[B-Greek] Correct reading of Philo text.......

Jeffrey B. Gibson jgibson000 at comcast.net
Tue Oct 14 12:54:30 EDT 2003


Palm, David wrote:

>Now the syntax of the sentence is straightforward and its meaning is clear
>enough, but I am confused by the second word, OU.  It doesn't make sense to
>me, given the negative MH immediately following.  OU is what is printed in
>the Loeb volume, but I'm wondering if perhaps it shouldn't be hOU instead,
>thus, hEWS hOU PEPRESBEUMEQA.  I wouldn't dare "amend" such a printed text
>on my own authority, so I'm looking to see what others think of this.  Is
>hEWS OU or hEWS hOU the correct reading?
>  
>
FWIW, the TLG has OU not hOU
 
The reading is that in the text of ad Gaium edited by Cohn & Reiter

Yours,

Jeffrey Gibson

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