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 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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Genesis 7:18

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 7:18 Vehementer enim inundaverunt: et omnia repleverunt in superficie terræ: porro arca ferebatur super aquas. For they overflowed exceedingly: and they filled all things on the surface of the earth: but the ark was carried upon the waters. # … Continue reading →

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Genesis 7:17

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 7:17 Factumque est diluvium quadraginta diebus super terram: et multiplicatæ sunt aquæ, et elevaverunt arcam in sublime a terra. And the flood came for forty days upon the earth: and the waters were multiplied, and they lifted the ark … Continue reading →

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Genesis 7:16

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 7:16 Et quæ ingressa sunt, masculus et femina ex omni carne introierunt, sicut præceperat ei Deus: et inclusit eum Dominus deforis. And whatever entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him: and the … Continue reading →

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Genesis 7:15

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 7:15 ingressæ sunt ad Noe in arcam, bina et bina ex omni carne, in qua erat spiritus vitæ. They entered to Noe into the ark, two by two of all flesh, in which was the breath of life. # … Continue reading →

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Genesis 7:14

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 7:14 ipsi et omne animal secundum genus suum, universaque iumenta in genere suo, et omne quod movetur super terram in genere suo, cunctumque volatile secundum genus suum, universæ aves, omnesque volucres They themselves, and every animal according to its … Continue reading →

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Genesis 7:13

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 7:13 In articulo diei illius ingressus est Noe, et Sem, et Cham, et Iapheth filii eius: uxor illius, et tres uxores filiorum eius cum eis in arcam: In the very same day entered Noe, and Sem, and Cham, and … Continue reading →

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Genesis 7:12

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 7:12 et facta est pluvia super terram quadraginta diebus et quadraginta noctibus. And the rain was made upon the earth for forty days and forty nights. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 et and CONJ 2 facta was made … Continue reading →

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Genesis 7:11

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 7:11 Anno sexcentesimo vitæ Noe, mense secundo, septimodecimo die mensis, rupti sunt omnes fontes abyssi magnæ, et cataractæ cæli apertæ sunt: In the six hundredth year of Noe’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the … Continue reading →

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Genesis 7:10

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 7:10 Cumque transissent septem dies, aquæ diluvii inundaverunt super terram. And when seven days had passed, the waters of the flood overflowed upon the earth. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Cumque and when CONJ.TEMP 2 transissent had passed … Continue reading →

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