Philo Judaeus, De Abrahamo, ed. Leopold Cohn, 184

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[184] ἐγὼ δὲ πρὸς τὴν τούτων βασκανίαν καὶ πικρίαν ἐκεῖνα λέξω· τῶν καταθυόντων παῖδας οἱ μὲν ἔθει τοῦτο δρῶσιν, ὥσπερ ἐνίους ἔφασκον τῶν βαρβάρων, οἱ δὲ δι’ ἀβουλήτους καὶ μεγάλας ὑποθέσεις πόλεών τε καὶ χωρῶν ἑτέρως κατορθοῦσθαι μὴ
δυναμένων, ὧν οἱ μὲν ἀνάγκῃ τοὺς αὑτῶν ἐπιδιδόασιν ὑπὸ δυνατωτέρων βιασθέντες, οἱ δὲ δόξης καὶ τιμῆς ἐφιέμενοι καὶ εὐκλείας μὲν τῆς ¹ ἐν τῷ παρόντι, εὐφημίας δὲ τῆς εἰς ὕστερον.

De Abrahamo. Philo Judaeus. ed. Leopold Cohn. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

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De Abrahamo (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 4. Cohn, Leonard, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1902.)

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On the Life of the Wise Man made perfect by Instruction or, on the Unwritten Law, that is to say, on Abraham First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, Volume 2. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 184 focus

[184] But I will make the following reply to the envy and ill-temper of these men. Of those who sacrifice their children, some do so out of habit, as they say some of the barbarians do; others do it because they are unable by any other means to place on a good footing some desperate and important dangers threatening their cities and countries. And of these men, some have given up their children because they have been constrained by those more powerful than themselves: and others, out of a thirst for glory, and honour, and for renown ¹ at the present moment, and celebrity in all future ages.

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De Abrahamo

1.
1 τεταγμένας ΒΕ: τεταγμένους KHP, τεταγμένη ceteri
2 αὐτοβοΐ E δ’ ΒΕΚ
3 παιδοκτονεῖν F ὅσιον] θεῖον BEK προσέσθαι v (Arm): προέσθαι codd. ὧν] ὡς Arm
4 τοῦ ἄγους BEKHP: τοῦ μύσους C, τοὺς αὐτοὺς AFG, om. M μωσῆν BEK, μωσέα ceteri
5 μιάσματος] μυσούς coni. Mang. φάσκειν Κ υἱοὺς αὐτῶν BEK: αὐτῶν om. ceteri τὰς om. BEK
6 Ἰνδῶν] ἰδὼν CA
7 νῦν BEK: τοῦ νῦν ceteri ἡ] ἢ Α μακρὰ] μιαρὰ coni. Mang.
8 πυρὰν νήσαντας scripsi (sic Arm): πυρὰν ἀνήσαντας Κ, πυρὰ νήσαντας corr. ex πῦρ ἀνήσαντας Β, πῦρ ἀνήσαντας Ε, πῦρ ἅψαντες C, πῦρ ἅψαντας ceteri (v) ἑαυτοὺς BEK: αὑτοὺς Η2, αὐτοὺς ceteri
9 ἐμπιμπράναι CM πρὸς πολυετίαν ἴσως ΒΕΚ Arm: πρὸς πολὺ ἴσον H1P, πρὸς πολὺ ἴσως ceteri (Turn. Μang.)
10 προἀποθανάτων (sic) Ε
11 συγκαταφλεχθῆναι C: συναναφλεχθῆναι ceteri
12 τῆς εὐτολμίας θαυμάσειεν ΒΕΚ: θαυμάσειε τῆς εὐτολμίας ceteri
14 αὐτὸν] αὐτὴν FH (Turn. Mang.), om. Arm ἱέμενα Η2: ἱέμενα KM, ἱέμενον F, ἱέμενον C, ἱέμενον ceteri δὲ τί H2: δέ τι M, δ’ ἔτι ceteri
15 ἐγχειρητὴν] ἐγχειρεῖ τῆς ΜF, ἐγχειριτῆς Α, ἐγχειρεῖν τῆς BE Arm
17 πικρίαν] φιλοπονηρίαν coni. Mang.
18 ἔφασκον ΒΕΚ Arm: om. F, φασὶ ceteri τῶν βαρβάρων BEK: τῶν om. ceteri διαβουλήτους MA
19 πόλεων ΒΕΚΗ2: πολέμων ceteri χορῶν Α
20 ὧν om. CFG αὐτῶν Β: αὐτῶν ceteri ὑποδιδόασιν Α
21 post βιασθέντες add. Turn. Mang. οἱ δὲ φόβῳ τῷ ἀπ’ ἀνθρώπων (e C: cf. ad 42,15) 21—42,15 οἱ δὲ—καὶ μὴν om. CFG
21 τιμῆς] ἀτιμίας H1P

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