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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordHygron identifies the moist, fluid, or wet character of things.
- In StobaeusThe Thales notice joins moist generative fluid, plant nourishment, and exhalations in an argument for water as the principle.
- In this edition“Moisture” and “the moist” preserve the shared quality.
- A place to beginMoisture connects generation, nourishment, and heavenly fire.
- English renderings
- moist; the moist; moisture
Meaning
Hygron identifies the moist, fluid, or wet character of things. It can describe a quality shared by different substances, so its scope is wider than the noun “water.”
Use in the book
The Thales notice joins moist generative fluid, plant nourishment, and exhalations in an argument for water as the principle. The account of Aristotle distinguishes the moist as a power from the bodies possessing that power. Moisture can thus supply evidence for a theory or a term within a classification.
Places to read
- I.10.12.1Moisture connects generation, nourishment, and heavenly fire.
- I.10.16a.3The moist is a power rather than an additional elemental body.
Translation in this edition
“Moisture” and “the moist” preserve the shared quality. “Water” is used when the Greek itself names hydōr.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 122, 128.