h incredible fear and the greatest trembling, he cries out to the Lord, as Jonah (Jon. ii, 1 seqq.) did from the whale and the sea of this life; as Daniel (Dan. vi, 1 seqq.; xiv, 28, 1 seqq.) from the den o…
2Dan 6:2
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:151…Confer ep. 58 h. book III, which is twin to this. 356 Solution of the question concerning the preeminence of Daniel above his colleagues and others, Daniel VI, 2. 357 A rebuke of an arrogant man, to whom divine punishment…
3Dan 6:3
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:949C…35, 745, ek prosōpou tou Theou, in the words of God. II, 892, ek tōn lithōn emplēsousi; ek is redundant. II, 1178, ek plagiōn tēs basileias: var. lect. Dan. vi, 3, for ek tēs basileias. II, 1609, ek…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1217C…achra for patria), 206. 14, 2, 269 extr. Ver. 17, 344 init. Isa. 49 init., 491. Jer. 15, 15, 879 extr., 899. Ezek. 25, 8 (from Hebrew and Syr.), 1178 init. (Dan. 6, 3), 1205 extr. (Dan. 6, 25), 1214 init. (…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:345…him chief of the enchanters the magi the chaldeans and the soothsayers because an excellent spirit was in him and prudence and understanding and the power of interpreting dreams and declaring things hidden and loosing knots…
5Dan 6:5
OrigenesPG 16:2869…or fault against him because he was faithful and those governors said we shall not find any occasion against daniel unless in the laws of his god then the governors and satraps stood before the king…
7Dan 6:7
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:405…after which are not written but for the second time he was cast into the den of lions for the sake of piety and the love of god for the first time because the babylonians were…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:225…have taken counsel the generals and satraps the high officials and governors to establish a royal statute and to strengthen a decree that whoever shall make a request from any god or man a request for…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:727…in thy kingdom have taken counsel and the toparchs consuls and satraps to establish a royal statute and to confirm a decree that whosoever shall seek a petition from any god or man until thirty days…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1399…and to confirm a decree that whoever shall request a petition from any god or man for thirty days except from you shall be cast into the den of lions now therefore king confirm the decree…
John Zonaras d. after 1159PG 134:235…to the king and according to the law they demanded that he be cast into the den of lions when the prophet had been thrown in there the king sealed the stone which closed the den…
OrigenesPG 16:2869…to establish a royal ordinance and to strengthen the decree that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or of men for thirty days except of you o king he shall be cast into the…
John MalalasPG 97:257…when daniel delayed his answer the king becoming angry ordered him to be cast into the den of lions having learned thereafter that he had suffered no harm from the beasts he ordered him to be…
8Dan 6:8
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:425…in the eyes of her master to whom she was not betrothed according to the law of the freeborn he has released if they shall fight staters septouagint interpreters he shall go out free another you…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:225…o king shall be cast into the den of lions now therefore o king establish the decree and set forth the writing so that the law of the medes and persians may not be altered so…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:1081…until the morning and a bone they shall not break of it according to the law of the passover they shall perform it and the man who shall be clean and is not on a long…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:223…it until morning and they shall not break a bone of it according to the law of the passover they shall keep it and the man who is clean and is not on a journey afar…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:741…the indulgence of the flesh is a prescription of the divine commandment according to the law of the letter admits no other indulgence than this for companionship deeming it divine and the offspring of the law…
10Dan 6:10
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:733…, and many others, are brought forward by the aforementioned Clement of Alexandria, Basil On the Holy Spirit ch. 27; Chrysostom as edited by me on Daniel vi, 10; pseudo-Justin, Questions to the Orthodox; pseudo-Origen…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:391B…s above the heaven of heavens to the east (Ps. LXVII, 33). For so, when Daniel was praying to God and beseeching Him, windows were opened toward Jerusalem (Dan. VI, 10). For where he was, from Babylon toward…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:775D…despoiled of prayer is more bitter than any death, that great prophet Daniel teaches us, who preferred to die rather than be idle from prayers for three days (Dan. 6:10). For the king of the Persians did not…
OrigenesPG 16:2869…to be written and when daniel knew that the decree was set he went into his house and his windows were open to him in his upper chambers toward jerusalem and three times in the day…
12Dan 6:12
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:425…in the eyes of her master to whom she was not betrothed according to the law of the freeborn he has released if they shall fight staters septouagint interpreters he shall go out free another you…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:405…after which are not written but for the second time he was cast into the den of lions for the sake of piety and the love of god for the first time because the babylonians were…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:225…any god or man a request for thirty days except from you o king shall be cast into the den of lions now therefore o king establish the decree and set forth the writing so that…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:1081…until the morning and a bone they shall not break of it according to the law of the passover they shall perform it and the man who shall be clean and is not on a long…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1399…petition from any god or man for thirty days except from you shall be cast into the den of lions now therefore king confirm the decree and issue the writing so that the decree of the…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:223…it until morning and they shall not break a bone of it according to the law of the passover they shall keep it and the man who is clean and is not on a journey afar…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:741…the indulgence of the flesh is a prescription of the divine commandment according to the law of the letter admits no other indulgence than this for companionship deeming it divine and the offspring of the law…
John Zonaras d. after 1159PG 134:235…to the king and according to the law they demanded that he be cast into the den of lions when the prophet had been thrown in there the king sealed the stone which closed the den…
OrigenesPG 16:2869…to establish a royal ordinance and to strengthen the decree that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or of men for thirty days except of you o king he shall be cast into the…
OrigenesPG 16:2871…or man for a request up to thirty days save from you o king shall be cast into the lions' den and the king said true is the word and the decree of the medes and…
John MalalasPG 97:257…when daniel delayed his answer the king becoming angry ordered him to be cast into the den of lions having learned thereafter that he had suffered no harm from the beasts he ordered him to be…
13Dan 6:13
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:203…in haste before the king and said i have found a man of the children of the captivity of judea who will announce the interpretation to the king of the children of the captivity he says…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:223…before the king and the king said to daniel art thou daniel of the children of the captivity of judah which the king my father brought out of judah as if terrifying him and reducing him…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:813…said he remarks to asphanez his chief eunuch to bring in some of the children of the captivity of the sons of israel and of the seed of the kingdom the first captivity of jerusalem therefore…
OrigenesPG 16:2839…to asphanez master of his eunuchs that he should bring in some of the children of the captivity of the children of israel and of the seed of the kingdom and of the phorthommin boys in…
OrigenesPG 16:2871…set aside then they answered and say before the king daniel who is of the children of the captivity of judea has not submitted to your decree regarding the ordinance which you have established and three…
14Dan 6:14
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:783D…to the inhabitants of heaven. Prayer overcame the power of fire and tamed lions; of which, one fell to the lot of Daniel, the other to the three children (Dan. VI, 14, and c. III). From these, therefore, as…
15Dan 6:15
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:225…therefore o king establish the decree and set forth the writing so that the law of the medes and persians may not be altered so that it may not be legally challenged c against this then…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1403…that is they realized he was aiding daniel then they say to the king know o king that the decree is for the medes and persians that every c decree and statute which the king establishes…
16Dan 6:16
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:227…not be abrogated then the king gave orders and they led away daniel and cast him into the den of lions perhaps some of you say could the king not have delivered him certainly god could…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:275…but daniel delayed in answering and cyrus having become angry at him cast him into the den of lions and he brought him up having suffered no harm from them and cyrus fell at his feet…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:283…a conspiracy having been formed against daniel by the chief men he cast him into the den of lions but he being preserved those men having been cast into the same were devoured by the lions…
17Dan 6:17
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1707A…baoth. But Irenaeus indicates to us a double notation for this name: the one indeed from the Chaldean root tsaba, to will, to desire; whence tsabon, will, Dan. VI, 17; the other from the noun tsaba, which…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:227…himself will deliver you and they brought one stone and placed it upon the mouth of the den and the king sealed it with his ring and with the ring of his nobles that nothing might…
OrigenesPG 16:2807…good courage a then daniel was cast into the den of lions and a stone was brought and placed upon the mouth of the den and the king sealed it with his own ring and with…
OrigenesPG 16:2871…he shall deliver you and they brought one stone and placed it upon the mouth of the den and the king sealed it with his ring and with the ring of his nobles so that nothing…
19Dan 6:19
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:641D…"very early," not the "morning." And Daniel, speaking about Darius, says thus: "Then the king arose in the morning in the light, and came in haste to the den" (Dan. 6.19). Moreover, even if the descent in John…
20Dan 6:20
OrigenesPG 16:2871…loud voice to daniel and the king answered and said to daniel daniel servant of the living god is your god whom you serve continually able to deliver you from the mouth of the lions and…
21Dan 6:21
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:197…l matters. And also prophesying, Nathan bows to David, and Jacob to Pharaoh, and Abraham to the fellow-dwellers. And this one himself says: "Live forever." (Dan. 6. 21) See a step full of flattery. But I…
22Dan 6:22
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:499D…t their own power, and neither does fire do what fire is accustomed to do. And one will be able to learn this, too, as much in the three children as in Daniel (Dan. 6:22). For the lions surrounded him like she…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:43C…from all sloth. And how, you will ask, can there be expansion in affliction? Just as in the furnace of the three children (Dan. 3:24), as in the den of lions (Dan. 6:22). For He did not extinguish the flame a…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:139…rnace (Dan. 3). For hope in God changes all things. The teeth were sharp, and the prison was narrow, and the cruelty of nature, and famine were goading nature (Dan. 6:22); nowhere was there anything to restrai…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:567B…ile passing his twelfth year of age, turned lions into sheep, not by their nature being changed, but by their ferocity being compressed by the bridle of faith (Dan. 6. 22): and after he had refuted the senseles…
Proclus of Constantinople c. 390 – 446PG 65:729…11). Because of this gift, Jeremiah is entrusted to root up and pull down kingdoms (Jer. I, 10). Because of this gift, Daniel shuts the mouths of wild beasts (Dan. VI, 22). Because of this gift, the three child…
OrigenesPG 16:2871…the lions and they did not harm me because before him righteousness was found in me and also before you o king i have committed no offense d then the king rejoiced greatly over him and…
23Dan 6:23
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:227…proceeds to bringing forth a hymn then the king rejoiced greatly over him and commanded that they should lead daniel out of the den and daniel was led out of the den and no injury was…
OrigenesPG 16:2871…was brought up from the den and no injury was found in him because he believed in his god and the king said and they brought those men who had accused daniel and they were cast…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:509…to daniel for the scripture says concerning him that daniel was brought up out of the den and no injury was found in him because he believed in his god is there anything more terrible than…
25Dan 6:25
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:581…follows a nabuchodonosor the king to all the peoples tribes and tongues that dwell in all the earth peace be multiplied to you the signs and wonders which the most high god has done with me…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1345…vers nebuchadnezzar the king to all the peoples tribes and tongues dwelling in all the earth peace be multiplied to you i think it worthwhile first to set forth the subject matter of this epistle and…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1355…detail b nabuchodonosor the king to all peoples tribes and tongues living in all the earth peace be multiplied unto you it is fitting to adapt to these words that prophetic saying it is good for…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1135A…s (defeated). Hebr. mē tapeinōthōmen, tapeinēn hēgēsamenoi tēn tou Huiou tou Theou proskynēsin, IV, 175. Apollin. Tapeinōsei, II, 1205 extr.: varia lectio Dan. VI, 25, for palaiōsei, tapeinōsei hēmetera…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1217C…6. 14, 2, 269 extr. Ver. 17, 344 init. Isa. 49 init., 491. Jer. 15, 15, 879 extr., 899. Ezek. 25, 8 (from Hebrew and Syr.), 1178 init. (Dan. 6, 3), 1205 extr. (Dan. 6, 25), 1214 init. (Dan. 14, 4), 1193 init. (…
OrigenesPG 16:2793…nabuchodonosor h nabuchodonosor the king to all the peoples tribes and tongues that dwell in all the earth peace to you be multiplied the signs and the wonders which the most high god hath wrought with…
OrigenesPG 16:2859…kingdom nabuchodonosor the king to all the peoples tribes and tongues dwelling in all the earth peace be multiplied unto you the signs and wonders which the most high god hath done with me it hath…
26Dan 6:26
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:709…him his dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed dan vii the details of his first more incarnate and humble advent have this also…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:799…the principality and he himself reigned his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom which shall not be destroyed and his dominion is from generation to generation ibid so far he says is the limit of the discourse…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:647…him his dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed jerem xxiii behold the days come saith the lord c that i will raise unto…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1409…utility and profit a ver from me a decree is set forth in every dominion of my kingdom that all be trembling and fearing before the face of the god of daniel i wish he says…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:739…him his dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed such are the words of the prophet but what are the words of these most…
Arsenius of Mount Athos fl. c. 1150PG 133:923…him his dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed b my spirit was grieved in my body and my mind and my heart were…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1203…his power is an everlasting power that shall not be taken away and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed item in another place i beheld till thrones were placed and the ancient of days…
OrigenesPG 16:2023…work of wise men everything indeed and the lord god is truth he is the living god and the everlasting king at his wrath the earth shall tremble and the nations shall not be able to…
OrigenesPG 16:2807…men who are in my kingdom shall be worshippers and servants of the god of daniel for he is the god remaining and living unto generations of generations d unto eternity i darius will be one…
OrigenesPG 16:2873…peace to you be multiplied from my presence a decree is set in every dominion of my kingdom that they should be trembling and fearing before the face of the god of daniel because he is…
27Dan 6:27
OrigenesPG 16:2873…his dominion is unto the end he rescues and delivers and works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth who delivered daniel from the mouth of the lions and this daniel prospered in the reign…
28Dan 6:28
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:521…with knowledge these things were done typically under zerubbabel for they returned in the reign of cyrus the persian having as shepherds zerubbabel the son of salathiel c and joshua the son of josedek the high…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1395…at the end of the narrative concerning darius he teaches us that daniel prospered in the reign of darius and in the reign of cyrus the persian and he shows that the kingdom of darius is…
OrigenesPG 16:2873…in earth who delivered daniel from the mouth of the lions and this daniel prospered in the reign of darius and in the reign of cyrus the persian h chapter vii h b in the first…