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306 Credibility of (he Gospel nislory.
great importance, concerning the different ways of writing
this name in several authors. 1 hope 1 need not make any
apology for generally writing his name Mani" after the
people of the east, where he lived: and Epiphanius says
that"^ Mane was the name he took instead of Cubricus.
It is not amono- the Greeks that we must seek for the
original of this name ; for Archelaus himself says that"'
Corbicius changed his name after the death of the widow,
his patroness, at the court of Persia; and all the Greek
writers in general say that in taking the name Manes he
intended to secure himself honour among the Persians.
But though the name Mani be Persic or Chaldaic, learned
moderns, skilled in the oriental languages, are not agreed
about the original of it. However, it may be observed that
Cyril of Jerusalem says, Manes'' in the Persian language
signifies discourse or eloquence ; and that he changed his
name from Cubricus to Manes, partly to obliterate the
memory of his servitude, partly for the sake of gaining' the
reputation of a good speaker: this is taken up byy Photius
and others. Epiphanius says that^ Mane, in the Babylonian
language, signifies vessel or instrument : Ephrem the
Syrian* seems to refer to this notion of the word ; which is
thors.
always writes Manes, never Manichee. And he declines, as Epiphanius avn
TuV^sPpiKuMavriv tavTov (.TTiiivofiaaiv. Cat. 6. n. 24. KarfKa\ai(Tt rovMavqv
tiQ Tov Mavjjra. Thdrt. H. F. 1. i. c. 2C. p. 213. D. Cyril of Jerusalem
6 Ap^^tXao^. ib. n. 30.—aXX' tvoQ tuv KaKujv rpuov ra Mavri fiuQrjrwv. ib. n.
31. How Philaster decUned Manes, appears from the beginning of his article.
See note '^. In the Acts of Archelaus, where the name is written Manes in
the nominative, and not Manichseus, it is not prolonged in the genitive : et
quomodo de Perside venientem Manem.—Arch. n. 35. p. 61. His auditis,
turbae volebant Manem comprehensum tradere.— c. 55. p. 100.—non ex Mane
originem mali hujus manasse. ib. p. 101. And see before, note ^
" Les Persans et les Arabes appellent notre heresiarque Mani.—Beaus. Hist.
Manich. T. i. p. 73. m. and see note S p. 116.
'' KsjSpiKoc litv TO TTpwTOV KoXHfiiVOQ, iKOVonaffag Se tavTii) Mavr] ovofia.
H. 66. n. i. in.
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* Tunc ergo Corbicius, sepulta domina, bonis
sibi derelictis omnibus uti ccEpit, et migravit ad medium civilatis locum, in
quo manebat Rex Persarum, et comniulato sibi nomine Manem semetipsum
pro Corbicio appellavit. Arch. n. 53. p. 98.
" Eira, iva fir) ro TrjQ SsXunc ovofia fjrorei^i'rov t], avn th Ks/SpiKS Mapt]v
iavTOv STTUJvofinaiv, ontp Kara rriv lltpaojv diaXtKTOv rr]v ofiiXiav (^j/Xof tTrn^?]
yap Sia\tKTiicn(; tCoKtirtQ tipai, Mavqv tavrov fTraivo/jiaan', o'lovti ofiiXijrrfv nva
apirrov. k. X. Cyr. Cat. G. n. 24. >' At/Xoi St ruro UfpmSi
y\(o(TfTy TOV o'lov 6ixi\r]TiK0V, Kai wpog SiaXi'^iv SpaTtiptov. I'h. contr. Man. 1. i.
C. 12. p. 45.
' To yap Mavt] airo TrjQ BajivXoJviaQ tig ti)v 'KXXrjm^a
fitTailxponivov (TKtvog airoipaLvii r nvofia. H. 66. n. i.p. 617. C. D.
• Manes, Chaldaicum nomen, vas, vcslem, instrumcntum quodlibet signi-
ficat. Hue spectat quod S. Epliraem hoc loco scribit : Manelem diabolus
tamquam propria induit veste, ut eo, vdut insfrumenlo suo abuteretur, suaque
per ipsum promeret oracula. Asscm. B