“I pray such hauteur is not your habit,...”
Sadly, it is, but what can you expect from the greatest of sinners, +John Chrysostomos notwithstanding. That doesn’t change the fact, however, that you need a Greek lesson. As I suggested, speak to your priest or bishop, or failing them, the local Orthodox priest. The word “presvyia” is very important.
Still haven’t read the Fathers, have you! There’s really no excuse not to, you know.
Would to God you were that self-effacing in practice and not just principle.
That doesn’t change the fact, however, that you need a Greek lesson.
You have GOT to be kidding! Are you seriously trying to float the idea one must know Greek to be an (small o) orthodox Christian?
Still haven’t read the Fathers, have you! There’s really no excuse not to, you know.
Would you please estimate for any lurking readers the volume of text I would have to review to find what the Church Fathers had to say about Jude 11...bearing in mind you have given me no more direction beyond "the Fathers?"
I'm beginning to believe I've fallen victim to "Job's friends" practicing that peculiar form of studied ignorance characterized by the charge of "darbyism." That is: "We don't know what those scriptures mean, but we know they don't mean what they say."