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Book I Chapter 49 · I.49.69.44–I.49.69.46
Ancient Greek
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Τοιγαροῦν ὁ ἐκ τῆς πρώτης συνόδου καὶ κράσεως τῶν στοιχείων γιγνόμενος ἀτμὸς καὶ ὡσανεὶ ἔξαψις καὶ ἀναθυμίασις[, ὁποῖος ἂν ᾖ,] παραμιγεὶς τῇ ψυχῇ ἄγει αὐτὴν εἰς ἑαυτόν, ὡς ἂν ἔχῃ φύσεως, εἴτε σπουδαίως, εἴτε μή.
69.45
Τῇ γὰρ ἐξ ἀρχῆς πρὸς αὐτὸν οἰκειότητι καὶ συντροφίᾳ ἐπιμένουσα ἡ ψυχὴ τὴν τάξιν διατηρεῖ.
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Ὅταν δὲ ἐπιπροσγένηται ἤτοι τῷ ὅλῳ συγκράματι ἢ καὶ μέρεσιν ἢ μέρει αὐτοῦ ἔξωθέν τις πλείων μοῖρα τοῦ προκαταβεβλημένου, τότε καὶ ὁ ἐντεῦθεν μεταλλοιούμενος ἀτμὸς μεταλλοιοῖ ἤτοι τὴν τῆς ψυχῆς διάθεσιν ἢ τὴν τοῦ σώματος.
Stobaeus, Volume I: Book I Chapter 49
p. 157769.44 · The vapor draws the soul to itself
“Accordingly, the vapor produced from the first conjunction and blending of the elements, a kind of kindling and exhalation[, whatever its character,], mixes with the soul and draws it toward itself according to its own natural condition, whether good or otherwise.”1905
69.45 · Preserving the original relation
“For by remaining in its original affinity and shared nurture with that vapor, the soul preserves its proper order.”1906
69.46 · Additions from outside
“But when a further quantity beyond what was originally established is added from outside, whether to the entire compound, to several of its parts, or to one part, the vapor altered in consequence changes either the condition of the soul or that of the body.”1907
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