Philo Judaeus, De Decalogo, ed. Leopold Cohn, 49

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[49] ἐπειδὴ τοῦ πυρὸς τὸ μὲν φωτίζειν τὸ δὲ καίειν πέφυκεν, οἱ μὲν τοῖς
χρησμοῖς ἀξιοῦντες εἶναι καταπειθεῖς ὡς ἐν ἀσκίῳ φωτὶ τὸν ἀεὶ χρόνον βιώσονται τοὺς νόμους αὐτοὺς ἀστέρας ἔχοντες ἐν ψυχῇ φωσφοροῦντας, ὅσοι δ’ ἀφηνιασταί, καιόμενοι καὶ κατακαιόμενοι διατελοῦσιν ὑπὸ τῶν ἔνδον ἐπιθυμιῶν, αἳ φλογὸς τρόπον πορθήσουσι τὸν σύμπαντα τῶν ἐχόντων βίον.

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

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

Current edition First1KGreek

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

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Concerning the Ten Commandments, which are the Heads of the Law First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 3. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1855.) — 49 focus

[49] And God also intimates to us something of this kind by a figure. Since the property of fire is partly to give light, and partly to burn, those who think fit to show themselves obedient to the sacred commands shall live for ever and ever as in a light which is never darkened, having his laws themselves as stars giving light in their soul. But all those who are stubborn and disobedient are for ever inflamed, and burnt, and consumed by their internal appetites, which, like flame, will destroy all the life of those who possess them.

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De decalogo

1.
1 ἡσυχάζειν μερῶν transp. M
3 τὰς τροφὰς Η (v)
4 ἀπεχόμενος Η (Turn.)
5 ἔτι] ἐπεὶ M τὴν ἐσθῆτα M
6 ἀνωρθωκὼς MF1, ἀνωρθιωκὼς F2 μωυσέως M: μώσεως ceteri
8 μόνως Rieht. Tauchn. ἀνακλιθεὶς MFH1 ῥυέντος M Arm: φυέντος ceteri
9 διάλεκτον] διαλεκτικὴν M
10 ἀθρουμένης F ἧ AF: ἣ ceteri (v), ἡ Arm II ἐτρανοῦτο αὐτοῖς Arm αὐτὰ MGP2 Arm: αὐτὸ P1FH (v), αὐτὸ Α
14 ὁρατὴν δὲ ὡς om. Arm δ’ M τὴν θεοῦ MG: τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ APF, τοῦ θεοῦ H (v)
15 ἂν] ἐὰν FGH ῥήματ’ FG ἀλλ’ ἔργα] ἄνεργα F
16 τῶν ὤτων Μ (Mang.) δικάζουσι M Arm: διορίζουσι ceteri μέντοι] μὲν Η (Turn) 16.
17 εἴρηται ἐκ τοῦ πυρὸς ἡ φωνὴ M: ἐκ τοῦ πυρὸς ἡ φωνὴ λέγεται ceteri
17 βεβασάνισται] δεδαπάνηται Η 17.
18 τοῦ θεοῦ M: τοῦ om. ceteri
18 καὶ om. Arm. τι] ἧ τι F τοιοῦτο FH (v) 19.20 τοῖς χρησμοῖς om. G
20 αἰεὶ FG
23 τῶν] τὸν A

Philo Judaeus De Decalogo 49

ed. Leopold Cohn

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