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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordApallagē is release or departure; the related verb describes becoming free of or separating from something.
- In StobaeusThe Hermetic passage says that intellect, released from its earthen body, puts on its own fiery tunic.
- In this edition“Release” fits the separation; specify what is left behind and what remains.
- A place to beginRelease from the earthen body is followed by the fiery tunic.
- English renderings
- release; separation; departure
Meaning
Apallagē is release or departure; the related verb describes becoming free of or separating from something.
Use in the book
The Hermetic passage says that intellect, released from its earthen body, puts on its own fiery tunic. Release is followed by another mode of clothing, so it is not presented as the disappearance of every vehicle or garment. The distinction matters within this particular account of embodiment.
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Translation in this edition
“Release” fits the separation; specify what is left behind and what remains.
Release from what is superfluous
Apolusis means release or loosening. I.49.65.2 reports a view that essential reason and intellect never need perfection or release from what is superfluous, while purification concerns lower psychic activities. The denial is crucial: the passage names a release that this account says intellect does not require.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 311, 454. The witness contains a verbal form of release. Its elemental explanation should not be mistaken for a modern account of the body’s composition.