Philo Judaeus, De Josepho, ed. Leopold Cohn, 34

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[34] καὶ τὸν πολιτικὸν ἀναγκαῖον εἶναί τινα πολυειδῆ καὶ πολύμορφον, ἕτερον μὲν κατ’ εἰρήνην, ἕτερον δ’ ἐν πολέμῳ, ἄλλον δὲ ἐπισυνισταμένων ὀλίγων ἢ πολλῶν,
τῶν μὲν ὀλίγων εὐτόνως κατεξανιστάμενον, μετὰ δὲ πειθοῦς τοῖς πολλοῖς ὁμιλοῦντα, καὶ ὅπου μὲν μετὰ κινδύνου τὸ εἶναι, διὰ τὸ κοινωφελὲς φθάνοντα τοὺς ἄλλους αὐτουργίᾳ, ὅπου δὲ πόνων ἡ σκέψις, ἑτέροις ὑπηρετεῖν ¹ ἐξιστάμενον.

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

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

Current edition First1KGreek

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

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On the Life of a Man occupied with Affairs of State, or on Joseph First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 2. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 34 focus

[34] in the same manner I conceive that the man immersed in political affairs is of necessity a multiform man, assuming many different appearances, one in time of peace and another in time of war; and a different character according as those who are opposed to him are numerous or few in number, withstanding a small number with vigorous resolution, but using persuasion and gentle means towards a large body. And in some cases where there is much danger, still for the sake of the common advantage he will take the place of every one, and manage the business in hand by himself; in other cases, where it is merely a question of labour he will let others minister to him as his assistants.

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De Josepho

1.
1 τὰ ἀναίτια] τἀναντία VO
2 ἀγονίαν CVO: ἀγωνίας Κ, ἀγονίας ceteri τὸ λυπρόγεων CVO: τῶν λυπρογέων Κ, τό λυπρόγειον ceteri παράλειος BMH
4 ἔστι] τί F; ἔτι coni. Mang. δὲ CVOF ἡ alt. om. A
5 τοῖς om. C τῆς om. FG
6 ὁμογνωμονοῦσιν VO νόμοις BEMF ὥστ’ Α
7 αἱ κατὰ] εἰκότως G τὴν om. CAVOP προσθῆκαι— φύσιν (9) om. Α
8 πόλιν Turn.
9 δ’ ἐστὶ BEM φύσεως (sed εως eras.) C
11 πολιτεία om. P, add. mg. P πολύτροπος Ο ἐνδεχόμενον Α
12 αἰτίαις om. A πράξεων Κ (coni. Mang.): ξένων V2O, προξένων ceteri καὶ ante καιρῶν add. Α
13 γὰρ om. H συμμεταβάλλοι F
15 οὐ] οὐχὶ AFGHP οὐδὲ] οὐ BEM
16 ἐπιτάσεις om. C
17 αἰτίων CA: αἰτιῶν ceteri; σιτίων coni. Mang. ταῦτα suspectum; τὰ conicio
18 alt. ταυτὶ] ταῦτα BEKM οἶμαι om. Α
19 εἶναι ἀναγκαῖον transp. HP: εἶναι καὶ ἀναγκαῖον Turn., κατ’ ἀναγκαῖον εἶναι Mang.
20 δὲ VO δ’ BEKM ἢ—ὀλίγων (21) om. BEMO
21 μὲν] δὲ F μετὰ] μετὰ—ὁμιλοῦντα (22) om. BEM πειθοῦς] πλήθους K
22 τοῦ εἶναι BEKM (fort. recte) μετὰ κινδύνου τι, οἷον διὰ τὸ κοινωφελές, coni. Mang.
23 ἦ σκῆψις V2 ἑτέρους VO

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