Philo Judaeus, De Virtutibus, ed. Leopold Cohn, 195

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[195] ὅθεν οἶμαι τὴν εὐγένειαν, εἰ θεὸς αὐτὴν εἰς ἀνθρωπόμορφον ἰδέαν ἐτύπωσε, στᾶσαν πρὸς τοὺς ἀφηνιαστὰς ἀπογόνους ταῦτα ἂν εἰπεῖν· „τὸ συγγενὲς οὐχ αἵματι μετρεῖται μόνον, πρυτανευούσης ἀληθείας, ἀλλὰ πράξεων ὁμοιότητι
καὶ θήρᾳ τῶν αὐτῶν. ὑμεῖς δὲ τἀναντία ἐπετηδεύσατε, τὰ μὲν ἐμοὶ φίλα νομίσαντες ἐχθρά, τὰ δὲ p. 439 M. δυσμενῆ φίλα· παρ’ ἐμοὶ μὲν γὰρ αἰδὼς καὶ ἀλήθεια μετριοπάθειά τε καὶ ἀτυφία καὶ ἀκακία τίμια, παρ’ ¹ ὑμῖν δὲ ἄτιμα· κἀμοὶ μὲν ἐχθρὰ τὸ ἀναίσχυντον, τὸ ψεῦδος, ἡ ἀμετρία τῶν παθῶν, ὁ τῦφος, αἱ κακίαι, ὑμῖν δὲ οἰκειότατα.

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

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

Current edition First1KGreek

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.) — 195 focus

[195] On which account, I imagine, that nobility herself, if God were to invest her with the form and organs of a man, would stand before those obstinate and unworthy descendants and speak thus: "Relationship is not measured by blood alone, where truth is the judge, but by a similarity of actions, and by a careful imitation of the conduct of your ancestors. But you have pursued an opposite line of conduct, thinking hateful such actions as are dear to me, and loving such deeds as are hateful to me; for in my eyes modesty, and truth, and moderation, and a due government of the passions, and simplicity, and innocence, are honourable, but in your opinion they are dishonourable; and to me all shameless behaviour is hateful, and all falsehood, and all immoderate indulgence of the passions, and all pride, and all wickedness. But you look upon these things as near and dear to you.

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De virtutibus

1.
1 εὐγενείᾳ S: εὐγένειαν ceteri (v): εὐγενείας Mang.
2 ὅσοι S
3 ἀπορρήσεις FN: ἀπαρνήσεις ceteri (v) καθ᾿ S2: κατ’ S1, κατὰ FG2H2, καὶ τὰ H1P
4 οἰκείας S post οἰκίας add. πατρίδος G2 καὶ del. S2
5 γεννήσασιν S, γεννήμασι P ἔννοιαν FN
6 κατακρατήσῃ N: κατακρατήσοι F, κατακρατήσειε G-P, κατακρατήσειεν SH (v)
7 τῷ om. S 7.
8 τὸ βλέπειν] τὰς ὄψεις HP (Turn.)
8 ὤφελος S1, corr. S2 ὀξυωπία προγονική S: ὀξυωπίας προγονικῆς ἐστερημένῳ ceteri (v) παρημένω S
9 τὸ codd.: om. v ὀνήνησι (sic) S: ὀνήσει ceteri (v)
10 φθεινάδος S (φθινάδος scripsi): φθεινώδους P, ceteri (v) κατεσκηλιτευμένον S
12 περιοδονίκατις] περίοδον καὶ S γράφωνται FNP: γράφονται S2G2H (v), στράφονται S1
13 κήραις SG2, κῆραι FNHP οἰκιῶν N
14 τοῖς om. FN
15 ὤφελος S1, corr. S2 οὐδὲ S: οὔτε ceteri (v) 16.
17 νόμοι δέ τινες ἄγραφοι καὶ S: νόμοι δέ τίνες ἂν εἶεν ἄγραφοι ἡ ceteri (v)
17 τὴν ἀρετήν S: τὴν om. ceteri (v) οἶμαι: hic incipit C οἶμαι] οι S
18 εἰδέαν S ἐτύπωσε] διαπλάσει (sic) S καταστᾶσα (sic) S
19 ταῦτ’ CG2
20 μόνον om. S πράξεως S
21 θηρατῶν αὐτῶν S
22 ἐχθρά] αἰσχρὰ HP τὰ δὲ codd.: τὰ δὲ καὶ Mang.
23 μετροπάθεια HP τιμία G2HP

Philo Judaeus De Virtutibus 195

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