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.

Genesis 8:4

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 8:4 Requievitque arca mense septimo, vigesimo septimo die mensis super montes Armeniæ. And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, upon the mountains of Armenia. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Requievitque … Continue reading →

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Genesis 8:3

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 8:3 Reversæque sunt aquæ de terra euntes et redeuntes: et cœperunt minui post centum quinquaginta dies. And the waters returned from the earth, going and returning: and they began to diminish after one hundred and fifty days. # Latin … Continue reading →

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Genesis 8:2

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 8:2 Et clausi sunt fontes abyssi, et cataractæ cæli: et prohibitæ sunt pluviæ de cælo. And the fountains of the abyss were closed, and the windows of heaven: and the rains from heaven were restrained. # Latin Gloss Grammar … Continue reading →

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Genesis 8:1

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

1 Recordatus autem Deus Noe, cunctorumque animantium, et omnium iumentorum, quæ erant cum eo in arca, adduxit spiritum super terram, et imminutæ sunt aquæ. But God remembered Noe, and all the living creatures, and all the cattle that were with … Continue reading →

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Genesis 7:24

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 7:24 Obtinueruntque aquæ terram centum quinquaginta diebus. And the waters prevailed over the earth for one hundred and fifty days. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Obtinueruntque and they prevailed VERB.3PL.PERF.IND.ACT + ENCL 2 aquæ waters NOUN.NOM.PL.F 3 terram … Continue reading →

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Genesis 7:23

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 7:23 Et delevit omnem substantiam, quæ erat super terram, ab homine usque ad pecus, tam reptile quam volucres cæli: et deleta sunt de terra: remansit autem solus Noe, et qui cum eo erant in arca. And He destroyed every … Continue reading →

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Genesis 7:22

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 7:22 et cuncta, in quibus spiraculum vitæ est in terra, mortua sunt. And all things in which was the breath of life upon the earth died. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 et and CONJ 2 cuncta all things … Continue reading →

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Genesis 7:21

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 7:21 Consumptaque est omnis caro quæ movebatur super terram, volucrum, animantium, bestiarum, omniumque reptilium, quæ reptant super terram: universi homines, And all flesh was destroyed that moved upon the earth—of birds, of living creatures, of beasts, and of all … Continue reading →

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Genesis 7:20

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 7:20 Quindecim cubitis altior fuit aqua super montes, quos operuerat. Fifteen cubits higher was the water above the mountains which it had covered. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Quindecim fifteen NUM.INDECL 2 cubitis cubits NOUN.ABL.PL.M 3 altior higher … Continue reading →

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Genesis 7:19

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 7:19 Et aquæ prævaluerunt nimis super terram: opertique sunt omnes montes excelsi sub universo cælo. And the waters prevailed greatly upon the earth: and all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag … Continue reading →

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