Three Hierarchs

[Anthony]

Would somebody be kind enough to post the Greek text for the Apolytikion of the Three Great Hierarchs (30th January)?

Many thanks,
Anthony

[Nina]

Would somebody be kind enough to post the Greek text for the Apolytikion of the Three Great Hierarchs (30th January)?

Many thanks,
Anthony

Dear Anthony,

From GOArch (http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=408):




Apolytikion in the First Tone
The three most great luminaries of the Three-Sun Divinity have illumined all of the world with the rays of doctrines divine and true; they are the sweetly-flowing rivers of wisdom, who with godly knowledge have watered all creation in clear and mighty streams: The great and sacred Basil, and the Theologian, wise Gregory, together with the renowned John, the famed Chrysostom of golden speech. Let us all who love their divinely-wise words come together, honouring them with hymns; for ceaselessly they offer entreaty for us to the Trinity.
Kontakion in the Second Tone
Receive, O Lord, the Sacred Heralds who preached God, the pinnacle of Teachers, unto the enjoyment of Your riches and rest. You have received their labors and their suffering as being above and beyond all fruitful offering. For You alone glorify Your Saints.

[Anthony]

Dear Nina,

Many thanks for this. It was actually, though, specifically the Greek text I was looking for. I have seen slightly different English translations, and wanted to refer to the original.

Anthony

[Nina]

Dear Nina,

Many thanks for this. It was actually, though, specifically the Greek text I was looking for. I have seen slightly different English translations, and wanted to refer to the original.

Anthony

Ooops... sorry! Why did I think that you could not find it in English? :)

[Anthony]

Well, I would have thought I could find it in Greek, but no luck :(

[Nina]

Απολυτίκιο των Τριών Ιεραρχών (http://www.imsamou.gr/keimena2.php)

Also click here (http://www.haef.gr/chilias/greek/other/vlachou/text.html)please.

[Anthony]

Great, thanks!

The title of the page reads in my browser: ?? ????? ?????? ?????? ????! Now why didn't I think of that as a search string....

But the actual text shows up fine :)

[M.C. Steenberg]

Here it is for those who don't want to follow the link:

Τους τρεις μεγίστους φωστήρας, της Τρισηλίου Θεότητος, τους την οικουμένην ακτίσι, δογμάτων θείων πυρσεύσαντας· τους μελιρρύτους ποταμούς της σοφίας, τους την κτίσιν πάσαν θεογνωσίας νάμασι καταρδεύσαντας· Βασίλειον τον μέγα, και τον θεολόγον Γρηγόριον, συν τω κλεινώ Ιωάννη, τω την γλώτταν χρυσορρήμονι· πάντες οι των λόγων αυτών ερασταί, συνελθόντες ύμνοις τιμήσωμεν· αυτοί γαρ τη Τριάδι, υπέρ ημών αεί πρεσβεύουσιν.

(Απολυτίκιο των Τριών Ιεραρχών)