Where the Fathers quote Song of Songs 2

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Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:51…bridegroom speaks chap ii ver i am the flower of the field and the lily of the valleys on my account he who was in the valley descended into the valley and in the valley he… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:149…of christ chapter ii verses i am the flower of the field and the lily of the valleys as the lily among thorns so is my beloved among the daughters he who is the bridegroom and… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1599A…ely inspired Scriptures. Vers. 14. The Bridegroom in the Song of Songs says,—and this is the Savior—I am the flower of the field, the lily of the valleys (Cant. II, 1). What he says has this meaning: I have… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:311D…her way, because of the sweet fragrance that falls under the apprehension of the mind. "For I am," He says, "the flower of the field, the lily of the valleys" (Cant. ii, 1). It was indeed to us as it were a cert… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:61D…and bought it" (Matt. xiii, 45, 46). I hear Him also indicating Himself to us in another way, saying: "I am the flower of the field, the lily of the valleys" (Cant. ii, 1). For while He has in His own nature th… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1115A…ch signify the communication of divine goodness, which is mystically signified when God is called lily and flower, on account of the communication of scent, as Cant. 2, 1: "I am the flower of the field, and the… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:559D…aturally residing in Him; for example, through the fragrance of the lily, from which it is also called the "flower of the field" and the "lily of the valleys" (Cant. II, 1). In this way also the "unions" are to… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1013…c h chapter ii cant i am the flower of the field and the lily of the valleys scholia h he has said this figuratively for since the fruit of life is born from him as… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:59…cap ii h xxxv vers i am the flower of the field and the lily of the valleys as if caressing her own bridegroom she lingers on the same themes appropriately she calls herself the flower… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:149…am the flower of the field and the lily of the valleys as the lily among thorns so is my beloved among the daughters he who is the bridegroom and the word and the wisdom seems… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:125A…ngs, where Christ himself, praising those who have been firmly established in virginity, says: As a lily among thorns, so is my neighbor among the daughters (Cant. II, 2); comparing her to a lily because of th… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1577…a flower which is on the way to becoming fruit etc verse as the lily among thorns so is my neighbor among the daughters gregory as much as we see of the ascent unto the heights… Joseph the Hymnographer c. 816–886PG 105:1243…in his homily while explaining those words from canticles chap as a lily among thorns so is my friend among the daughters he says although by the law of nature all daughters of men are thorny… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1015…h canticle h as the lily among thorns so is my love among the daughters h scholia h a after the curse the earth itself brought forth… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:51…his discourse but also his sweetness the bride says ver as an apple tree among the trees of the wood so is my kinsman among the sons all timber all trees compared to the discourse of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:149…field and the lily of the valleys as the lily among thorns so is my beloved among the daughters he who is the bridegroom and the word and the wisdom seems to speak here of himself… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:153C…shadow of death, those truly who do not believe in Christ. The Church, however, says with confidence: In the shadow of the bridegroom I have longed and sat (Cant. II, 3); although there certainly was a time i… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:153C…en all shadows will be removed, and through the mercy of God the truth alone will be manifested. But also what she says: And his fruit is sweet in my throat (Cant. II, 3), I believe her soul says this, which h… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:261…she who is near is a lily shining in his midst ver as the apple tree among the trees of the woods so is my beloved among the sons i sat down under his shadow which… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:843…my goods therefore the purified soul beholds the bridegroom having become an apple tree among the trees of the forest in order that having grafted all the wild branches of the forest into itself it might… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:739A…tree among the woods of the forest, so is my beloved among the sons of Israel," and, "In his shadow I sat with longing, and his fruit was sweet to my throat" (Cant. II, 3). But what shall I do, beloved, I who h… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1097…ts fruit [Joel 2, 22]. But also the Canticle of Canticles: I sat down under his shadow, whom I desired, namely Christ; and his fruit was sweet to my palate [Cant. 2, 3]. Take what is most beautiful, for all… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:87…answers the bridegroom and says to him h ver as the apple among the trees of the wood so is my kinsman among the sons in his shadow i desired and sat and his fruit is… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:203…this book for thus she was speaking to the bridegroom as an apple tree among the trees of the forest so is my kinsman among the sons in his shadow i desired to sit and his… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1165…branches and in the canticle of canticles we find the bride saying as the apple tree among the trees of the woods so is my beloved among the sons therefore here too he says i will… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1379B…ple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow, which I had desired, and his fruit was sweet to my throat" (Cant. II, 3). Therefore, this divine man did nothin… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1401…song of songs d my beloved to me and i to him i sat down under his shadow and i desired and his fruit was sweet to my palate in addition to this the lovely name… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1579…had become thorns out of their great zeal regarding these concerns vers as the apple tree among the trees of the wood so is my beloved among the sons gregory what then is it that she… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:715…of healings and ever flowing blessing for you have blossomed like an apple tree among the trees of the forest and your fruit is sweetness to the throat of the faithful hence i shall not call… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 117:1157…in wood so does an evil woman destroy a man as an apple tree among the trees of the forest so is my beloved among the sons as a moment of the balance the whole world… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:571…tokens of love the bride addresses the bridegroom again thus as an apple tree among the trees of the wood so is my beloved among the sons certainly just as an apple tree being beautiful in… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:573…certain praises for she speaks these words to the lord as an apple tree among the trees of the wood so is my beloved among the sons just as among all the souls of men which… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:575…next concerning the divine word in his shadow i desired and sat and his fruit was sweet to my throat she says that she often desired to look upon the shadow of this wonderful and life… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1015…adam received joy through the angel h canticle h as the apple among the trees of the wood so is my beloved among the sons i desired to be in his shade and i sat down… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:59…then in turn the bride to her bridegroom xxxvii vers as an apple tree among the trees of the wood so is my beloved among the sons the apple tree contains in itself both food and… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:61…cross as an apple exhaling sweetness and he says as an apple among the trees of the wood so is my beloved among the sons that is among the jews for he calls them sons in… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:153D…o another who by the word of God opened his mouth, says: I opened my mouth, and drew in the spirit (Ps. CXV, 131). Vers. 4. Bring me into the wine cellar (Cant. II, 4). The words of the spouse are still, bu… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:37…rom surviving Greek fragments, which the Epitome of Procopius exhibits—for example, from the fragment on Song of Songs 1:13, and from the fragment on Song 2:5—that such readings were in the original text of this commen… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:61D…from the surviving Greek fragments which the Epitome of Procopius exhibits, for instance from the fragment on the Song of Songs 1:13, and from the fragment on Cant. 2:5. For the rest, see more concerning this… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:599D…e divine Word will love you, and will allure your mind, and will draw you to the desire of God, and then you too will say: "Woe is me, I am wounded with love" (Cant. II, 5); for the souls of the saints are wound… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:601C…ightier than I, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose (Ibid. v. 25. 26). And as he still delayed, she said to him: Woe is me, I am smitten with love (Cant. 2. 5). John says to her again: Do not groan,… Methodius Patriarch of Constantinople c. 788-847PG 100:1283…laced in the fire: but the fervor of Thy divine love suffices for me, O good Bridegroom, and supports me amidst these flames, as with the flowers of roses, ⟦13 Cant. II, 5.⟧ and crowns me with the fragrant incen… OrigenesPG 16:1575…and his banner over me is love sustain me with flagons strengthen me with apples for i am sick with love he will embrace me i adjure you o daughters of jerusalem by the gazelles or… OrigenesPG 16:1577…to my throat heap love upon me recline me in flowers surround me with apples for i am wounded with affection let him cling to me i adjure you daughters of jerusalem by the gazelles or… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:39…might be able to say what is written in the same book his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me but the voice of the bride praying must be heard… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:55…head elsewhere have the bridegroom's left hand under your head and say his left hand is under my head for when you have attained this all things that are in the left hand are bestowed upon… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:161…of vices a full faith extinguishes them all verse his left hand under my head and his right hand shall embrace me this d is indeed a description of an amatory… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:829…with ointments strew me with apples for i am wounded by love his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me d i adjure you o daughters of jerusalem by the… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:851…glory of the world cannot be partakers for this reason she says his left hand is under my head through which the shaft is directed toward the mark and his right hand embracing me and drawing… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:89…a chosen arrow and he wounds the souls that are struck ver his left hand is under my head and his right hand will embrace me d we must beware lest again upon hearing of left… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:93…indeed a select arrow and he wounds the souls that are struck his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me but let us not again fall into fleshly opinions by… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:201…things to the bridegroom converses with the young maidens and says vers his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me d i am superior to the threats of punishment and… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1587…the right hand drawing the shaft toward itself she says therefore ver his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me cyril the left hand is called the law the right… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1589…a his left hand is under my head through which the arrow is directed toward the mark but his right hand embracing me and drawing… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1739…tempered with the spirit which he drinks through the believers b vers his left hand is under my head and his right hand will embrace me cyril either he speaks of the burial which joseph and… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:511…church is understood the bride in the song of songs rightly sings his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me this is to say the law indeed helps the intellect… Joseph the Hymnographer c. 816–886PG 105:1383…by which he confers the supernatural being of grace his left hand under my head and his right hand shall embrace me cant viii the left in respect to natural goods the right in respect to… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:577…by the holy angels hence she says his left hand shall be under my head and his right hand shall embrace me namely the threats of punishments as befalling those on the left under what is… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:579…speaking thus unto them as you shall find in sequence these are his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me b the power of these songs follows custom for behold… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:677…she explains the reason why she said those things to her bridegroom his left hand is under my head that is to say because the threats of the punishments to be received by those on the… Maximus Planudes c. 1255–c. 1305PG 147:1147…divine touch whence the bride says concerning the bridegroom his left hand under my head and his right hand shall embrace me but all these things are not in god in different parts of a body… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1017…the advent of the most holy spirit upon me h canticle h his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me h scholia h very clearly does the prophet foretell in… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1075…the entire world with the presence of your sweet fragrance song b his left hand is under my head and his right hand will embrace me scholia a repetition as is customary for singers in many… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:63…ejus sub capite meo et dextera illius amplexabitur me his left hand under my head and his right hand shall embrace me the left hand as i think signifies the present life the right hand the… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:141…men just as the pomegranate consists of many seeds h ccxxv vers his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me h i consider the left hand of the bridegroom to… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1181…ch where the vulgata contains the old edition i adjure you o daughters of jerusalem by the roes and the hinds of the field that you stir not up nor make the beloved to awake until… OrigenesPG 16:1577…to me i adjure you daughters of jerusalem by the gazelles or by the hinds of the field of my beloved behold he comes treading upon the mountains leaping upon the hills by a fawn of… OrigenesPG 16:1581…and in the strength of the field the rest by the gazelles and by the hinds of the field symmacus lxx interpretes theodotion watchmen circling and i did not let him go another and i will… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:263…a h verse the voice of my beloved behold he comes leaping upon the mountains skipping over the hills h some assign this to the preceding verses… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:911…by them for which reason they said in the canticle of canticles behold he cometh leaping upon the mountains skipping over the hills therefore we ought to have legs higher than our feet not such as… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:55…comes leaping over the mountains skipping over the hills vers my kinsman is like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel these two animals are mentioned quite frequently in the scriptures and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:171…a fountain of living water leaping unto eternal life verse my kinsman is like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel that a roe or a hart is numbered among the clean… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:883…fulfillment as quickly as possible saying return quickly o my kinsman be like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of the clefts see o roe you who behold the thoughts of men you… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1405A…thermore, what the LXX said, en dynamei, is "in powers or authorities." The fifth edition published kata tōn dorkadōn, because tsabi means gazelle, as in Cant. II, 9, homoios tē dorkadi, "like a gazelle,… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:213…for you ' and thus b ver flee my beloved and be like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of spices for by calling the righteous to your kingdom which was prepared for… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1595…purification has drawn near called the time of pruning verse my kinsman is like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel gregory by this he signifies the sharpness of sight and the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1779…for you and so on vers flee my little brother and be like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of spices for by calling the just to your kingdom prepared for them from… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:583…a my beloved is like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel h three fathers h this is nearly similar to… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1019…from the midst when the peaceful christ shall reign canticle my kinsman is like a roe or a young hart leaping upon the mountains of bethel scholia just as it is characteristic of a roe to… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:65…he dispersed the darkness of ignorance from all the earth xlix ver my beloved is like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel the roe is a sharp sighted animal wherefore it… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1153B…my beautiful one, my dove; for lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone, the flowers have appeared on the earth, the time of pruning has arrived" (Cant. 2, 10-12). For when winter has passed, a bright… Germanus II of Constantinople d. c. 1240PG 140:721A…al flood had receded. And therefore the Bridegroom says: "Come, my companion, my beautiful one, my dove; for behold, the winter has passed, the rain has gone" (Cant. II, 10). By the name of the dove, the voice of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:57…you verses arise come my neighbor my beautiful one my dove because the winter is past the rain is gone the flowers have appeared on the earth i rising from the dead after the tempest was… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:353…these words arise come near to me my fair one my dove for lo the winter is past the rain is gone it has departed for itself the flowers have appeared in the land the time… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:871…their own proper time for this reason the text of scripture says the winter is past the rain is departed it has gone away the flowers have appeared on the earth the time of pruning has… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:341A…y their minds to a way of life that is lovely and sober, it is for this reason written: “The winter is past, the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land” (Cant. 2:11-12); for the turtledove signifies temperan… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1153…songs arise come he says my neighbor my beautiful one my dove for lo the winter is past the rain is over and gone the flowers have appeared on the earth the time of pruning has… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:103…is encouraged to fly to the bridegroom vers for lo he says the winter is past the rain is gone it has departed for itself the flowers have appeared on the earth the time of the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2509…the bride c arise make haste my near one my beautiful dove for lo the winter is past the rain is over and gone the flowers have appeared in the earth the time of pruning has… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:587…a behold the winter is past the rain is over and gone the flowers have appeared on the earth the time of pruning has arrived for… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1019…says to me arise come my neighbor my beautiful one my dove for lo the winter is past the rain has departed it has gone its way the flowers have appeared on the earth the time… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:599B…a turtle-dove" (Gen. XV, 9). The Scripture remembers this turtle-dove in the Song of Songs, saying, "The voice of the turtle-dove has been heard in our land" (Cant. II, 12). The voice of this turtle-dove, Christ… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:103…rain is gone it has departed for itself the flowers have appeared on the earth the time of the reaping has arrived the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land the fig tree… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:699D…is the turtledove that has filled the whole world with his voice, just as it is read in the Song of Songs: "The voice of the turtledove is heard in our land." (Cant. II, 12.) He himself is also the innocent and m… Germanus II of Constantinople d. c. 1240PG 140:721C…low in the Canticle also be woven into the texture of the discourse: "The time of pruning has arrived; the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land" (Cant. II, 12). In these words, the shoot of the barr… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:867B…esent, and draws near to the light, as has been testified by the one who called her, when the Word said: Arise, come, my neighbor, my beautiful one, my dove (Cant. II, 13). What is this order of the discour… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:263…h verses arise my love my beautiful one and come my dove in the clefts of the rock in the hollow of the wall show me your face let your voice sound in my ears for… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1503A…she cries out to the bridegroom in the Song of Songs: "Show me your face, and let your voice sound in my ears; for your voice is sweet, and your face is fair" (Cant. ii, 14). For being captured by love for him fr… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:193…i am there also may be my minister a ver catch us the little foxes that spoil the vines and our vines will flourish according to the order of the drama the person is changed for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:937B…o you shout by prayer, rejoice by psalmody: and the wild beast, namely the devil, you will drive away, of whom Scripture says: Catch for us the little foxes (Cant. 2:15). Observe the enemy always: if he comes… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:663A…l swarms of demons foxes and birds of the air; for so they are frequently called in the divine Scripture: "Catch for us the little foxes that spoil the vines" (Cant. ii, 15). And the Lord himself called Herod a f… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1749C…pressed, which will produce wine that rejoices God and men, and those who keep them. Apollinarius.—Thus, in the beginning he said, "Our vines are in blossom" (Cant. ii, 15); but at the end of the book he introdu… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:73…the most sweet divinity to shine forth lxvi verse catch for us the little foxes that spoil the vines catch he says the heretics who like foxes creeping in by night spoil the little vines that… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:153D…this little book the bride says thus: My brother is mine, and I to him himself, who feeds among the lilies until the day breathes and the shadows are moved (Cant. II, 16, 17), teaching through this that a time… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:265…small for against large ones a fox is of no power c my beloved is mine and i am his who feeds among the lilies until the day breathes and the shadows depart d the bride… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:359…of pure truth alluding to these things in the canticle solomon began my beloved is mine and i am his he feeds among the lilies until the day breathes and the shadows are moved since therefore… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1491…b she conversed privately with her spouse using these words of scripture my beloved is mine and i am his but wherever smoky and dark conversations occurred she would flee from them withdrawing herself into the… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:857…ruin the vineyards for our vineyards are in blossom but my kinsman is mine and i am his he who grazes among the lilies until the day breathes and the shadows are moved return quickly o… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:339…will keep the form of marriage holy and inviolate for christ saying my beloved is mine and i am his therefore let us set forward as a type of the jewish synagogue the concubine of jacob… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:109…upon hearing these words the bride immediately says b verse my kinsman is mine and i am his for just as he preferred me to all others so do i prefer him to all others and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:111…world to these things matches that which is said by the bride my beloved is mine and i am his and it signifies both who this is and what he continues to do and where and… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:603B…ke xviii, 19: No one is good but God alone. Beautiful, Cant. i, 16: Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved. Wise, Job ix, 4: He is wise in heart. Beloved, Cant. ii, 16: My beloved to me. God of gods, Ps. x… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1611…origen h the bridegroom says these things to his friends etc ver my beloved is mine and i am his he feeds among the lilies until the day breaths and the shadows are moved c h… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:839…come up from the washing all of them bearing twins and again my beloved is mine and i am his his cheeks are as beds of spices wherein as i think he hints at the teeth… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:73…that is our peoples spread the sweet fragrance of faith lxviii verse my beloved is mine and i am his c d he gives me wisdom and i give him my heart he gives me wisdom… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:55…leaping over the mountains skipping over the hills vers my kinsman is like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel these two animals are mentioned quite frequently in the scriptures and so… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:171…fountain of living water leaping unto eternal life verse my kinsman is like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel that a roe or a hart is numbered among the clean animals… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:261…a dark manner but face to face the bride shall also say until the day break and the shadows incline for our life is as a shadow and he who was from the nations sat in… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:267…it is the last hour b turn be like my beloved to a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bether the former things the bride said to the maidens but these things now… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:285…the gardens the friends hearken make me to hear thy voice flee my beloved and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices the bride saw the bridegroom… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:857…the mountains bounding over the hills my kinsman is like a gazelle or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel behold he stands behind our wall looking through the windows peering through the lattice my… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:883…fulfillment as quickly as possible saying return quickly o my kinsman be like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of the clefts see o roe you who behold the thoughts of men you… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:935D…ngs may be illuminated by the day, which diffuses light by breathing where it wills. For thus the Word says: Until the day breathe, and the shadows be moved (Cant. II, 17; IV, 6). You know, moreover, having lea… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:213…for you ' and thus b ver flee my beloved and be like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of spices for by calling the righteous to your kingdom which was prepared for… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1595…has drawn near called the time of pruning verse my kinsman is like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel gregory by this he signifies the sharpness of sight and the perspicacity… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1751…gardens the friends hearken to thy voice make me hear it flee my beloved and be thou like to a hart or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices a nili this is the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1779…for you and so on vers flee my little brother and be like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of spices for by calling the just to your kingdom prepared for them from… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:583…a my beloved is like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel h three fathers h this is nearly similar to what was said… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:595…inclined turn back be like my kinsman to a gazelle or to a young hart upon the mountains of the ravines c o most beautiful shepherd of the rational sheep says the bride to him the… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:615…like two young roes that are twins which feed among the lilies until the day break and the shadows flee away h h pselli h and this appropriately said regarding the adornment of a woman externally… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:685…the companions hearken to thy voice cause me to hear it flee my beloved and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices c she speaks these things… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1019…the midst when the peaceful christ shall reign canticle my kinsman is like a roe or a young hart leaping upon the mountains of bethel scholia just as it is characteristic of a roe to deliver… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1025…prophets h canticle h b return be like my brother to the roe or a young hart upon the mountains of hollows h scholia h as if saying show thy own presence and be like a… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:65…darkness of ignorance from all the earth xlix ver my beloved is like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel the roe is a sharp sighted animal wherefore it is significantly called… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:151…hear his voice ccxlix flee my kinsman and be like a gazelle or a young hart upon the mountains of d the valleys… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:153…church therefore the phrase flee my kinsman and be like a gazelle or a young hart upon the mountains of the valleys i believe means that everyone who hears should flee from sin according to what…