Hippolytus

“ And so it was that Callistus succeeded in inducing Zephyrinus to create continually disturbances among the brethren, while he himself took care subsequently, by knavish words, to attach both factions in good-will to himself. And, at one time, to those who entertained true opinions, he would in private [3] allege that they held similar doctrines (with himself) , and thus make them his dupes; while at another time he would act similarly towards those (who embraced) the tenets of Sabellius. ”

“ Dr. Wordsworth suggests κατ ̓ ιδιαν, i.e., “he, under pretext of arguing with them, deluded them.”↑ It is to be noticed how the plural number is observed in this account, as keeping before the reader’s mind the episcopal office of him who was thus exercising high ecclesiastical authority. ”