Philo Judaeus, De Gigantibus, ed. Paul Wendland, 11

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[11] ἆρ’ οὖν εἰκὸς δι’ οὗ τὰ ἄλλα, ἔνυδρά τε καὶ χερσαῖα, ἐψύχωται, ἔρημον εἶναι ἢ ψυχῶν ἀμοιρεῖν; τοὐναντίον μὲν οὖν, εἰ καὶ τὰ ἄλλα ¹ πάντα ζῴων ἄγονα ἦν, μόνος ἀὴρ ὤφειλε ζῳοτοκῆσαι τὰ ψυχῆς κατ’

De Gigantibus. Philo Judaeus. ed. Paul Wendland. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

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De Gigantibus (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 2. Wendland, Paul, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1897.)

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On the Giants First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 1. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 11 focus

[11] It is then natural that that medium by which all other animals, whether ¹ aquatic or terrestrial, are vivified should itself be empty and destitute of souls? On the contrary, even if all other animals were barren, the air by itself would be bound to be productive of life, having received from the great Creator the seeds of vitality by his especial favour.

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De gigantibus

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1 θυγατέρας post οὗτοι transpos. Α
2 υἱῶν Α
3 θηλυτόκος AUH2: θηλυκοτόκος MH1P
4 τοὺς om. Α
5 ἔμπαλιν coni. Mang. γενέσθαι MAP, mg. H: ἰδέσθαι text. H, γεννᾶσθαι U
8 οἱ ἄλλοι U Μωυσῆς ἀγγέλους U Μώσης MAHP
9 ποτώμεναι H1P μήτις U ὑπολάβοι Α
10 εἶναι τὸ evanida in U, τὸ fort. deest.
11 ἐμψυχῶσθαι H1L
15 ὅλοι Α ὅλαι δι’ om. U παρ’ ὃ AUP
18 εἰσιν Η
19 οὐ] οὐδὲ PH1
20 ἐν om. H1P
21 πρὸς τοῦ ὁμοίου conicio καὶ eras. Η φήσωμεν U ut vid.
23 φιλίως ἀναιτίου U
24 ὁποῖος conicio
25 ταῖς] τοῖς H
26 πνεύματος] πατρὸς L πάντα πρὸς conicio πλείω Α 28 ἢ U: om. ceteri τὸ ἐναντίον Α

Philo Judaeus De Gigantibus 11

ed. Paul Wendland

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