Philo Judaeus, De Confusione Linguarum, ed. Paul Wendland, 32

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[32] λέγει δὲ οὐ τὰ μαχόμενα, τὰ δὲ τῇ φύσει μάλιστα ἀκολουθοῦντα· ὅτῳ γὰρ ἠρεμεῖν πέφυκεν ἡ γνώμη καὶ ἀρρεπῶς ἱδρῦσθαι, συμβαίνει πᾶσιν ἀνθίστασθαι τοῖς σάλῳ καὶ κλύδωνι χαίρουσι καὶ τὸν γαληνιάσαι δυνάμενον ¹

De Confusione Linguarum. Philo Judaeus. ed. Paul Wendland. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

Current edition First1KGreek

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

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On the Confusion of Languages First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 2. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 32 focus

[32] But the prophet does not here say things which are inconsistent, but rather such as are exceedingly in accordance with nature; for the man whose mind is naturally disposed to be tranquil, and is established undeviatingly, must necessarily be at variance with all those who delight in disorder and confusion, and who by artificial storms seek to disturb him who is capable of enjoying tranquillity.

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De confusione linguarum

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2 καθαιρεῖ Mang. : καθαίρει codd. o ἁλικὴν G
5 ὀξυδορκεῖν G Σοδομῖται G ἀπὸ] ἐπὶ G
7 αὐτὴ FHP: αὐτὴ G, αὐτῆς Mang. φρουρἀς F
8 tertium καὶ oin. HP μηδενὸς
10 ἐγνωκότος v V2 θείων καὶ ἱερῶν scripsi: θείων ἔργων καὶ codd. καὶ λόγων om. F καλεῖν GF: 9 , καθελεῖν P
13 θεότροπος HPL1 θράσει om. GF
15 post οἰκεῖα add. βὑματα Mang.
16 πλημμυροῦντες conicio
17 στήσῃ F: στήσῃς G, στῆθι IIP
18 τοῦ ποταμοῦ Οἴῃ HP
19 ante ἀθρόων add. καὶ v
23 ἀβεβαίου — ἀκοδυσάμένος om. G ’2\ post διάθεσιν add. καὶ HP ἔστω G "25 φησιν addidi καίτοι codd. : καὶ v
29 γαληνιάσαι HP: γαληνίσαι GF

Philo Judaeus De Confusione Linguarum 32

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