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1 I, 1 | PRODUCTIONS OF THEIR FANCIED AEONS, WITH THE PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE
2 I, 1, 2 | These AEons having been produced for
3 I, 1, 2 | Ecclesia, sent forth other ten AEons, whose names are the following:
4 I, 1, 2 | Macaria. These are the ten AEons whom they declare to have
5 I, 1, 2 | Ecclesia, produced twelve AEons, to whom they give the following
6 I, 1, 3 | Such are the thirty AEons in the erroneous system
7 I, 1, 3 | forth the mystery of these AEons. They maintain also, that
8 I, 1, 3 | also, that these thirty AEons are most plainly indicated
9 I, 1, 3 | hours, they hold that the AEons were pointed out; while
10 I, 2 | TO THE COMPLETION OF THE AEONS. MANNER OF THE PRODUCTION
11 I, 2, 1 | communicate to the rest of the AEons the greatness of the Father,
12 I, 2, 1 | manner, the rest of the AEons also, in a kind of quiet
13 I, 2, 3 | of the Father. The other AEons, Nous in particular, presented
14 I, 2, 5 | outside of the Pleroma of the AEons, and its mother restored
15 I, 2, 5 | Spirit (lest any of the AEons should fall into a calamity
16 I, 2, 5 | completed the number of the AEons. Christ then instructed
17 I, 2, 5 | reason why the rest of the AEons possess perpetual existence
18 I, 2, 6 | then, they tell us that the AEons were constituted equal to
19 I, 2, 6 | and Christus. The female AEons, too, became all as Aletheia,
20 I, 2, 6 | the whole Pleroma of the AEons, with one design and desire,
21 I, 3, 1 | generation of the later AEons, namely of the first Christ
22 I, 3, 1 | joint contributions [of the AEons]. They tell us, however,
23 I, 3, 1 | done as follows. The thirty AEons are indicated (as we have
24 I, 3, 1 | and frequently names these AEons, and even goes so far as
25 I, 3, 1 | all the generations of the AEons of the AEon." Nay, we ourselves,
26 I, 3, 1 | pronounce the words, "To AEons of AEons" (for ever and
27 I, 3, 1 | the words, "To AEons of AEons" (for ever and ever), do
28 I, 3, 1 | ever), do set forth these AEons. And, in fine, wherever
29 I, 3, 1 | wherever the words AEon or AEons occur, they at once refer
30 I, 3, 2 | of the Duodecad of the AEons, is indicated by the fact
31 I, 3, 2 | twelve. The other eighteen AEons are made manifest in this
32 I, 3, 2 | affirm that these eighteen AEons are strikingly indicated
33 I, 3, 2 | they assert that the ten AEons are pointed out by the letter
34 I, 3, 3 | which had occurred among the AEons, and the healing of that
35 I, 3, 4 | be derived from all the AEons, and to be in Himself everything
36 I, 4, 5 | under his authority, the AEons doing so likewise, so that "
37 I, 5, 1 | things to the honour of the AEons, formed images of them,
38 I, 5, 1 | image of the rest of the AEons.~2.
39 I, 7, 1 | who sprang from all the AEons, that thus a conjunction
40 I, 8, 2 | occurred to the last of the AEons, and might by His own end
41 I, 8, 2 | which had risen among the AEons. They maintain, further,
42 I, 8, 3 | spiritual, nor her seed, nor the AEons in the Pleroma. And that
43 I, 8, 5 | the whole substance of the AEons, to which the Word himself
44 I, 8, 5 | and beginning to all the AEons that came into existence
45 I, 8, 5 | is the mother of all the AEons. For he mentions the Father,
46 I, 9, 1 | the mention of the male [AEons] (since the others [like
47 I, 9, 2 | dispensation [out of all the AEons], and was of later date
48 I, 9, 3 | For if any other of the AEons had become flesh for our
49 I, 10, 3 | an innumerable tribe of AEons, as these teachers who are
50 I, 11, 1 | and divides the created AEons from the uncreated Father,
51 I, 11, 1 | was not produced from the AEons within the Pleroma, but
52 I, 11, 1 | and fructification of the AEons, by entering invisibly into
53 I, 11, 1 | and that, in this way, the AEons brought forth the plants
54 I, 11, 2 | directly from the thirty AEons, but from their fruits.~
55 I, 11, 3 | remaining company of the AEons.~4.
56 I, 12, 3 | another, but that all the AEons were brought into existence
57 I, 12, 4 | produced from those ten AEons alone who sprung from Logos
58 I, 12, 4 | being from those twelve AEons who were the offspring of
59 I, 14, 2 | are common, he has called AEons, and words, and roots, and
60 I, 14, 2 | elements which He also terms AEons, [the power] of each one
61 I, 14, 4 | that which is among the AEons of the Pleroma consists
62 I, 15, 3 | As to the AEons, they proceeded from the
63 I, 15, 3 | language, and also all the AEons. And this was that Spirit
64 I, 16, 1 | production of their own AEons, and the straying and recovery
65 I, 16, 1 | to the number of the ten AEons. And, again, the Dyad advancing
66 I, 16, 2 | the mother of the thirty AEons. Since, therefore, the number
67 I, 17, 1 | the number of the thirty AEons. The sun also, who runs
68 I, 18, 1 | names, he indicated the ten AEons. The power of the Duodecad,
69 I, 20, 2 | that in this passage the AEons receive the name of heavens.
70 I, 28, 1 | system of certain invisible AEons, like the followers of Valentinus;
71 II, 4, 1 | related to the rest of the AEons, perchance even more ancient
72 II, 4, 1 | and that the rest of the AEons, since they are the brothers
73 II, 4, 1 | honour than the remaining AEons of Ptolemy himself, and
74 II, 5, 1 | material. But these (the AEons) ought to be regarded as
75 II, 5, 1 | knowledge on the rest of the AEons, those who were anterior
76 II, 6, 3 | nor the Pleroma of the AEons, nor the Propator, nor what
77 II, 7 | NOT THE IMAGES OF THOSE AEONS WHO ARE WITHIN THE PLEROMA.~
78 II, 7, 3 | the images of those thirty AEons which are within the Pleroma,
79 II, 7, 3 | Pleroma consists of thirty AEons; but any one will undertake
80 II, 7, 3 | likenesses of the thirty AEons of the Pleroma, if indeed,
81 II, 7, 3 | things are images of those AEons,--inasmuch as they declare
82 II, 7, 3 | differences also among their AEons, and to maintain that some
83 II, 7, 3 | might harmonize with the AEons. Moreover, since there are
84 II, 7, 3 | are bound to show that the AEons possess such properties,
85 II, 7, 3 | to show of which of those AEons that are above it is the
86 II, 7, 4 | but so that the thirty AEons no longer correspond to
87 II, 7, 7 | and likenesses of those AEons that are above. For how
88 II, 7, 7 | numbers and productions of the AEons above, so as to render them
89 II, 7, 7 | they refer to only thirty AEons, and declare that the vast
90 II, 8, 3 | since these (i.e., the AEons) are said to be few, and
91 II, 12, 1 | Propator among the other AEons. For the Father of all ought
92 II, 12, 1 | forth the names of their [AEons]; but if He be not reckoned,~
93 II, 12, 1 | showing, thirty productions of AEons, but these then become only
94 II, 12, 2 | remaining conjunctions of the AEons produced, ought to be united,
95 II, 12, 5 | the production of their (AEons) shows.~6.
96 II, 12, 6 | the conjunctions [of the AEons] as united, then their whole
97 II, 12, 6 | production, each of the AEons possesses his own peculiar
98 II, 12, 7 | Monogenes just like the other AEons. Some of them maintain that
99 II, 12, 7 | reckoning along with the other AEons, either Christ, whom they
100 II, 12, 7 | unworthy of the name of AEons, or of being numbered among
101 II, 12, 7 | deprived of the honour of those AEons which bear this appellation (
102 II, 13, 6 | production of the rest of the AEons in the form of a square,
103 II, 13, 6 | infinitude; and all [the AEons] will most clearly appear
104 II, 13, 8 | respect to the rest [of the AEons]. For they maintain that
105 II, 13, 10 | which proceeds from these [AEons who have been mentioned],--
106 II, 14, 1 | gods they have formed the AEons; and in place of the secondary
107 II, 14, 2 | referred to Bythus and their AEons. Anaxagoras, again, who
108 II, 14, 5 | was formed out of all the AEons, by every one of them depositing,
109 II, 14, 5 | All-gifted), as if each of the AEons had bestowed on Him what
110 II, 14, 8 | means of [ascribing to their AEons] human feelings, and by
111 II, 14, 8 | for instance, that [ten] AEons were sent forth by Logos
112 II, 14, 8 | from Logos and Zoe, being AEons, were sent forth Bythus
113 II, 14, 8 | Anthropos and Ecclesia, being AEons, Paracletas and Pistis,
114 II, 14, 9 | derived his being from those AEons who were formed within the
115 II, 14, 9 | from [the dignity of] their AEons by a multitude of names
116 II, 14, 9 | be images of their twelve AEons. But the images [so called]
117 II, 15, 1 | to the production [of the AEons]. And, in the first place,
118 II, 15, 1 | of the production of the AEons being of such a kind that
119 II, 15, 1 | on account of the thirty AEons, and the day twelve hours,
120 II, 15, 1 | on account of the twelve AEons which are within the Pleroma,
121 II, 15, 1 | for that production of the AEons, why it was of such a nature,
122 II, 15, 1 | Zoe were sent forth ten AEons, and neither more nor less;
123 II, 15, 2 | For they describe those [AEons above] as being more ancient
124 II, 16, 4 | immediately after the thirty AEons, they have discovered Him
125 II, 16, 4 | hundred and eighty heavens, or AEons, since the days of the year
126 II, 16, 4 | of innumerable company of AEons, and thus, in opposition
127 II, 16, 4 | multitude of heavens or AEons as he has announced, but
128 II, 17 | INTO THE PRODUCTION OF THE AEONS: WHATEVER ITS SUPPOSED NATURE,
129 II, 17, 2 | manner were the rest of the AEons produced? Was it so as to
130 II, 17, 3 | spiritual," if indeed their AEons sit feasting with the Father,
131 II, 17, 4 | If, again, the AEons were derived from~Logos,
132 II, 17, 6 | affirm that the production of AEons sprang from Logos, as branches
133 II, 17, 6 | their Father. For all [the AEons] are formed of the same
134 II, 17, 6 | ignorance, so must also those AEons who have been generated
135 II, 17, 7 | they declare that their AEons were sent forth just as
136 II, 17, 10 | he, again, have produced AEons still blinder than himself,
137 II, 17, 10 | become deeply seated in the AEons, much more, had He so willed
138 II, 17, 11 | become known not only to the AEons, but also to these men who
139 II, 17, 11 | with them. And why did the AEons find rest and attain perfect
140 II, 18, 3 | that He has commanded the AEons not to seek after the Father,
141 II, 18, 3 | their Bythus; while the AEons [have been made perfect]
142 II, 18, 6 | general substance [of the AEons], and thus come to an end
143 II, 19, 9 | later than the rest of the AEons; and another Saviour, who,
144 II, 19, 9 | joint production of those AEons who were formed in [a state
145 II, 19, 9 | opinion that, unless the AEons had been in a state of ignorance
146 II, 20, 1 | general substance [of the AEons]; but then, touching the
147 II, 20, 4 | consideration, there were not twelve AEons only produced by the will
148 II, 21 | APOSTLES WERE NOT A TYPE OF THE AEONS.~1.
149 II, 21, 1 | of that group of twelve AEons which Anthropos in conjunction
150 II, 21, 1 | type of those ten remaining AEons, who, as they declare, were
151 II, 21, 1 | for that reason inferior AEons, were set forth by the Saviour
152 II, 21, 1 | He might show forth the AEons who are in the Pleroma)
153 II, 21, 1 | then, that the inferior AEons are, as I have said, represented
154 II, 21, 1 | the number of the twelve AEons might be indicated by means
155 II, 21, 1 | to be the type of seventy AEons; and in that case, they
156 II, 21, 1 | they must affirm that the AEons are no longer thirty, but
157 II, 21, 1 | might be a type of those AEons existing in the Pleroma,
158 II, 21, 1 | exhibit a type of those AEons that exist in the Pleroma.~
159 II, 22 | XXII. THE THIRTY AEONS ARE NOT TYPIFIED BY THE
160 II, 22, 1 | in every respect; too few AEons, as they represent them,
161 II, 22, 1 | are not, therefore, thirty AEons, nor did the Saviour come
162 II, 22, 1 | forth the thirty silent AEons of their system, otherwise
163 II, 22, 6 | unless indeed, among their AEons, there be so long years
164 II, 23, 1 | meantime], there being twelve AEons, eleven of these are said
165 II, 23, 1 | were to say that eleven AEons were involved in passion,
166 II, 23, 1 | type of the twelfth of the AEons, eleven of whom, [according
167 II, 23, 2 | included in the number of Aeons who suffered together. Moreover,
168 II, 23, 2 | analogy to their system of Aeons.~
169 II, 24, 2 | reckoned up in harmony with the Aeons of their Pleroma, inasmuch
170 II, 24, 2 | contain the number of those Aeons who were produced by Him;
171 II, 24, 3 | pre-eminently among the Aeons, and illuminates the whole
172 II, 24, 3 | these a type of the ten Aeons; but they have forgotten
173 II, 24, 3 | reference to the Decad of Aeons. "But the breadth of each
174 II, 24, 4 | affirm that there are five Aeons above the Demiurge; nor
175 II, 24, 5 | after the type of the twelve Aeons, when the type is in fact
176 II, 24, 5 | the one case, each of the Aeons is a thirtieth part of the
177 II, 24, 5 | into twelve, just as the Aeons are in their Pleroma. Moreover,
178 II, 24, 5 | sake of [typifying] the Aeons; for, in that case, they
179 II, 24, 5 | might symbolize the twelve Aeons; for, in that case, they
180 II, 30, 9 | there a Pleroma of thirty Aeons, which has been shown a
181 II, 31, 1 | the emanations, and the Aeons, and the [supposed state
182 III, 10, 2 | nor the Pleroma of thirty Aeons, nor the Mother of the (
183 III, 11, 3 | contributions of] all [the Aeons]. For they will have it,
184 III, 12, 12 | produced from any one of those Aeons within the Pleroma, but
185 III, 16, 8 | production of those who were made Aeons in a state of degeneracy.
186 III, 20, 2 | in reference to spiritual Aeons, but to man, who had been
187 IV, pref, 3| Saviour was a product of those Aeons who were produced from a
188 IV, 1, 1 | they maintain that their Aeons, and gods, and fathers,
189 IV, 6, 3 | that Christ said to their AEons? But this is indeed vain.
190 IV, 12, 5 | the Pleroma of the thirty AEons, which has been proved vain,
191 IV, 19, 3 | exists another Pleroma of AEons, and another Father; certainly
192 IV, 33, 3 | than the Pleroma of the Aeons, and that His production
193 IV, 35, 4 | joint contributions] of the Aeons in the Pleroma; others [
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