In Beveridge's translation of Calvin's Institutes book IV, chapter 14, section 2, it states:
Meaning of the word sacrament.
"The reason why the ancients used the term in this sense is not obscure. The old interpreter, whenever he wished to render the Greek term 'musterion' into Latin, especially when it was used with reference to divine things, used the word sacramentum."
Is the old interpreter a personification of the early church translation of Greek into Latin, or is Mr. Calvin here referencing a specific translator?
Thank you.
Meaning of the word sacrament.
"The reason why the ancients used the term in this sense is not obscure. The old interpreter, whenever he wished to render the Greek term 'musterion' into Latin, especially when it was used with reference to divine things, used the word sacramentum."
Is the old interpreter a personification of the early church translation of Greek into Latin, or is Mr. Calvin here referencing a specific translator?
Thank you.
