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Ancient contents - Book I · Contents.I.heading–Contents.I.4-10
Ancient Greek
p. 1714Βιβλίον Αʹ
Τὸ μὲν πρῶτον ἔχει μὲν κεφάλαια ξʹ· .... ταῦτα δέ εἰσι μετὰ τὸ
1. Περὶ θεοῦ διαλαβεῖν, ὅτι δημιουργὸς τῶν ὄντων καὶ διέπει τὸ ὅλον τῷ τῆς προνοίας λόγῳ.
2. δεύτερον· Περὶ τῶν νομιζόντων μὴ εἶναι πρόνοιαν καὶ ἑπομένας ταύτῃ θείας ἐπὶ τῇ τοῦ παντὸς διοικήσει δυνάμεις.
3. εἶτα· Περὶ δίκης παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τεταγμένης ἐποπτεύειν τὰ γινόμενα ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, τιμωρὸν οὖσαν τῶν ἁμαρτανόντων.
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4. καὶ· Περὶ ἀνάγκης θείας, καθ᾽ ἣν ἀπαραιτήτως τὰ κατὰ τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ γίνεται βούλησιν.
5. Περὶ τε εἱμαρμένης καὶ τῆς τῶν γινομένων εὐταξίας.
6. Περὶ τε τύχης ἢ ταὐτομάτου.
7. καὶ· Ὅτι ἀλόγιστος ἡ φορὰ τῆς τύχης.
8. Περί τε χρόνου οὐσίας καὶ μερῶν καὶ πόσων εἴη αἴτιος.
9. καὶ· Περὶ Ἀφροδίτης οὐρανίας καὶ ἔρωτος θείου.
10. δέκατον· Περὶ ἀρχῶν καὶ στοιχείων καὶ τοῦ παντός.
Stobaeus, Volume I: Ancient contents - Book I
p. 1715Ancient contents · Book I
The first book has sixty chapters ... Their sequence is, after
1. the discussion of God: that he is the maker of the things that are and governs the whole by the principle of providence;
2. second, on those who think there is no providence, nor divine powers attending it in the government of the whole;
3. then, on justice, appointed by God to watch over human actions and punish wrongdoers.2085
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4. And on divine necessity, through which what accords with the will of God occurs inexorably.
5. And on fate and the orderly arrangement of events.
6. And on fortune or spontaneity.
7. And that the course of fortune cannot be calculated.
8. And on the nature of time, its parts, and how many things it is responsible for.
9. And on heavenly Aphrodite and divine love.
10. Tenth, on principles, elements, and the whole.2086
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Stobaeus gathered Greek philosophy and poetry for his son Septimius. Volume I presents the dedication testimony, On Arithmetic, Book I through chapter 60, and the ancient contents of all four books. This complete bilingual edition includes an introduction and 2,117 explanatory notes.
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