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 23:14

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 23:14 Tribus vicibus per singulos annos mihi festa celebrabitis. Three times each year you shall celebrate feasts to Me. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Tribus three ABL.PL.F NUM INDECL 2 vicibus times ABL.PL.F 3RD DECL 3 per through … Continue reading →

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Exodus 23:13

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

13 Omnia quæ dixi vobis, custodite. Et per nomen externorum deorum non iurabitis, neque audietur ex ore vestro. All the things which I have spoken to you, keep. And by the name of foreign gods you shall not swear, nor … Continue reading →

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Exodus 23:12

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 23:12 Sex diebus operaberis: septimo die cessabis, ut requiescat bos et asinus tuus: et refrigeretur filius ancillæ tuæ, et advena. For six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall cease, so that your ox and … Continue reading →

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Exodus 23:11

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 23:11 Anno autem septimo dimittes eam, et requiescere facies, ut comedant pauperes populi tui: et quidquid reliquum fuerit, edant bestiæ agri: ita facies in vinea et in oliveto tuo. But in the seventh year you shall let it go … Continue reading →

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Exodus 23:10

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

10 Sex annis seminabis terram tuam, et congregabis fruges eius. For six years you shall sow your land and gather its produce. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Sex six INDECL NUM 2 annis years ABL.PL.M 2ND DECL 3 seminabis … Continue reading →

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Exodus 23:9

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 23:9 Peregrino molestus non eris. scitis enim advenarum animas: quia et ipsi peregrini fuistis in Terra Ægypti. You shall not be troublesome to the foreigner. For you yourselves know the souls of sojourners, because you also were foreigners in … Continue reading →

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Exodus 23:8

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 23:8 Nec accipies munera, quæ etiam excæcant prudentes, et subvertunt verba iustorum. You shall not receive gifts, which even blind the prudent and overturn the words of the just. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Nec nor CONJ 2 … Continue reading →

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Exodus 23:7

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

7 Mendacium fugies. Insontem et iustum non occides: quia aversor impium. You shall flee falsehood. You shall not kill the innocent and the just, for I reject the wicked. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Mendacium falsehood ACC.SG.N 2ND DECL … Continue reading →

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Exodus 23:6

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 23:6 Non declinabis in iudicium pauperis. You shall not turn aside from the legal right of a poor man. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Non not ADV 2 declinabis you will turn aside 2SG.FUT.ACT.IND 3 in from / … Continue reading →

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Exodus 23:5

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 23:5 Si videris asinum odientis te iacere sub onere, non pertransibis, sed sublevabis cum eo. If you see the donkey of the one who hates you lying under its burden, you shall not pass by, but you shall help … Continue reading →

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