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Plato, Cratylus, 396b


διʼ ὃν ζῆν ἀεὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ζῶσιν ὑπάρχει· διείληπται δὲ δίχα, ὥσπερ λέγω, ἓν ὂν τὸ ὄνομα, τῷ Διὶ καὶ τῷ Ζηνί. τοῦτον δὲ Κρόνου ὑὸν ὑβριστικὸν μὲν ἄν τις δόξειεν εἶναι ἀκούσαντι ἐξαίφνης, εὔλογον δὲ μεγάλης τινὸς διανοίας ἔκγονον εἶναι τὸν Δία· κόρον γὰρ σημαίνει οὐ παῖδα, ἀλλὰ τὸ καθαρὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀκήρατον τοῦ νοῦ . ἔστι δὲ οὗτος Οὐρανοῦ ὑός, ὡς λόγος· ἡ δὲ αὖ ἐς τὸ ἄνω ὄψις καλῶς ἔχει τοῦτο τὸ ὄνομα καλεῖσθαιδιʼ ὅν ) all living beings have the gift of life ( ζῆν ). But, as I say, the name is divided, though it is one name, into the two parts, Dia and Zena . And it might seem, at first hearing, highly irreverent to call him the son of Cronus and reasonable to say that Zeus is the offspring of some great intellect; and so he is, for κόρος (for Κρόνος ) signifies not child, but the purity ( καθαρόν ) and unblemished nature of his mind. And Cronus, according to tradition, is the son of Uranus ; but the upward gaze is rightly called by the name urania ( οὐρανία )


Intertexts (texts cited often on the same page as the searched text):

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1. Hebrew Bible, Deuteronomy, 6.4 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

6.4. שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה אֶחָד׃ 6.4. HEAR, O ISRAEL: THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE."
2. Heraclitus of Ephesus, Fragments, 33 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

3. Plato, Cratylus, 396a (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)

396a. Zena ( Ζῆνα ), and others Dia ( Δία ); but the two in combination express the nature of the god, which is just what we said a name should be able to do. For certainly no one is so much the author of life ( ζῆν ) for us and all others as the ruler and king of all.
4. Plato, Phaedrus, 278d (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)

278d. to derive his title from such writings, but from the serious pursuit which underlies them. Phaedrus. What titles do you grant them then? Socrates. I think, Phaedrus, that the epithet wise is too great and befits God alone; but the name philosopher, that is, lover of wisdom, or something of the sort would be more fitting and modest for such a man. Phaedrus. And quite appropriate. Socrates. On the other hand, he who has nothing more valuable than the things he has composed or written, turning his words up and down at his leisure
5. Plato, Timaeus, 27d, 53c, 53d, 27c (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)

27c. Tim. Nay, as to that, Socrates, all men who possess even a small share of good sense call upon God always at the outset of every undertaking, be it small or great; we therefore who are purposing to deliver a discourse concerning the Universe, how it was created or haply is uncreate, must needs invoke Gods and Goddesses (if so be that we are not utterly demented), praying that all we say may be approved by them in the first place, and secondly by ourselves. Grant, then, that we have thus duly invoked the deities;
6. Aristotle, On The Universe, 401a, 399b (4th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)

7. Philo of Alexandria, On The Cherubim, 125 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE)

125. Because God was the cause, not the instrument; and what was born was created indeed through the agency of some instrument, but was by all means called into existence by the great first cause; for many things must co-operate in the origination of anything; by whom, from what, by means of what, and why? Now he by whom a thing originates is the cause; that from which a thing is made is the material; that by means of which it was made is the instrument; and why, is the object. 125. And it would be a less grievous evil if this hatred were displayed without disguise; for it is easiest to guard against what is plainly seen. But at present it is with difficulty suspected, and difficult of detection, being concealed by cunning and wicked arts, and at times it assumes the contrary appearance of love and affection, by means of its trickery and deceit.
8. New Testament, 1 John, 2.7, 5.16-5.17 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

2.7. Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning. 5.16. If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death. I don't say that he should make a request concerning this. 5.17. All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to death.
9. Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies, (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)

10. Anon., 4 Ezra, 6.6

6.6. then I planned these things, and they were made through me and not through another, just as the end shall come through me and not through another.
11. Anon., Letter of Aristeas, 16, 15

15. our deeds to give the lie to our words. Since the law which we wish not only to transcribe but also to translate belongs to the whole Jewish race, what justification shall we be able to find for our embassy while such vast numbers of them remain in a state of slavery in your kingdom? In the perfection and wealth of your clemency release those who are held in such miserable bondage, since as I have been at pains to discover, the God who gave them their law is the God who maintains your kingdom. They worship the same God - the Lord and Creator of the Universe, as all other men, as we ourselves, O king, though we call him by different names, such as Zeus or


Subjects of this text:

subject book bibliographic info
adumbrationes Černušková, Kovacs and Plátová, Clement’s Biblical Exegesis: Proceedings of the Second Colloquium on Clement of Alexandria (2016) 309
agency, all things McDonough, Christ as Creator: Origins of a New Testament Doctrine (2009) 99, 100
aristotle Ebrey and Kraut, The Cambridge Companion to Plato, 2nd ed (2022) 393
astronomy Ebrey and Kraut, The Cambridge Companion to Plato, 2nd ed (2022) 393
causes Černušková, Kovacs and Plátová, Clement’s Biblical Exegesis: Proceedings of the Second Colloquium on Clement of Alexandria (2016) 309
connections within, in greek thought McDonough, Christ as Creator: Origins of a New Testament Doctrine (2009) 99, 100
creation and ownership, hellenistic views McDonough, Christ as Creator: Origins of a New Testament Doctrine (2009) 99, 100
cultural Stavrianopoulou, Shifting Social Imaginaries in the Hellenistic Period: Narrations, Practices and Images (2013) 218
cultural appropriation Stavrianopoulou, Shifting Social Imaginaries in the Hellenistic Period: Narrations, Practices and Images (2013) 218
exegesis Černušková, Kovacs and Plátová, Clement’s Biblical Exegesis: Proceedings of the Second Colloquium on Clement of Alexandria (2016) 309
fate McDonough, Christ as Creator: Origins of a New Testament Doctrine (2009) 100
free will (τό αύτεξούσιον) Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 302
geometry Ebrey and Kraut, The Cambridge Companion to Plato, 2nd ed (2022) 393
god, activity (ένέργεια) of Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 302
god, maker and father Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 302
god, one Černušková, Kovacs and Plátová, Clement’s Biblical Exegesis: Proceedings of the Second Colloquium on Clement of Alexandria (2016) 309
god, zeus Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 302
gospels, and law (and prophets) Černušková, Kovacs and Plátová, Clement’s Biblical Exegesis: Proceedings of the Second Colloquium on Clement of Alexandria (2016) 309
greeks Černušková, Kovacs and Plátová, Clement’s Biblical Exegesis: Proceedings of the Second Colloquium on Clement of Alexandria (2016) 309
identity, construction of Stavrianopoulou, Shifting Social Imaginaries in the Hellenistic Period: Narrations, Practices and Images (2013) 218
image Ebrey and Kraut, The Cambridge Companion to Plato, 2nd ed (2022) 393
instrumentality McDonough, Christ as Creator: Origins of a New Testament Doctrine (2009) 100
isis Stavrianopoulou, Shifting Social Imaginaries in the Hellenistic Period: Narrations, Practices and Images (2013) 218
judaeans, of alexandria Stavrianopoulou, Shifting Social Imaginaries in the Hellenistic Period: Narrations, Practices and Images (2013) 218
law/law, prophets and gospel Černušková, Kovacs and Plátová, Clement’s Biblical Exegesis: Proceedings of the Second Colloquium on Clement of Alexandria (2016) 309
laws Ebrey and Kraut, The Cambridge Companion to Plato, 2nd ed (2022) 393
matter McDonough, Christ as Creator: Origins of a New Testament Doctrine (2009) 100
meno Ebrey and Kraut, The Cambridge Companion to Plato, 2nd ed (2022) 393
monad, the, structural function of Bartninkas, Traditional and Cosmic Gods in Later Plato and the Early Academy (2023) 222
names Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 302
nomos, law of the judaeans Stavrianopoulou, Shifting Social Imaginaries in the Hellenistic Period: Narrations, Practices and Images (2013) 218
number, as collection of units Ebrey and Kraut, The Cambridge Companion to Plato, 2nd ed (2022) 393
ouranos, in xenocrates Bartninkas, Traditional and Cosmic Gods in Later Plato and the Early Academy (2023) 222
physical Černušková, Kovacs and Plátová, Clement’s Biblical Exegesis: Proceedings of the Second Colloquium on Clement of Alexandria (2016) 309
physis, as natural law Stavrianopoulou, Shifting Social Imaginaries in the Hellenistic Period: Narrations, Practices and Images (2013) 218
plato Černušková, Kovacs and Plátová, Clement’s Biblical Exegesis: Proceedings of the Second Colloquium on Clement of Alexandria (2016) 309
platonism, effects on hellenistic philosophy McDonough, Christ as Creator: Origins of a New Testament Doctrine (2009) 100
prayer Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 302
prepositional theology McDonough, Christ as Creator: Origins of a New Testament Doctrine (2009) 99, 100
prophets Černušková, Kovacs and Plátová, Clement’s Biblical Exegesis: Proceedings of the Second Colloquium on Clement of Alexandria (2016) 309
pythagoreanism Černušková, Kovacs and Plátová, Clement’s Biblical Exegesis: Proceedings of the Second Colloquium on Clement of Alexandria (2016) 309
stoics McDonough, Christ as Creator: Origins of a New Testament Doctrine (2009) 99, 100
substances (ούσία) Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 302
value Ebrey and Kraut, The Cambridge Companion to Plato, 2nd ed (2022) 393
zeus' McDonough, Christ as Creator: Origins of a New Testament Doctrine (2009) 100
zeus McDonough, Christ as Creator: Origins of a New Testament Doctrine (2009) 99; Stavrianopoulou, Shifting Social Imaginaries in the Hellenistic Period: Narrations, Practices and Images (2013) 218