medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: Kurt Sherry <[log in to unmask]>
[me]
>>(a) Ad subdiaconum pertinet calicem et patenam ad altare Christi deferre, et
levitis tradere eisque ministrare; urceolum quoque cum aqua, manile et
manutergium tenere, episcopoque presbytero, et levitis pro lavandis ante
altare manibus aquam praebere.
>>b)Archidiaconus enim imperat subdiaconis et levitis, ad quem pertinent ista
ministeria, ordinatio...[etc.]
>>am i to understand that "levitis" here means "archdeacon" (as per y'day's
discussion)?
> I would bank on "Levite" referring to altar servers/acolytes, given the
close association of the term with the subdeacons, especially the way the term
is used in excerpt b). The way the term appears to be used in a) looks a
little more generic, i.e., anyone who serves in an official capacity in the
altar.
i assume that that is the case, given the context --esp. that of (b), which
specifically says that archdeacons and archpriests are different animals.
in spite of the *whole* of the entry in Niermeyer, which i quoted
yesterday:
levita (mascul.) (gr. <hebr.): 1. *lévite juif — Jewish levite. 2. *diacre
— deacon. 3. gener.: clerc des ordres mineurs — ecclesiastic of the minor
orders.
>My understanding is greatly complicated by the poor state of my Latin.
i assure you, Kurt, you haven't lost your Amateur Standing in that
department.
it might as well all be Greek to me.
c
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