Author Archives: Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

About Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Born around 346 A.D. in Stridon, St. Jerome was a scholar fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew whose ascetic discipline and deep engagement with Scripture prepared him for a monumental task: translating the Bible into Latin. Commissioned by Pope Damasus I around 382 A.D., Jerome began by revising the flawed Old Latin Gospels, then expanded his work to the entire Bible. For the New Testament, he corrected Latin texts using Greek manuscripts; for the Old Testament, he translated most books directly from Hebrew—a controversial but principled choice. His final Psalter, however, followed the Greek Septuagint tradition for liturgical use. This composite translation, later known as the Vulgate (editio vulgata), became the authoritative biblical text of the Western Church, formally endorsed at the Council of Trent in 1546. The Vulgate’s influence extends beyond theology into textual criticism and Latin education. As one of the earliest translations grounded in original-language scholarship, it offers a vital witness to the state of biblical texts in late antiquity. Jerome’s lexical and syntactic decisions are studied to trace manuscript history and assess variant readings. Its elegant Latin, consistent in grammar and rich in vocabulary, became a model for medieval and Renaissance learning, bridging classical and ecclesiastical Latin. More than a translation, the Vulgate helped define Christian doctrine, preserved the Latin language, and laid essential groundwork for the critical study of Scripture—remaining indispensable to students of Latin, theology, and textual history.

Exodus 25:38

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 25:38 Emunctoria quoque, et ubi quæ emuncta sunt extinguantur, fiant de auro purissimo. Snuffers also, and places where the things trimmed may be extinguished, shall be made of very pure gold. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Emunctoria snuffers … Continue reading →

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Exodus 25:37

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 25:37 Facies et lucernas septem, et pones eas super candelabrum, ut luceant ex adverso. And you shall also make seven lamps, and you shall place them upon the lampstand, so that they may shine toward the front. # Latin … Continue reading →

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Exodus 25:36

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 25:36 Et sphærulæ igitur et calami ex ipso erunt, universa ductilia de auro purissimo. And the knobs therefore and the branches shall be from it itself, all hammered work of very pure gold. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 … Continue reading →

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Exodus 25:35

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 25:35 Sphærulæ sub duobus calamis per tria loca, qui simul sex fiunt procedentes de hastili uno. Knobs under two branches in three places, which together make six, coming forth from one shaft. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Sphærulæ … Continue reading →

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Exodus 25:34

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 25:34 in ipso autem candelabro erunt quattuor scyphi in nucis modum, sphærulæque per singulos, et lilia. and in the very lampstand there shall be four cups in the likeness of a nut, and knobs by each one, and lilies. … Continue reading →

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Exodus 25:33

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 25:33 Tres scyphi quasi in nucis modum per calamos singulos, sphærulaque simul, et lilium: et tres similiter scyphi instar nucis in calamo altero, sphærulaque simul et lilium. hoc erit opus sex calamorum, qui producendi sunt de hastili: Three cups … Continue reading →

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Exodus 25:32

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 25:32 Sex calami egredientur de lateribus, tres ex uno latere, et tres ex altero. Six branches shall come out from its sides, three from one side, and three from the other. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Sex six … Continue reading →

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Exodus 25:31

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 25:31 Facies et candelabrum ductile de auro mundissimo, hastile eius, et calamos, scyphos, et sphærulas, ac lilia ex ipso procedentia. You shall also make a lampstand of hammered work from the purest gold: its shaft, and its branches, its … Continue reading →

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Exodus 25:30

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 25:30 Et pones super mensam panes propositionis in conspectu meo semper. And you shall place upon the table the bread of the Presence before me always. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Et and CONJ 2 pones you shall … Continue reading →

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Exodus 25:29

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 25:29 Parabis et acetabula, ac phialas, thuribula, et cyathos, in quibus offerenda sunt libamina, ex auro purissimo. You shall also prepare the bowls, and the cups, the censers, and the pitchers, in which the libations are to be offered, … Continue reading →

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