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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordAmerēs denies the possession of parts.
- In StobaeusIn the account of developing life, partlessness accompanies unchangeability after the life of thought and harmony have been introduced.
- In this edition“Without parts” is the clearest rendering.
- A place to beginPartlessness is paired with unchangeability in an account of growth and thought.
- English renderings
- without parts; partless
Meaning
Amerēs denies the possession of parts. It is related to, but should not be silently equated with, every claim that a thing cannot be divided.
Use in the book
In the account of developing life, partlessness accompanies unchangeability after the life of thought and harmony have been introduced. The antecedent of the pronoun remains uncertain. The predicate can be explained securely even though the passage does not securely identify which of those subjects it qualifies.
Places to read
- I.41.7.4Partlessness is paired with unchangeability in an account of growth and thought.
Translation in this edition
“Without parts” is the clearest rendering. Retain the distinction from “indivisible” when the Greek uses different terms.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 290. The uncertain pronoun may refer to thinking life or to harmony; the entry does not resolve that textual difficulty by assumption.