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DATE OF THE MARTYRDOM. 717<br />

the additions of Codex Bezre in the Acts of the Apostles. Perhaps also<br />

they may be explained in the same way, as additions made to the<br />

original Acts of Pionius by some one who, if not an eye-witness, yet<br />

lived while the tradition was still fresh. But I would wish to speak<br />

with reserve on this point, as our published data are at present insufificient<br />

to justify a confident opinion. On the whole, as a recension,<br />

A seems to be more ancient than B, and the Latin appears to have<br />

been for the most part a very close translation from the original.<br />

The notices then respecting the dates are as follows,<br />

(i) The Hiie of the apprehension at the opening in § 2.<br />

(A) 'Secundo itaque die sexti mensis, qui dies est quarto Idus Martias,<br />

die sabbati<br />

majore, natale Polycarpi niaityris celebrantes _q;enuinum, Pionium, Sabinam,<br />

etc... vis persecutionis invenit.'<br />

In the two Colbert MSS 'sexti' is omitted, probably from the inabibty of the scribe<br />

to understand how the Ides of March could synchronize with the 6th month.<br />

(B) 'Vigesima tertia mensis Februarii die, cum sabbatum magnum instaret,<br />

natali scilicet beati martyris Polycarpi, vigente Decii imperatoris persecutione, Pionius<br />

presbyter et Sabina verae pietatis studiosa etc.comprehensi sunt.'<br />

fXTjvbs eKTOV devT^pq. iviSTafxivov Iltofios Trpeafiv-<br />

Tepos Kal Hajilva ofioXoyrjTpia k.t.X.<br />

(2) The time of the martyrdom at the close in § 23.<br />

'<br />

(A) Acta sunt haec sub proconsule Julio Proclo et Quintiliano, consule Imperatore<br />

Gaio Mense Quinto, Trajano Decio et Vizeto Grato, et ut Romani dicunt iv<br />

Idus Martii, et ut Asiani dicunt mense sexto, die sabbati, hora decima. Sic autem<br />

facta sunt ut nos scripsimus, imperante Domino nostro Jesu Christo, cui est honor et<br />

gloria in saecula saeculonim. Amen.'<br />

So it is read in the Colbert MSS. For 'Julio ut nos scripsimus' the MS S.<br />

Maximin. has 'Julio Proculo et Quintiliano C. Messio Quinto Trajano Decio, Vicio<br />

Grato, ut Romani dicunt' etc. (the rest as in the Colbert MSs); the ms of de Noailles<br />

'Julio Proculo et Quintiliano, Gaio Messio, Quinto Trajano Decio Vitiotrato, quarto<br />

Idus Martii, die sabbati, hora decima: sunt autem facta ut scripsimus'; Harl. 2800<br />

'Julio Proculo et Decio imperatore quarta Idus Martii, sexta die mensis, sabbato et<br />

hora decima' (omitting 'sic autem... scripsimus').<br />

'<br />

(B) Haec acta sunt Julio Asiae proconsule, Proclo et Quintiliano magistratum<br />

gerentibus, consule tertium Messio Quinto Trajano et Deltio Gratio secundum, Trajano<br />

Decio Augusto, ante iv Idus Martias more Romanorum, Asiae autem more septimi<br />

mensis undecimo, die sabbati, hora decima; ut nos autem loquimur, regnante<br />

Domino nostro Jesu Christo etc'<br />

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T(i3v, avTOKpaTopos t6 Tp'iTov Mecrcou ]s.vvtov ^pa'iavov Kal AeXriov VpaTou Tpal'avov Ae/ciou<br />

'Ze^acTTov Kal AeXTtov YpaTov to devTfpov, irpb Teaadpwv t'StSv 'Mapriuv KaTo. 'Pw/j-aiovs,<br />

(card 5^ ' Aaiauovs fxtivos ^ktov evfeaKaioeKOLTri, ri/j.^pqi cral3f:idTiii, uipa Se/cdr, /card oe r]/j.ds<br />

PaaiKevovTOS rod Kvpiov'fjfj.oiv 'Irjcrov X/3tcrToO, (f 7} ob^a eh tous alCova^ tQiv aluu'wv. dp.rji'.

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