Philo Judaeus De Congressu Eruditionis Gratia 45

ed. Paul Wendland

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[45] 9 Ναχὼρ ἑρμηνεύεται φωτὸς ἀνάπαυσις, Μελχὰ δὲ βασίλισσα, Ῥουμὰ δὲ ὁρῶσά τι. τὸ μὲν οὖν φῶς ἔχειν κατὰ διάνοιαν
ἀγαθόν, τὸ δὲ ἀναπαυόμενον καὶ ἠρεμοῦν καὶ ἀκίνητον οὐ τέλειον ἀγαθόν· ἡσυχίᾳ μὲν γὰρ τὰ κακὰ χρῆσθαι λυσιτελές, τὰ δὲ ἀγαθὰ κινήσει συμφέρον.

De Congressu Eruditionis Gratia. Philo Judaeus. ed. Paul Wendland. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

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De Congressu Eruditionis Gratia (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 3. Wendland, Paul, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1898.)

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On the Meeting for the sake of seeking Instruction First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, Volume 2. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 45 focus

The name Nachor, being interpreted, means "a rest from light;" and Milcah means "princess;" and Rumah means "she who sees something." Therefore, to have light in the mind is good; but cessation from light, and tranquillity, and immobility is not perfect good, for it is advantageous to have evils tranquil, but it is desirable to have blessings in motion; for what advantage is there in a man’s having a tuneful voice, if he keeps silent?

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