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1 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM πρός-P *νωε-N---ASM εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S σύ- P--NS καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM οἶκος-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF ὅτι-C σύ- P--AS ὁράω-VBI-AAI3P δίκαιος-A1A-ASM ἐναντίον-P ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γενεά-N1A-DSF οὗτος- D--DSF

2 ἀπό-P δέ-X ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GPN καθαρός-A1A-GPN εἰςἄγω-VB--AAD2S πρός-P σύ- P--AS ἑπτά-M ἑπτά-M ἄρσην-A3--ASN καί-C θῆλυς-A3U-ASN ἀπό-P δέ-X ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GPN μή-D καθαρός-A1A-GPN δύο-M δύο-M ἄρσην-A3--ASN καί-C θῆλυς-A3U-ASN

3 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GPN καθαρός-A1A-GPN ἑπτά-M ἑπτά-M ἄρσην-A3--ASN καί-C θῆλυς-A3U-ASN καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN μή-D καθαρός-A1A-GPN δύο-M δύο-M ἄρσην-A3--ASN καί-C θῆλυς-A3U-ASN διατρέφω-VA--AAN σπέρμα-N3M-ASN ἐπί-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

4 ἔτι-D γάρ-X ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF ἑπτά-M ἐγώ- P--NS ἐπιἄγω-V1--PAI1S ὑετός-N2--ASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF τεσσαράκοντα-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF καί-C τεσσαράκοντα-M νύξ-N3--APF καί-C ἐκἀλείφω-VA--AAS1S πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἐξανάστασις-N3I-ASF ὅς- --ASF ποιέω-VAI-AAI1S ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

5 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM

6 *νωε-N---NSM δέ-X εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἔτος-N3E-GPN ἑξακόσιοι-A1A-GPN καί-C ὁ- A--NSM κατακλυσμός-N2--NSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

7 εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *νωε-N---NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF γυνή-N3K-NPF ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF διά-P ὁ- A--ASN ὕδωρ-N3--ASN ὁ- A--GSM κατακλυσμός-N2--GSM

8 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GPN καθαρός-A1A-GPN καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GPN μή-D καθαρός-A1A-GPN καί-C ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN ἑρπετόν-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

9 δύο-M δύο-M εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P πρός-P *νωε-N---ASM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF ἄρσην-A3--ASN καί-C θῆλυς-A3U-ASN καθά-D ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM

10 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μετά-P ὁ- A--APF ἑπτά-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF καί-C ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ὁ- A--GSM κατακλυσμός-N2--GSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

11 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἑξακοσιοστός-A1--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ζωή-N1--DSF ὁ- A--GSM *νωε-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM δεύτερος-A1A-GSM μήν-N3--GSM ἕβδομος-A1--DSF καί-C εἰκάς-N3D-DSF ὁ- A--GSM μήν-N3--GSM ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF οὗτος- D--DSF ῥήγνυμι-VDI-AAI3P πᾶς-A1S-NPF ὁ- A--NPF πηγή-N1--NPF ὁ- A--GSF ἄβυσσος-N2--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--NPM καταρράκτης-N1M-NPM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ἀναοἴγω-VQI-API3P

12 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSM ὑετός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF τεσσαράκοντα-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF καί-C τεσσαράκοντα-M νύξ-N3--APF

13 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF οὗτος- D--DSF εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM *σημ-N---NSM *χαμ-N---NSM *ιαφεθ-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NPM *νωε-N---GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF *νωε-N---GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF τρεῖς-A3--NPF γυνή-N3K-NPF ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF

14 καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN θηρίον-N2N-NPN κατά-P γένος-N3E-ASN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN κτῆνος-N3E-NPN κατά-P γένος-N3E-ASN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN ἑρπετόν-N2N-NSN κινέω-V2--PMPNSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF κατά-P γένος-N3E-ASN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN πετεινόν-N2N-NSN κατά-P γένος-N3E-ASN

15 εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P πρός-P *νωε-N---ASM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF δύο-M δύο-M ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GSF σάρξ-N3K-GSF ἐν-P ὅς- --DSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN ζωή-N1--GSF

16 καί-C ὁ- A--NPN εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMPNPN ἄρσην-A3--ASN καί-C θῆλυς-A3U-ASN ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GSF σάρξ-N3K-GSF εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S καθά-D ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *νωε-N---DSM καί-C κλείω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἔξωθεν-D αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF

17 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSM κατακλυσμός-N2--NSM τεσσαράκοντα-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF καί-C τεσσαράκοντα-M νύξ-N3--APF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C πληθύνω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN καί-C ἐπιαἴρω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF καί-C ὑψόω-VCI-API3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

18 καί-C ἐπικρατέω-V2I-IAI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN καί-C πληθύνω-V1I-IMI3S σφόδρα-D ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἐπιφέρω-V1I-IMI3S ὁ- A--NSF κιβωτός-N2--NSF ἐπάνω-P ὁ- A--GSN ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN

19 ὁ- A--NSN δέ-X ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ἐπικρατέω-V2I-IAI3S σφόδρα-D σφοδρῶς-D ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἐπικαλύπτω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ὄρος-N3E-APN ὁ- A--APN ὑψηλός-A1--APN ὅς- --APN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὑποκάτω-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM

20 δέκα-M πέντε-M πῆχυς-N3--APM ἐπάνω-D ὑψόω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN καί-C ἐπικαλύπτω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ὄρος-N3E-APN ὁ- A--APN ὑψηλός-A1--APN

21 καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF σάρξ-N3K-NSF κινέω-V2--PMPNSF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN καί-C ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN καί-C ὁ- A--GPN θηρίον-N2N-GPN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN ἑρπετόν-N2N-NSN κινέω-V2--PMPASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM

22 καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἔχω-V1--PAI3S πνοή-N1--ASF ζωή-N1--GSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM ὅς- --NSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF ξηρός-A1A-GSF ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S

23 καί-C ἐκἀλείφω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ἀνάστημα-N3M-NSN ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἀπό-P ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἕως-P κτῆνος-N3E-GSN καί-C ἑρπετόν-N2N-GPN καί-C ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ἐκἀλείφω-VVI-API3P ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C καταλείπω-VVI-API3S μόνος-A1--NSM *νωε-N---NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF κιβωτός-N2--DSF

24 καί-C ὑψόω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ἑκατόν-M πεντήκοντα-M

   

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Arcana Coelestia #661

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661. 'To destroy all flesh in which there is the spirit of life 1 [from] under the heavens' means that all the descendants of the Most Ancient Church would destroy themselves. This is clear from what has just been stated and also from the description of them given already to the effect that step by step they obtained by heredity from their forefathers a mental constitution that resulted in their being steeped more than anybody else in most dreadful persuasions. This came about chiefly because they plunged into their desires the doctrinal matters concerning faith which they had in their possession; and in so doing became such. The situation has been utterly different with people who have no doctrinal matters concerning faith in their possession and who live altogether in ignorance. They are incapable of doing the same, and so are incapable of profaning holy things, and in so doing of closing off the road for remnants. Consequently they are not capable of driving the Lord's angels away from themselves.

[2] As has been stated, remnants are all things of innocence, all those of charity, all those of mercy, and all those of the truth of faith, which a person has acquired from the Lord and learned since early childhood. Every single one of them lies stored away. And if a person did not acquire them, no innocence, charity, or mercy could possibly be present in his thinking and actions, and so no good and truth at all could be present. He would then be worse than any fierce monster, as he would also be if he did possess remnants of such things and yet so blocked their path with filthy desires and dreadful false persuasions that they could not do their work. Such was the nature of the people before the Flood who destroyed themselves and who are meant by 'all flesh in which there is the spirit of life 1 [from] under the heavens'. As shown already, 'flesh' means the whole of mankind in general and the bodily-minded man in particular. 'The spirit of life 1 ' means all life in general, but in a strict sense it was the life in people who had been regenerated. Here therefore the final descendants of the Most Ancient Church are meant. They are here called 'the spirit of life 1 ' or, as in Chapter 7:22 below, 'in whose nostrils is the breath of the spirit of life 1 ' because although no life of faith remained with them they nevertheless derived from their forefathers something of that Church's seed, which they stifled. 'Flesh under the heavens' means that which is merely bodily, 'the heavens' being things constituting man's understanding of truth and his will for good. When these have been separated from what is bodily, a person can stay alive no longer. That which sustains him is his conjunction with heaven, that is, with the Lord by way of heaven.

Footnotes:

1. literally, of lives.

  
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