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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordEnylos means in matter or material.
- In StobaeusPorphyry lists the sensible and material as dispersed, changeable, composite, located, and extended.
- In this edition“Material” is natural; “in matter” can clarify the literal relation when contrasting forms.
- A place to beginThe material is characterized by composition, change, place, and extension.
- English renderings
- material; in matter
Meaning
Enylos means in matter or material. It characterizes a thing’s relation to matter, not simply its importance or practical relevance.
Use in the book
Porphyry lists the sensible and material as dispersed, changeable, composite, located, and extended. These predicates contrast with an intelligible mode of being considered in the continuation. The adjective belongs to a structured distinction between kinds of reality rather than a casual synonym for visible.
Places to read
- I.41.3.1The material is characterized by composition, change, place, and extension.
Translation in this edition
“Material” is natural; “in matter” can clarify the literal relation when contrasting forms.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 281. The supplied negative in the claim about not existing independently is essential to the contrast.