Thomas Aquinas: Works and Common Latin Abbreviations by Dr. Dony K. Donev
Thomas Aquinas: Works and Common Latin Abbreviations
Consolidated reference table with Latin titles, supplied Greek title translations, and English translations. Latin abbreviations follow common modern Thomistic citation practice; variants occur by edition and publisher. Greek titles are translations/short titles, not a universal Greek abbreviation system.
Scope: principal authentic works plus selected doubtful/probably authentic works included in the prior table. “Doubtful” reflects the status used in this working reference; consult the Corpus Thomisticum and the citation guide required by your publisher for definitive editorial decisions.
Major works
| Abbreviation |
Latin title |
Greek translation |
English translation |
Status |
| Super Sent. |
Scriptum super libros Sententiarum |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὰ βιβλία τῶν Ἀποφάσεων |
Commentary on the Books of Sentences |
— |
| ST |
Summa theologiae |
Σύνοψη τῆς θεολογίας |
Summa of Theology |
— |
| ST Suppl. |
Supplementum tertiae partis |
Συμπλήρωμα τοῦ τρίτου μέρους |
Supplement to the Third Part |
— |
| ScG |
Summa contra Gentiles |
Σύνοψη κατὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν |
Summa Against the Gentiles |
— |
| Comp. theol. |
Compendium theologiae |
Ἐπιτομὴ τῆς θεολογίας |
Compendium of Theology |
— |
| Lectura Romana |
Lectura Romana in primum Sententiarum Petri Lombardi |
Ῥωμαϊκὴ διάλεξις εἰς τὸ πρῶτον βιβλίον τῶν Ἀποφάσεων τοῦ Πέτρου Λομβάρδου |
Roman Lectures on Peter Lombard’s First Book of Sentences |
Doubtful |
Disputed questions
| Abbreviation |
Latin title |
Greek translation |
English translation |
Status |
| De verit. |
Quaestiones disputatae De veritate |
Διαλεχθεῖσαι ζητήσεις περὶ ἀληθείας |
Disputed Questions on Truth |
— |
| De pot. |
Quaestiones disputatae De potentia |
Διαλεχθεῖσαι ζητήσεις περὶ δυνάμεως |
Disputed Questions on Power |
— |
| Q. de anima |
Quaestiones disputatae De anima |
Διαλεχθεῖσαι ζητήσεις περὶ ψυχῆς |
Disputed Questions on the Soul |
— |
| De spir. creat. |
Quaestio disputata De spiritualibus creaturis |
Διαλεχθεῖσα ζήτησις περὶ πνευματικῶν κτισμάτων |
Disputed Question on Spiritual Creatures |
— |
| De unione Verbi |
Quaestio disputata De unione Verbi incarnati |
Διαλεχθεῖσα ζήτησις περὶ τῆς ἑνώσεως τοῦ σαρκωθέντος Λόγου |
Disputed Question on the Union of the Incarnate Word |
— |
| De malo |
Quaestiones disputatae De malo |
Διαλεχθεῖσαι ζητήσεις περὶ κακοῦ |
Disputed Questions on Evil |
— |
| De virtut. |
Quaestiones disputatae De virtutibus |
Διαλεχθεῖσαι ζητήσεις περὶ ἀρετῶν |
Disputed Questions on the Virtues |
— |
| De virtut. in comm. |
Quaestio disputata De virtute in communi |
Διαλεχθεῖσα ζήτησις περὶ ἀρετῆς καθόλου |
Disputed Question on Virtue in General |
— |
| De carit. |
Quaestio disputata De caritate |
Διαλεχθεῖσα ζήτησις περὶ ἀγάπης |
Disputed Question on Charity |
— |
| De correc. frater. |
Quaestio disputata De correctione fraterna |
Διαλεχθεῖσα ζήτησις περὶ ἀδελφικῆς διορθώσεως |
Disputed Question on Fraternal Correction |
— |
| De spe |
Quaestio disputata De spe |
Διαλεχθεῖσα ζήτησις περὶ ἐλπίδος |
Disputed Question on Hope |
— |
| De virtut. card. |
Quaestio disputata De virtutibus cardinalibus |
Διαλεχθεῖσα ζήτησις περὶ τῶν κυρίων ἀρετῶν |
Disputed Question on the Cardinal Virtues |
— |
| Quodl. |
Quaestiones de quolibet |
Ζητήσεις περὶ παντὸς θέματος |
Quodlibetal Questions |
— |
| De libro vitae |
Quaestio De libro vitae |
Ζήτησις περὶ τοῦ βιβλίου τῆς ζωῆς |
Question on the Book of Life |
Doubtful |
Philosophical works
| Abbreviation |
Latin title |
Greek translation |
English translation |
Status |
| De ente |
De ente et essentia |
Περὶ τοῦ ὄντος καὶ τῆς οὐσίας |
On Being and Essence |
— |
| De princ. nat. |
De principiis naturae |
Περὶ τῶν ἀρχῶν τῆς φύσεως |
On the Principles of Nature |
— |
| De unit. intell. |
De unitate intellectus contra Averroistas |
Περὶ τῆς ἑνότητος τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ τῶν Ἀβερροϊστῶν |
On the Unity of the Intellect, Against the Averroists |
— |
| De aetern. mundi |
De aeternitate mundi contra murmurantes |
Περὶ τῆς ἀϊδιότητος τοῦ κόσμου κατὰ τῶν γογγυζόντων |
On the Eternity of the World, Against the Grumblers |
— |
| De subst. sep. |
De substantiis separatis |
Περὶ τῶν χωριστῶν οὐσιῶν |
On Separate Substances |
— |
| De mixt. elem. |
De mixtione elementorum |
Περὶ τῆς μίξεως τῶν στοιχείων |
On the Mixture of the Elements |
— |
| De motu cord. |
De motu cordis |
Περὶ τῆς κινήσεως τῆς καρδίας |
On the Motion of the Heart |
— |
| De op. occ. |
De operationibus occultis naturae |
Περὶ τῶν κρυφίων ἐνεργειῶν τῆς φύσεως |
On the Hidden Operations of Nature |
— |
| De iud. ast. |
De iudiciis astrorum |
Περὶ τῶν κρίσεων τῶν ἄστρων |
On Astrological Judgments |
— |
| De sort. |
De sortibus |
Περὶ κλήρων |
On the Casting of Lots |
— |
| De fallaciis |
De fallaciis |
Περὶ τῶν σοφισμάτων |
On Fallacies |
Doubtful |
| De prop. modal. |
De propositionibus modalibus |
Περὶ τροπικῶν προτάσεων |
On Modal Propositions |
Doubtful |
| De cogn. animae |
De cognitione animae |
Περὶ τῆς γνώσεως τῆς ψυχῆς |
On the Knowledge of the Soul |
Doubtful |
| De immort. animae |
De immortalitate animae |
Περὶ τῆς ἀθανασίας τῆς ψυχῆς |
On the Immortality of the Soul |
Doubtful |
Theology, church, and polemics
| Abbreviation |
Latin title |
Greek translation |
English translation |
Status |
| De art. fid. |
De articulis fidei et Ecclesiae sacramentis |
Περὶ τῶν ἄρθρων τῆς πίστεως καὶ τῶν μυστηρίων τῆς Ἐκκλησίας |
On the Articles of Faith and the Sacraments of the Church |
— |
| De rat. fid. |
De rationibus fidei ad cantorem Antiochenum |
Περὶ τῶν λόγων τῆς πίστεως πρὸς τὸν ψάλτην τῆς Ἀντιοχείας |
On the Reasons for the Faith, to the Cantor of Antioch |
— |
| De perf. |
De perfectione spiritualis vitae |
Περὶ τῆς τελειότητος τοῦ πνευματικοῦ βίου |
On the Perfection of the Spiritual Life |
— |
| Cont. impug. |
Contra impugnantes Dei cultum et religionem |
Κατὰ τῶν πολεμούντων τὴν λατρείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τὸν θρησκευτικὸ βίο |
Against Those Who Attack the Worship of God and Religious Life |
— |
| Cont. retrah. |
Contra doctrinam retrahentium a religione |
Κατὰ τῆς διδασκαλίας τῶν ἀποσπώντων ἀπὸ τοῦ θρησκευτικοῦ βίου |
Against the Teaching of Those Who Draw People Away from Religious Life |
— |
| Cont. err. Graec. |
Contra errores Graecorum |
Κατὰ τῶν πλανῶν τῶν Ἑλλήνων |
Against the Errors of the Greeks |
— |
| De forma abs. |
De forma absolutionis |
Περὶ τοῦ τύπου τῆς ἀφέσεως |
On the Form of Absolution |
— |
| De regno |
De regno ad regem Cypri |
Περὶ βασιλείας πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα τῆς Κύπρου |
On Kingship, to the King of Cyprus |
— |
| De empt. |
De emptione et venditione ad tempus |
Περὶ ἀγορασίας καὶ πωλήσεως ἐπὶ χρόνῳ |
On Buying and Selling on Credit |
— |
| Ad Bernard. |
Epistola ad Bernardum |
Ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς Βερνάρδον |
Letter to Bernard |
— |
| Ad duc. Brab. |
Epistola ad ducissam Brabantiae |
Ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς τὴν δούκισσαν τῆς Βραβάντης |
Letter to the Duchess of Brabant |
— |
| De 6 art. |
Responsiones ad magistrum Ioannem de Vercellis de VI articulis |
Ἀποκρίσεις πρὸς τὸν διδάσκαλον Ἰωάννην τὸν ἐκ Βερκελλῶν περὶ ἓξ ἄρθρων |
Replies to Master John of Vercelli on Six Articles |
— |
| De 30 art. |
Responsiones ad magistrum Ioannem de Vercellis de XXX articulis |
Ἀποκρίσεις πρὸς τὸν διδάσκαλον Ἰωάννην τὸν ἐκ Βερκελλῶν περὶ τριάκοντα ἄρθρων |
Replies to Master John of Vercelli on Thirty Articles |
— |
| De 36 art. |
Responsiones ad lectorem Venetum de XXXVI articulis |
Ἀποκρίσεις πρὸς τὸν Βενετὸν ἀναγνώστην περὶ τριάκοντα ἓξ ἄρθρων |
Replies to the Venetian Reader on Thirty-Six Articles |
— |
| De 43 art. |
Responsiones ad magistrum Ioannem de Vercellis de XLIII articulis |
Ἀποκρίσεις πρὸς τὸν διδάσκαλον Ἰωάννην τὸν ἐκ Βερκελλῶν περὶ τεσσαράκοντα τριῶν ἄρθρων |
Replies to Master John of Vercelli on Forty-Three Articles |
— |
| De 108 art. |
Responsiones ad magistrum Ioannem de Vercellis de CVIII articulis |
Ἀποκρίσεις πρὸς τὸν διδάσκαλον Ἰωάννην τὸν ἐκ Βερκελλῶν περὶ ἑκατὸν ὀκτὼ ἄρθρων |
Replies to Master John of Vercelli on 108 Articles |
— |
Philosophical commentaries
| Abbreviation |
Latin title |
Greek translation |
English translation |
Status |
| Super Peri herm. |
Expositio libri Peryermeneias |
Ἑρμηνεία τοῦ βιβλίου Περὶ ἑρμηνείας |
Commentary on Aristotle’s On Interpretation |
— |
| Super Post. An. |
Expositio libri Posteriorum Analyticorum |
Ἑρμηνεία τῶν Ὑστέρων Ἀναλυτικῶν |
Commentary on Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics |
— |
| Super Phys. |
In libros Physicorum |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὰ Φυσικά |
Commentary on Aristotle’s Physics |
— |
| Super De caelo |
In libros De caelo et mundo |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὸ Περὶ οὐρανοῦ καὶ κόσμου |
Commentary on Aristotle’s On the Heavens and the World |
— |
| Super De gen. |
In libros De generatione et corruptione |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὸ Περὶ γενέσεως καὶ φθορᾶς |
Commentary on Aristotle’s On Generation and Corruption |
— |
| Super Meteora |
Sentencia super Meteora |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὰ Μετεωρολογικά |
Commentary on Aristotle’s Meteorology |
— |
| Super De anima |
Sentencia libri De anima |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὸ Περὶ ψυχῆς |
Commentary on Aristotle’s On the Soul |
— |
| Super De sensu |
Sentencia libri De sensu et sensato |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὸ Περὶ αἰσθήσεως καὶ αἰσθητῶν |
Commentary on Aristotle’s On Sense and the Sensible |
— |
| Super De mem. |
Sentencia libri De memoria et reminiscentia |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὸ Περὶ μνήμης καὶ ἀναμνήσεως |
Commentary on Aristotle’s On Memory and Recollection |
— |
| Super Ethic. |
Sententia libri Ethicorum |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὰ Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια |
Commentary on Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics |
— |
| Tab. Ethic. |
Tabula Ethicorum |
Πίναξ τῶν Ἠθικῶν |
Table/Index of the Ethics |
— |
| Super Pol. |
Sententia libri Politicorum |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὰ Πολιτικά |
Commentary on Aristotle’s Politics |
— |
| Super Metaph. |
Sententia libri Metaphysicae |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὰ Μετὰ τὰ φυσικά |
Commentary on Aristotle’s Metaphysics |
— |
| Super De causis |
Super librum De causis expositio |
Ἑρμηνεία εἰς τὸ Βιβλίον περὶ αἰτιῶν |
Commentary on the Book of Causes |
— |
| Super De div. nom. |
In librum B. Dionysii De divinis nominibus expositio |
Ἑρμηνεία εἰς τὸ βιβλίον τοῦ ἁγίου Διονυσίου Περὶ θείων ὀνομάτων |
Commentary on Pseudo-Dionysius’s Divine Names |
— |
| Super De hebd. |
Expositio libri Boetii De ebdomadibus |
Ἑρμηνεία τοῦ βιβλίου τοῦ Βοηθίου Περὶ Ἑβδομάδων |
Commentary on Boethius’s On the Hebdomads |
— |
| Super De Trin. |
Super Boetium De Trinitate |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὸ Περὶ Τριάδος τοῦ Βοηθίου |
Commentary on Boethius’s On the Trinity |
— |
Biblical commentaries
| Abbreviation |
Latin title |
Greek translation |
English translation |
Status |
| Super Ps. |
Super Psalmos |
Σχόλιον εἰς τοὺς Ψαλμούς |
Commentary on the Psalms |
— |
| Super Iob |
Expositio super Iob ad litteram |
Κατὰ γράμμα ἑρμηνεία εἰς τὸν Ἰώβ |
Literal Commentary on Job |
— |
| Super Is. |
Super Isaiam |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὸν Ἠσαΐαν |
Commentary on Isaiah |
— |
| Super Ier. |
In Ieremiam |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὸν Ἱερεμίαν |
Commentary on Jeremiah |
— |
| Super Thren. |
Super Threnos Ieremiae |
Σχόλιον εἰς τοὺς Θρήνους τοῦ Ἱερεμίου |
Commentary on Lamentations |
Doubtful |
| Super Matt. |
Super Matthaeum |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὸν Ματθαῖον |
Commentary on Matthew |
— |
| Super Ioan. |
Super Ioannem |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὸν Ἰωάννην |
Commentary on John |
— |
| Cat. Matt. |
Catena aurea in Matthaeum |
Χρυσῆ ἅλυσις εἰς τὸν Ματθαῖον |
Golden Chain on Matthew |
— |
| Cat. Marc. |
Catena aurea in Marcum |
Χρυσῆ ἅλυσις εἰς τὸν Μάρκον |
Golden Chain on Mark |
— |
| Cat. Luc. |
Catena aurea in Lucam |
Χρυσῆ ἅλυσις εἰς τὸν Λουκᾶν |
Golden Chain on Luke |
— |
| Cat. Ioan. |
Catena aurea in Ioannem |
Χρυσῆ ἅλυσις εἰς τὸν Ἰωάννην |
Golden Chain on John |
— |
| Super Rom. |
Super Romanos |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὴν Πρὸς Ῥωμαίους |
Commentary on Romans |
— |
| Super I Cor. |
Super I ad Corinthios |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὴν Αʹ Πρὸς Κορινθίους |
Commentary on First Corinthians |
— |
| Super II Cor. |
Super II ad Corinthios |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὴν Βʹ Πρὸς Κορινθίους |
Commentary on Second Corinthians |
— |
| Super Gal. |
Super Galatas |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὴν Πρὸς Γαλάτας |
Commentary on Galatians |
— |
| Super Eph. |
Super Ephesios |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὴν Πρὸς Ἐφεσίους |
Commentary on Ephesians |
— |
| Super Phil. |
Super Philippenses |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὴν Πρὸς Φιλιππησίους |
Commentary on Philippians |
— |
| Super Col. |
Super Colossenses |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὴν Πρὸς Κολοσσαεῖς |
Commentary on Colossians |
— |
| Super I Thess. |
Super I Thessalonicenses |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὴν Αʹ Πρὸς Θεσσαλονικεῖς |
Commentary on First Thessalonians |
— |
| Super II Thess. |
Super II Thessalonicenses |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὴν Βʹ Πρὸς Θεσσαλονικεῖς |
Commentary on Second Thessalonians |
— |
| Super I Tim. |
Super I Timotheum |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὴν Αʹ Πρὸς Τιμόθεον |
Commentary on First Timothy |
— |
| Super II Tim. |
Super II Timotheum |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὴν Βʹ Πρὸς Τιμόθεον |
Commentary on Second Timothy |
— |
| Super Tit. |
Super Titum |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὴν Πρὸς Τίτον |
Commentary on Titus |
— |
| Super Philem. |
Super Philemonem |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὴν Πρὸς Φιλήμονα |
Commentary on Philemon |
— |
| Super Heb. |
Super Epistolam ad Hebraeos |
Σχόλιον εἰς τὴν Πρὸς Ἑβραίους |
Commentary on Hebrews |
— |
Catecheses, sermons, and liturgy
| Abbreviation |
Latin title |
Greek translation |
English translation |
Status |
| In Symb. |
Collationes in Symbolum Apostolorum |
Διαλέξεις εἰς τὸ Σύμβολον τῶν Ἀποστόλων |
Conferences on the Apostles’ Creed |
— |
| Expos. Sal. ang. |
Expositio Salutationis angelicae |
Ἑρμηνεία τοῦ Ἀγγελικοῦ Ἀσπασμοῦ |
Explanation of the Angelic Salutation |
— |
| De dec. praec. |
Collationes de decem praeceptis |
Διαλέξεις περὶ τῶν δέκα ἐντολῶν |
Conferences on the Ten Commandments |
— |
| In orat. dom. |
Expositio in orationem dominicam |
Ἑρμηνεία εἰς τὴν Κυριακὴ Προσευχή |
Explanation of the Lord’s Prayer |
— |
| Off. Corp. Chr. |
Officium Corporis Christi |
Ἀκολουθία τοῦ Σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ |
Office of Corpus Christi |
Doubtful |
| Adoro te devote |
Adoro te devote |
Σὲ προσκυνῶ εὐλαβῶς |
I Devoutly Adore You |
Doubtful |
| Serm. |
Sermones |
Κηρύγματα |
Sermons |
— |
| Princ. bib. |
Principium biblicum “Hic est liber” |
Βιβλικὸν προοίμιον «Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ βιβλίος» |
Biblical Inaugural Lecture, “This Is the Book” |
Doubtful |
Citation components
| Form |
Meaning |
| pro. |
prologue |
| q. |
question |
| a. |
article |
| obj. |
objection |
| s.c. |
sed contra / on the contrary |
| resp. |
respondeo / central response |
| ad |
reply to an objection |
| c. |
chapter |
| lect. |
lecture |
| dist. / d. |
distinction |
| corp. |
body of the article |
Sources and use
Primary reference points: The Thomist, “Abbreviations and Citations of the Works of Thomas Aquinas” (2025); Corpus Thomisticum, Opera omnia and synoptic catalogue. Citation abbreviations and exact Latin titles can differ slightly among the Leonine edition, Marietti editions, institutional style guides, and digital editions.
Example: ST I, q. 2, a. 3 = Summa theologiae, First Part, question 2, article 3.
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