Philo Judaeus, De Virtutibus, ed. Leopold Cohn, 130

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[130] προτέρα μὲν γὰρ δωρεὰ γένεσις,
¹² δι’ ἧς τὸ μὴ ὂν ἄγεται πρὸς τὸ εἶναι, δευτέρα δὲ γάλακτος ἐπίρροια, τροφὴ καιρίως μαλακωτάτη, πᾶν ἁπαλόνυχον ἄρδουσα, ὃ ποτόν ἐστιν ὁμοῦ καὶ σιτίον· ὅσον μὲν γὰρ ὑδατῶδες τοῦ γάλακτος, ποτόν, ὅσον δ’ ὑποπαχύνεται, σιτίον — προνοίᾳ τοῦ μὴ κακοπαθεῖν τὸ ἀρτίγονον,
ἐφεδρευούσης ἀεὶ χρόνοις διαφέρουσιν ἐνδείας, ἀλλ’ ὑπὸ μίαν καὶ τὴν αὐτὴν προσφορὰν ἑκατέρας τροφῆς ἤδη τὰς πικρὰς δεσποίνας, δίψαν τε καὶ πεῖναν, ἐκφεύγειν.“

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

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

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De Virtutibus (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 5. Cohn, Leonard, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1906.)

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On Three Virtues, that is to say, on Courage, Humanity, and Repentance First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 3. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1855.) — 130 focus

[130] For her first bounty was the birth by means of which that which had no existence was brought into being; the second bounteous gift was the flow of milk, the most tender and seasonable food for a tender creature, which, though it is only one thing, is at the same time both meat and drink. For inasmuch as part of the milk is of a watery nature, it is drink; and inasmuch as part of it is of a somewhat solid nature, it is meat; and it is endowed with these characteristics from a prudent foresight to prevent the lately born offspring from suffering disaster, through want lying in wait for it at different times, taking care thus that, by the one and the same application of each kind of food, it may escape those cruel mistresses, hunger and thirst.

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De virtutibus

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1 ἡ ἀπορία S: ἡ om. ceteri (v) alt. καὶ um. FG1H1P
2 τὰς ἄλλας S: om. ceteri (v)
3 ὑπὸ ταξιάρχῃ—δεῖ S: om. ceteri (Turn.) δι’ ὅν scripsi: δι’ ὧv S; δι’ ὅ coui. Mang.
4 μηδὲν S: καὶ μηδὲ Α, καὶ μηδὲν ceteri (Turn.) παραδεχόμενον S: παραδέχεσθαι ceteri (Turn.) τί δ’ ἄν εἴη σκαιότερον ἢ S: om. ceteri (Turn.): τί δ’ ἂν (cet. om.) Mang. ταῖς S: καὶ ταῖς G1, ἐν ταῖς ceteri (Turn.)
5 ὠδῖσι περιφέρειν ΙΙ ἑτέροις F, ἑτέρας om. S ἐκ τῆς om. F
6 ἀποσπωμένων S: ἀποσπώμενον ceteri (Turn.)
7 ἔγγονα SGG2: ἔγγονον ceteri (Turn.) μάλισι’ (sic) S 7.
8 ὑπὸ τῶν . . . καιρῶν S, τῶν etiam F
8 κτήσεως C1, κυήσεως corr. C2 μασθοὶ AF θηλάσοντος S
9 ἐπιρροῆς S σκιρροῦνται Α, σκιροῦνται P, σκηροῦνται S: στεροῦνται F2, στειροῦνται CG1G2H (v) καὶ SCG2: om. ceteri (V) κατακτεινόῳιοι Α
10 παγέντος εἴσω scripsi (cf. lin. 13): παγέντος ηλω S, om. ceteri (v) ἀλγηδόσι SCG2: καὶ ἀλγηδόσι ceteri (v) πιεζοῦνται G2 10.11 χάρισαι δεῖ S (χ.· δή scripsi): χάρισαι ceteri (v)
11 τῇ μητρὶ om. S εἰ—χρὁνον om. S εἰ καὶ] καὶ εἰ F
12 γα)ακ͂τοτροσ̔ͅηθῆναι S (Mang.)
13 ὤμβρισε S πηγὰς S: πηγὰς τοῦ γάλακτος C (v), πηγὰς τἀς τοῦ γάλακτος G1 πηγὰς τὰς ἐντός εἴσω τοῦ γάλακτος ceteri (et mg C2), uude πηγάς παγέντος εἴσω τοῦ γάλακτος sagaciter coni. Mang. (v. supra 1.10) μασθοῖς A αὐτῆς φύσεις S (αὐτῆς χάριτας scripsi): χάριτας αυπͅς ceteri (v)
14 ετοιμάσασ τὸ (sic) G2, ἑτοιμάσασα FHP1 τἀκόλουθον] τό τ’ ἁκόλουθον AFIIP
15 αἰωνία CG1 (v) τελείω FG2 καταδιδοῦσα AP2 πρότερον F1 δωρεὰν in textu Η, δωρεὰ mg Η γένεσις S: γέννησις ceteri (v)

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10 pergit Clem. Alex. l. l. χάρισαι γοῦν, φησί, τῇ μητρὶ τὸ ἔκγονον κἀν ἑπτὰ τὰς πρώτας ἡμέρας· εἰ γὰρ μηδὲν ἀναιτίως γίνεται, γάλα δὲ ἐπομβρεῖται ταῖς τετοκυίαις εἰς διατροφὴν τῶν ἐκγόνων, ὁ ἀποσπῶν τῆς τοῦ γάλακτος οἰκονομίας τό τεχθέν ἀτιμάζει τὴν φύσιν.

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