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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordDikastērion is a court or place of judgment.
- In StobaeusThe Hermetic cultural narrative credits its teachers with establishing courts and spreading good order and justice.
- In this edition“Court of judgment” makes the institutional sense clear.
- A place to beginCourts are introduced with trust and oath as supports of justice.
- English renderings
- court; tribunal
Meaning
Dikastērion is a court or place of judgment. It concerns an institution or setting, distinct from the judging person and the act of judgment.
Use in the book
The Hermetic cultural narrative credits its teachers with establishing courts and spreading good order and justice. The courts appear alongside trust, pledges, and the personified Oath. Judicial institutions are thereby placed within a sacred account of orderly human relations.
Places to read
- I.49.44.77Courts are introduced with trust and oath as supports of justice.
Translation in this edition
“Court of judgment” makes the institutional sense clear.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 406. The following care for the dead is part of the same cultural account but does not specify a complete embalming procedure.