1phil.theol.archetype, original model or knowledge of God which forms the basis of Creation:
(
c.1230;
MS: 1275-85
)
De cest mund la creaciun Feite en cinc manieres truvum: L'une fu einz ke ren nule fut, Ke Deu en sun penser conçut Devant tuz siecles a purtreire Come[n]t il volt tuit le mund feire. Cist est architepes dist De Deu prince ke tut purvit; 'Prince' est dit 'archos' en gregeis, 'Typos' est dit 'figure' en françois; Dunt cest mund cel non ad, Kar Deu par soi le figurad
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architepes (c.1230)