The
Cappadocians were of notoriously bad character, and shared with the
Cretans and Cilicians the discredit of illustrating τρία
κάππα
κάκιστα.
cf. note on Theodoret, Ecc. Hist. II. xi.
p. 75. It was Phrygians, however, who were specially notorious
for cowardice. cf. the proverb: “More
cowardly than a Phrygian hare.” cf.
Lightfoot, Coloss., etc., p 378 n. But
Cappadocia may claim the counter credit of having given birth to
three of the most famous divines, Basil and the two
Gregorys.