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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.

Genesis 8:14

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 8:14 Mense secundo, septimo et vigesimo die mensis arefacta est terra. In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dried. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Mense in the month NOUN.ABL.SG.M 2 secundo … Continue reading →

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Genesis 8:13

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 8:13 Igitur sexcentesimo primo anno, primo mense, prima die mensis imminutæ sunt aquæ super terram: et aperiens Noe tectum arcæ, aspexit, viditque quod exiccata esset superficies terræ. Therefore, in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, … Continue reading →

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Genesis 8:12

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 8:12 Expectavitque nihilominus septem alios dies: et emisit columbam, quæ non est reversa ultra ad eum. And he waited yet another seven days: and he sent forth the dove, which did not return to him again. # Latin Gloss … Continue reading →

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Genesis 8:11

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 8:11 At illa venit ad eum ad vesperam, portans ramum olivæ virentibus foliis in ore suo. intellexit ergo Noe quod cessassent aquæ super terram. But she came to him in the evening, carrying in her mouth a branch of … Continue reading →

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Genesis 8:10

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 8:10 Expectatis autem ultra septem diebus aliis, rursum dimisit columbam ex arca. And after waiting yet another seven days, he again sent forth the dove out of the ark. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Expectatis after waiting VERB.ABL.ABS.PERF.PTCP … Continue reading →

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Genesis 8:9

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 8:9 Quæ cum non invenisset ubi requiesceret pes eius, reversa est ad eum in arcam: aquæ enim erant super universam terram: extenditque manum, et apprehensam intulit in arcam. But when she did not find where her foot might rest, … Continue reading →

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Genesis 8:8

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 8:8 Emisit quoque columbam post eum, ut videret si iam cessassent aquæ super faciem terræ. He also sent forth a dove after him, to see if the waters had already ceased upon the face of the earth. # Latin … Continue reading →

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Genesis 8:7

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 8:7 qui egrediebatur, et non revertebatur, donec siccarentur aquæ super terram. Which went out, and did not return, until the waters were dried up upon the earth. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 qui which / who PRON.REL.NOM.SG.M 2 … Continue reading →

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Genesis 8:6

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 8:6 Cumque transissent quadraginta dies, aperiens Noe fenestram arcæ, quam fecerat, dimisit corvum: And when forty days had passed, Noe, opening the window of the ark which he had made, sent forth a raven. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag … Continue reading →

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Genesis 8:5

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 8:5 At vero aquæ ibant et decrescebant usque ad decimum mensem: decimo enim mense, primo die mensis, apparuerunt cacumina montium. But indeed the waters were going and diminishing until the tenth month: for in the tenth month, on the … Continue reading →

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