Philonis Judaei Paralipomena Armena

XX. He explained a great hesitation of those who are in philosophy by admonishing: that names are by position, and not by nature. For a correct nomenclature approaches each one naturally, as a wise man and one who is greater in knowledge intervenes. And indeed, the position of names is proper only to the mind of the wise, and to the first earth-born man. Since it was necessary for the prince of the human race and the king of all earth-born creatures to also obtain this great dignity. For as he first saw the living creatures, and he himself first became worthy to hold power over all, and to be the first narrator and inventor of the names. For it would be idle and foolish to leave them unnamed, or to take a name from some child in contempt and dissolution of the honor and glory of the senior. But it is right for us to arbitrate that the position of names was accommodated so easily that immediately, as soon as he put the name, the animal also heard it, compelled as if by a familiar and cognate sign of the imposed name.

1 Arm: "Mind"; thus reads the Glossary. But in the solution, it has best: "And according to the law, knowledge is added... This is fitting for the mind of the wise, to set a familiar and fitting name; just as the first earth-born Adam did to all the animals." 2 "Narrator," to word, enarrator. 3 Code G: "Conscious," wrongly.