Philo Judaeus, De Decalogo, ed. Leopold Cohn, 87

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[87] ὁ γὰρ ἑκάστῃ ψυχῇ συμπεφυκὼς καὶ συνοικῶν ἔλεγχος, οὐδὲν εἰωθὼς παραδέχεσθαι τῶν ὑπαιτίων, μισοπονήρῳ καὶ φιλαρέτῳ χρώμενος ἀεὶ τῇ φύσει, κατήγορος ὁμοῦ καὶ δικαστὴς ὁ αὐτὸς ὤν, διακινηθεὶς ὡς μὲν κατήγορος αἰτιᾶται,
κατηγορεῖ, δυσωπεῖ, πάλιν δ’ ὡς δικαστὴς διδάσκει, νουθετεῖ, παραινεῖ ¹ μεταβάλλεσθαι· κἂν μὲν ἰσχύσῃ πεῖσαι, γεγηθὼς καταλλάττεται, μὴ δυνηθεὶς δὲ ἀσπονδεὶ πολεμεῖ μήτε μεθ’ ἡμέραν μήτε νύκτωρ ἀφιστάμενος, ἀλλὰ κεντῶν καὶ τιτρώσκων ἀνίατα, μέχρις ἂν τὴν ἀθλίαν καὶ ἐπάρατον ζωὴν ἀπορρήξῃ.

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.) — 87 focus

[87] for the conscience which dwells in, and never leaves the soul of each individual, not being accustomed to admit into itself any wicked thing, preserves its own nature always such as to hate evil, and to love virtue, being itself at the same time an accuser and a judge; being roused as an accuser it blames, impeaches, and is hostile; and again as a judge it teaches, admonishes, and recommends the accused to change his ways, and if he be able to persuade him, he is with joy reconciled to him, but if he be not able to do so, then he wages an endless and implacable war against him, never quitting him neither by day, nor by night, but pricking him, and inflicting incurable wounds on him, until he destroys his miserable and accursed life.

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De decalogo

1.
1 διαμαρτίαι Γ’, αἱ ἁμαρτίαι D δὴ] δὲ M, om. D
2 τὸ ἀνομολόγητον καὶ ἀκατονόμαστον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ οὕτως ἀληθεύειν ἐφ’ ἑκάστω ὡς D δεδιγμένη AP1F1; δεδιδαγμένον voluit Mang.
4 ἀπιστίαν] ἀδικίαν M μελητὴς FH οὑν om. Arm ἔσται L (Turn.) post ἔστω add. πᾶς D
5 εἰ δέχοιτο G ὑπερθέσεσιν ex ὑποσχέσεσιν corr. Η
6 ἀναγκάζοιτο D περισκέπτεσθαι M
7 τὸ M: ἔστι ceteri (Turn.) εἰ καὶ τῷ] ὄντως D
8 ὁ ὅρκος APD Antou. Mel.
9 τὸν θεὸν Anton. Mel. ἴθι] ἴσθι ARH1 γὰρ] οὖν Arm διάκυψον GH: καὶ διάκυψον ceteri
11 οὐχ ἠρεμοῦσαν M
13 συμπεφυκὼς καὶ συνοικῶν M Arm : συνοικῶν καὶ συμπεφυκὼς ceteri συμπεφυκὼς] συμβεβηκὼς ’’ καὶ συνοικῶν om. DP συνειδήσεως ἔλεγχος coni.
14 ἀεὶ MGD: αἰεὶ ceteri καὶ κατήγορος Dp
15 ὁμοῦ] ἐμοῦ Α ὁ αὐτὸς om. AP (ss. P2)
16 καὶ κατηγορεῖ ἡμῶν καὶ δυσωπεῖ DP δὲ D παραινεῖ om. DP

Philo Judaeus De Decalogo 87

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