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.

Leviticus 11:27

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 11:27 Quod ambulat super manus ex cunctis animantibus, quæ incedunt quadrupedia, immundum erit: qui tetigerit morticina eorum, polluetur usque ad vesperum. Whatever walks upon its hands among all living creatures, that move as quadrupeds, shall be unclean; whoever touches … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 11:26

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 11:26 Omne animal quod habet quidem ungulam, sed non dividit eam, nec ruminat, immundum erit: et qui tetigerit illud, contaminabitur. Every animal that indeed has a hoof, but does not divide it, nor chew the cud, shall be unclean; … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 11:25

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 11:25 et si necesse fuerit ut portet quippiam horum mortuum, lavabit vestimenta sua, et immundus erit usque ad occasum solis. and if it is necessary that he carry anything of these that is dead, he shall wash his garments, … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 11:24

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 11:24 et quicumque morticina eorum tetigerit, polluetur, et erit immundus usque ad vesperum: and whoever touches their carcass, shall be defiled, and shall be unclean until the evening; # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 et and CONJ 2 quicumque … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 11:23

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 11:23 Quidquid autem ex volucribus quattuor tantum habet pedes, execrabile erit vobis: But whatever among winged creatures has only four feet, shall be execrable to you; # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Quidquid whatever NOM.SG.N.INDEF 2 autem but CONJ … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 11:22

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 11:22 comedere debetis, ut est bruchus in genere suo, et attacus atque ophiomachus, ac locusta, singula iuxta genus suum. you may eat them, such as the bruchus in its kind, and the attacus and the ophiomachus, and the locust, … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 11:21

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 11:21 Quidquid autem ambulat quidem super quattuor pedes, sed habet longiora retro crura, per quæ salit super terram, But whatever indeed walks upon four feet, yet has longer hind legs, by which it leaps upon the ground, # Latin … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 11:20

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 11:20 Omne de volucribus quod graditur super quattuor pedes, abominabile erit vobis. Every thing among winged creatures that goes upon four feet, shall be abominable to you. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Omne every NOM.SG.N 2 de among … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 11:19

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 11:19 herodionem, et charadrion iuxta genus suum, upupam quoque, et vespertilionem. the heron, and the plover according to their kind, also the hoopoe and the bat. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 herodionem heron ACC.SG.M 2 et and CONJ … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 11:18

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 11:18 et cygnum, et onocrotalum, et porphyrionem, and the swan, and the pelican, and the purple gallinule, # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 et and CONJ 2 cygnum swan ACC.SG.M 3 et and CONJ 4 onocrotalum pelican ACC.SG.M 5 … Continue reading →

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