Excerpts of Theodotus
Theodotus
Section 17
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XVII. God made us, having previously no existence. For
Opening the library…
Excerpts of Theodotus
Theodotus
XVII. God made us, having previously no existence. For
The reading is, εἰ μὴ παρήσει πρὸς τὸ οἰκεῖον τέλος; and the Latin translator renders “si non segnes simus ad finem proprium.” It seems better, with Sylburgius, to take εἰ μὴ as equivalent to εἰ δὲ μὴ, and to put a comma after μὴ, so as to render as above.