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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordPachys describes thickness or a relatively dense constitution.
- In StobaeusArrian’s damaged account describes northern air as thicker, although the connection to the surrounding argument cannot be recovered securely.
- In this edition“Thick” preserves the texture or thickness described; do not assume a measured modern density.
- A place to beginNorthern air is described as thicker in a corrupt argument.
- English renderings
- thick; dense
Meaning
Pachys describes thickness or a relatively dense constitution. Its sense depends on the object being compared.
Use in the book
Arrian’s damaged account describes northern air as thicker, although the connection to the surrounding argument cannot be recovered securely. The Hermetic comparison of eye coverings provides a clearer contrast: thick coverings are associated with dim vision. The second passage illustrates the word without repairing the first.
Places to read
- I.28.2.3Northern air is described as thicker in a corrupt argument.
- I.49.45.14Thick coverings are contrasted with thin ones in an analogy of sight.
Translation in this edition
“Thick” preserves the texture or thickness described; do not assume a measured modern density.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 229, 410. The incomplete ending at I.28.2.3 remains unresolved. A conjectural reference to earth is not supplied as if transmitted.