Philo Judaeus, De Opificio Mundi, ed. Leopold Cohn, 132

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[132] μία μὲν αἰτία ἥδε, λεκτέον δὲ καὶ ἑτέραν στοχαζομένην ὥσπερ σκοποῦ τῆς ἀληθείας· οὐδὲν τῶν γηγενῶν ἄνευ ὑγρᾶς οὐσίας συνίστασθαι πέφυκε· μηνύουσι δ’ αἱ καταβολαὶ τῶν σπερμάτων, ἅπερ ἢ ὑγρά ἐστιν, ὡς τὰ τῶν ζῴων, ἢ
οὐκ ἄνευ ὑγρότητος βλαστάνει, τοιαῦτα δὲ τὰ τῶν φυτῶν ἐστιν· ἐξ οὗ δῆλον ὅτι ἀνάγκη τὴν λεχθεῖσαν ὑγρὰν οὐσίαν μέρος εἶναι γῆς τῆς πάντα τικτούσης, καθάπερ ταῖς γυναιξὶ τὴν φορὰν τῶν καταμηνίων· λέγεται γὰρ οὖν καὶ ταῦτα πρὸς ἀνδρῶν φυσικῶν οὐσία σωματικὴ ¹ βρεφῶν εἶναι.

De Opificio Mundi. Philo Judaeus. ed. Leopold Cohn. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

Current edition First1KGreek

De Opificio Mundi (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera que supersunt, Volume 1. Cohn, Leonard, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1896.)

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On the Creation of the World First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 1. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 132 focus

[132] This is one reason; and we must also mention another, which is aimed at the truth like an arrow at a mark. It is not the nature of anything upon the earth to exist without a moist essence. And this is indicated by the throwing of seed, which is either moist, as the seed of animals, or else does not shoot up without moisture, such as the seeds of plants; from which it is evident that it follows that the aforesaid moist essence must be a portion of the earth which produces everything, just as the flux of the catamenia is a part of women. For by men who are learned in natural philosophy, this also is said to be the corporeal essence of children.

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De opificio mundi

1.
1 τὸν] τὴν MFG εἱρμὸν] εἰρομένην F, εἰρημένην G, om. M
2 post διατηρῶν add. φύσιν MFG ἑξῆς λέγει M: λέγει ἑξῆς ceteri ἐκ] ἀπὸ H
3 πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς Μ: πρόσωπον αὐτῆς ceteri μὲν M: μὲν γὰρ ceteri
4 ἓν om. M τεσσάρων M
5 Μώσης codd. ὀξυπτέροις AP, ὀξυτέροις Β
6 μακρὰ MB
7 οἴεται εἶναι] εἶναι φησὶ M
8 οἱ om. Β παρ’ ἡμῖν om. ABP
9 λιμένων] λιμνῶν Markland (Mang.) μεγέθη] λόγον ABP
10 ἀπὸ τῆς θαλάσσης ABP τῆ γῆ M: τῇ om. ceteri
11 διὰ τὴν M: διά γε τὴν ABP, διά τε τὴν FGH ἄν om. M ὑπὸ] ἀπὸ M
12 ποιότητι] ὑγρότητι vel νοτίδι coni. Wendl. ἑνούσης ABPG: ἐνούσης (ἐ corr. ex ἑ) MH, ἐνούσης F, ἐνούσῃ Mang. (Markland) 13 om. ABP post ἀραιωμάτων add. ὑγρότητος ABP 13.
14 πολυσχιδῶς codd.: πολυσχιδῶν Turn., καὶ πολυσχιδῶς Mang.
14 κἄν διελέλυτο M: κἀν διεῖλεν αὐτό FGH, κἄν καὶ διὰ τοῦτο διεῖλεν αὐτό ABP
15 τῆς om. H 15.
16 ἀφαυαινομένην FGH: ἀφαυαίνεσθαι καὶ ABP, om. M
16 τρύφη] δρύφη FG, τρυφὴν M
17 τοῦ σκοποῦ ABP
18 πέφυκε συνίστασθαι ABP δὲ M αἱ om. M
19 ante ἅπερ add. θέρη M ἣ] ἡ AP
20 δὲ καὶ τὰ (καὶ M
21 δηλονότι ABPFG τῆς ante γῆς transp. M
22 καταμηνιαίων F1H
23 ταῦτα] τὰ M

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ed. Leopold Cohn

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