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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordNekros means dead and, substantivally, a dead person or corpse.
- In StobaeusThe Phaedo observes that a corpse does not immediately dissolve, and that embalming or resistant parts can prolong its persistence.
- In this edition“Corpse” fits the material body left after death; retain qualifications on its durability.
- A place to beginThe corpse’s persistence becomes a step in an argument about soul.
- English renderings
- corpse; dead body
Meaning
Nekros means dead and, substantivally, a dead person or corpse. Here the visible bodily remains are the focus.
Use in the book
The Phaedo observes that a corpse does not immediately dissolve, and that embalming or resistant parts can prolong its persistence. This prepares a comparison with soul. The qualified description of bones and sinews as immortal emphasizes relative durability, not literal exemption from every possible destruction.
Places to read
- I.49.9.10The corpse’s persistence becomes a step in an argument about soul.
Translation in this edition
“Corpse” fits the material body left after death; retain qualifications on its durability.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 331. “So to speak” explicitly qualifies immortality in the bodily example and should not be omitted from its interpretation.