Hippolytus

“ And (likewise take for granted) that there are vowels—and these are seven—of Anthropos and Ecclesia, inasmuch as the voice of Anthropos proceeded forth, and imparted form to the (objects of the) universe. For the sound of the voice produced figure, and invested them with it. From this it follows that there are Logos and Zoe, which have eight (semi-vowels) ; and Anthropos and Ecclesia, which have seven (vowels) ; and Pater and Aletheia, which have nine (mutes) . ”

“ For suppose that there are some letters that are mute—nine of them—of Pater and Aletheia, from the fact that these are mute—that is, ineffable and unutterable. And (again, assume) that there are other (letters that are) semi-vowels—eight of them—of the Logos and of Zoe, from the fact that these are intermediate between consonants and vowels, and receive the emanation [2] of the (letters) above them, but the reflux of those below them. ”

“ Know, (therefore,) that these letters which with you are (reckoned at) twenty-four, are emanations from the three powers, and are representative [1] of those (powers) which embrace even the entire number of the elements. ”