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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordEilikrinēs describes purity or freedom from admixture.
- In StobaeusThe report about Chrysippus calls the sun pure fire, contrasting it with the moon’s two-element composition and earthly compounds involving four elements.
- In this edition“Pure” is direct; “unmixed” makes the compositional claim explicit.
- A place to beginThe sun’s pure fire contrasts with multi-element compounds.
- English renderings
- pure; unmixed; unalloyed
Meaning
Eilikrinēs describes purity or freedom from admixture. It can apply to physical composition as well as clarity or other qualities.
Use in the book
The report about Chrysippus calls the sun pure fire, contrasting it with the moon’s two-element composition and earthly compounds involving four elements. Purity here means that only one elemental constituent is assigned, not moral innocence or freedom from embodiment.
Places to read
- I.10.16c.3The sun’s pure fire contrasts with multi-element compounds.
Translation in this edition
“Pure” is direct; “unmixed” makes the compositional claim explicit.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 129–130. The report is explaining different senses of element. Its astronomical compositions belong to that ancient physical scheme.