Philo Judaeus, De Abrahamo, ed. Leopold Cohn, 26

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[26] οὐ δεῖ δὲ ἀγνοεῖν, ὅτι τὰ δευτερεῖα φέρεται μετάνοια τελειότητος, ὥσπερ καὶ ἀνόσου σώματος
¹ ἡ πρὸς ὑγείαν ἐξ ἀσθενείας μεταβολή. τὸ μὲν οὖν διηνεκὲς καὶ τέλειον ἐν ἀρεταῖς ἐγγυτάτω θείας ἵσταται δυνάμεως, ἡ δ’ ἀπό τινος χρόνου βελτίωσις ἴδιον ἀγαθὸν εὐφυοῦς ψυχῆς ἐστι μὴ τοῖς παιδικοῖς ἐπιμενούσης ἀλλ’ ἁδροτέροις καὶ ἀνδρὸς ὄντως φρονήμασιν ἐπιζητούσης εὔδιον
κατάστασιν [ψυχῆς] καὶ τῇ φαντασίᾳ τῶν καλῶν ἐπιτρεχούσης.

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

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

Current edition First1KGreek

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.) — 26 focus

[26] But we must not be ignorant that repentance occupies the second place only, next after perfection, just as the change from sickness to convalescence is inferior to perfect uninterrupted health. Therefore, that which is continuous and perfect in virtues is very near divine power, but that condition which is improvement advancing in process of time is the peculiar blessing of a well-disposed soul, which does not continue in its childish pursuits, but by more vigorous thoughts and inclinations, such as really become a man, seeks a tranquil steadiness of soul, and which attains to it by its conception of what is good.

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De Abrahamo

1.
1 τὸ alt.] τε CGP1, τὴν AP2F
2 δ’ BEK, γὰρ Arm ἐπουρίσας scripsi: ἐπουριάσας BE, ἐπουρίας Α, εὐπορίας CFGM, ἐπορθιάσας εὐπορίας HP(v), ἐπορίας (sic) ἐπορθιάσας Κ, ἄφρουρα (sic) Aim post ἕνεκα add. καὶ H2(v), om. ceteri 2.
3 περιεργασίας L (Turn.)
3 post περιεργίας add. ἐπορθιάσας M Arm γὰρ om. CFG Arm, eras. Η εἴτ’ M εἴτ’ αὖ BEK Arm: εἴτε (om. αὖ) ceteri
6 μόνω συναγαπᾶ Α
8 τὸ μὴ προβεβλῆσθαι BEK
9 δ’ BEK
11 κλησιάδας CG
12 ἐν ναγρία (sic) Β, ἐν μοναγρίω C(v) ἥδιον] ἴδιον Α 12.
13 συμβιωτὴς C
13 τοῦ] τοῖς E ἀνθρώπων om. BE ἀρίστοις, ὧν] ἄριστος ὢν FG
15 διά — συγγραμμάτων om. Arm κατὰ λογάδην MH
16 τοῦτο BEK: τοῦτ’ ceteri
17 εὑρίσκετο C Arm: εὑρίσκεται ceteri μεθαρμόζεται GK
18 ἀμαθείας FG εἰς τε ἀνδρείαν ἐκ δειλίας Arm ἀνδρίαν EFG 19.
20 καὶ pr. —ἀτυφίαν] „et ab omni malitia in omnem virtutem“ Arm
20 ἢ pr.] ὁ F, BE Arm 20.
21 ἢ βασιλείας—ὠφελιμωτέρα om. Arm
21 χρὴ om. BE
22 ἰὴν] τὴν BE 22—24 ἣν—πρυτανεύουσαν om. Arm
23 εὔνομον] εὔγνωμον F τὰς] τοὺς A
24 ἅπαντας BE
25 ἀνόσου] νοσώδους Arm

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