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Very interesting! It really solves the puzzle in an elegant fashion. It would be nice if you could provide a source for that feature of medieval grammarRafael– Rafael2018-01-29 10:20:21 +00:00Commented Jan 29, 2018 at 10:20
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A quirk of medieval grammar—this might be the clue that finally sorts this out! Could the meaning be like English "and because he was in a pitying and choosing state of mind when he saw Matthew"? Can you point me to another example of Medieval Latin using the ablative in this way?Ben Kovitz– Ben Kovitz2018-01-29 10:24:55 +00:00Commented Jan 29, 2018 at 10:24
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Source added. I've seen it a lot with different verbs, since I read mostly late medieval and Renaissance Latin.Kingshorsey– Kingshorsey2018-01-29 13:53:50 +00:00Commented Jan 29, 2018 at 13:53
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How about this as a literal English translation of Bede's sentence (clear though perhaps a little clumsy): "And so Jesus saw a publican, and because when he saw him he pitied him, but he was also choosing [apostles], he said to him, 'Follow me'"? And then this for Pope Francis's motto: "pitying but also choosing [people to call to some higher mission than being pitiable]"?Ben Kovitz– Ben Kovitz2018-06-05 22:46:12 +00:00Commented Jun 5, 2018 at 22:46
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