Irmos: The ungodly perceive not Thy glory, O Christ; but, waking at dawn out of the night, we hymn Thee, O Only-begotten One Who lovest mankind, Thou effulgence of the glory of the Father’s divinity.
Thou didst offer thyself to Christ, O Aphthonius, mightily denouncing the ungodly wickedness of the tyrant; and, rejoicing, thou didst make haste to the light of faith, O glorious one.
Theotokion: The noetic Sun, shining forth from thee, hath shed upon all the radiant beams of His divinity, O Mistress Theotokos. Wherefore, we all glorify thee.
When thou didst emulate the suffering of Christ, O Aphthonius, for His sake in particular was thy head cut off; for thou didst hasten toward immutable and undying rest.
Steadfast in unshakable hope, thou didst spit upon the beautiful things which are on the earth, O most wise Elpidephorus; for thou didst run in haste to the arena of thy contest.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.