Letter 606

Nilus of AncyraThessalius|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted

To the same.

If, while defrauding others and oppressing them by force, you suppose that you are keeping the commandments of the Lord and performing acts of charity, have mercy rather on those very people who are wronged and who groan under Your Splendor [your office and power].

AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek below for scholarly use.

Latin / Greek Original

Εἰ ἑτέρους πλεονεκτῶν, καὶ καταδυναστεύων, δο-
κεῖς ποιεῖν ἐντολὰς Κυρίου καὶ ἐλεημοσύνας, μᾶλλον
ἐκείνους ἐλέησον, τοὺς ὑπὸ τῆς σῆς λαμπρότητος
ἀδικουμένους καὶ στένοντας.

Revision history

  1. 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import

    Initial corpus import from modern nilus ancyra workflow v1.

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