Philonos Ioudaiou Syngrammata / Omnia Quae Extant Opera (1691 Greek)

manasseh. They say that he was also initiated into the Christian sacraments, but that he later fell away from them due to some pain and anger. But before this, in the reign of Emperor Claudius Augustus, when he had gone to Rome, he happened upon Blessed Peter, the prince of the Apostles, and was intimate with him; and from this it happened that he also made mention and praise of the disciples of Blessed Mark the Evangelist, the auditor of Saint Peter. For he records that these men led a philosophical life among the Jews; he calls their dwellings monasteries, and he proclaims that they spent their lives devoted to meditation, fasting, and prayer, possessing no wealth in the meantime.

Philo derived his lineage from priests, being an Alexandrian by birth, and he gained such fame among the Greeks for his skill in speaking that the following saying was commonly used: Either Plato philonizes, or Philo platonizes.

SVIDAS.

A drop cap 'P' at the start of the biographical entry.Philo the Jew, born in Alexandria of the race of priests, working in Greek philosophy, excelled so much in erudition that he thoroughly mastered all the disciplines of the Gentiles, both those they call encyclical and the sciences themselves; he was rich in eloquence similar to Plato, whence it became a proverb among the Greeks, ἢ Πλάτων Φιλωνίζει, ἢ Φίλων πλατωνίζει either Plato emulates Philo, or Philo emulates Plato; such is the harmony between these two in both thought and expression. He wrote innumerable volumes, among which are these: On the confusion of languages one book: On flight and discovery one book: On what one prays for in the mind one book: On learning one book: On the heir of divine things one book: On the division of equal and contrary things one book: On the three faculties; Why the names of certain people in the scriptures were changed: On covenants two books, On the life of the wise man: On giants one book; On dreams five books: On questions and solutions in Exodus five books: On the tabernacle and the decalogue four books: On sacrifices: On promises or curses: On providence: On the Jews one book: On the conversation of life: On Alexander, and that brute animals have their own reason: That every foolish person is a slave: On the life of Christians: On the contemplative life, or on suppliants: On agriculture two books, On drunkenness two books: On the life of Moses, On the Cherubim,

to have an origin and to flow in. It is said that he was also initiated into the mysteries of the Christians, but that he later fell away from them due to some pain and anger. But they say that earlier, when he reached Rome during the reign of Claudius, he met Peter, the leader of the Apostles, and was on friendly terms with him; from which he also deemed the disciples of Mark the Evangelist (for Mark was a hearer of Peter) worthy of memory and praise. For he says that they led a philosophical life among the Jews. He calls their quarters monasteries, and declares that they spent an ascetic life, attending to fasting, prayer, and non-possession. He was of priestly descent, and an Alexandrian by birth; and he provided such power of wonder in his speeches to the Greeks that they even said, Either Plato philonizes, or Philo platonizes.

ON PHILO

From Suda.

A drop cap 'Φ' (Phi) at the beginning of the Greek text.Philo the Jew, born in Alexandria, of the race of priests, having studied the philosophy of the Greeks, progressed to great learning, so that he pursued all Greek education, both that of the so-called encyclical [studies] and the other sciences, with accurate grasp. He was rich in speech similar to Plato, so that this passed into a proverb, Either Plato philonizes, or Philo platonizes; such is the similarity of the man's thought and phrasing to that of Plato. And thus he wrote infinite books, among which are these: On the confusion of languages book 1. On flight and discovery book 1. On what one prays for in the mind book 1. On learning one. On the heir of divine things book 1. On the division of equal and contrary things book 1. On the three faculties. On the changing of names in the Scriptures by some. On covenants book 2. On the life of the philosopher. On giants book 1. On dreams book 5. On questions and solutions of Exodus book 5. On the tabernacle and decalogue book 4. On sacrifices on repercussions, or curses. On providence. On the Jews book 1. On the conduct of life. On Alexander, and on the fact that irrational animals have their own reason. On the fact that every foolish man is a slave. On the conduct of Christians. On the contemplative life, on suppliants. On agriculture books 2. On drunkenness books 2. On the life of Moses. On the Cherubim,