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Philo of Alexandria

Φίλων

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Country
Roman Empire, Alexandria
Languages
Dates
c 20 BC - c 50
Philo of Alexandria
Philo of Alexandria, also called Philō Judæus, was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt.
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Works

Ἀλέξανδρος ἢ περὶ τοῦ λόγον ἔχειν τὰ ἄλογα ζῷα

On Animals

Koine Greek, Armenian · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
1 translation

Βίος πολιτικοῦ ὅπερ ἐστὶ περὶ Ἰωσήφ

On Joseph

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Βίος σοφοῦ τοῦ κατὰ διδασκαλίαν τελειωθέντος ἢ περὶ Ἀβραάμ

On Abraham

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Νόμων Ἱερῶν Ἀλληγορίαι

Allegorical Interpretations of the Sacred Law, Books I-III

Koine Greek · c. 30 CENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Ὅτι ἄτρεπτον τὸ θεῖον

That God is Unchangeable

Koine Greek · c. 30 CENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Ὅτι τὸ χεῖρον τῷ κρείττονι φιλεῖ ἐπιτίθεσθαι

That the Worse is Wont to Attack the Better

Koine Greek · c. 30 CENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ ἄθλων καὶ ἐπιτιμίων

On Rewards and Punishments

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ ἀποικίας

On the Migration of Abraham

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ ἀρετῶν

On the Virtues

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ ἀφθαρσίας κόσμου

On the Eternity of the World

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ βίου θεωρητικοῦ ἢ ἱκετῶν

On the Contemplative Life

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ βίου Μωυσέως

On the Life of Moses, Books 1–2

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ γενέσεως Ἄβελ καὶ ὧν αὐτὸς καὶ ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ Κάϊν ἱερουργοῦσ

On the Sacrifices of Abel and Cain

Koine Greek · c. 30 CENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ γεωργίας

On Husbandry

Koine Greek · c. 30 CENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ γιγάντων

On the Giants

Koine Greek · c. 30 CENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ μέθης

On Drunkenness

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ προνοίας

On Providence, Books 1–2

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ συγχύσεως διαλέκτων

On the Confusion of Tongues

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ τῆς πρὸς τὰ προπαιδεύματα συνόδου

On Mating with the Preliminary Studies

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ τῆς τοῦ κόσμου δημιουργίας

On the Creation of the World

Koine Greek · c. 30 CENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ τοῦ θεοπέμπτους εἶναι τοὺς ὀνείρους

On Dreams, Books 1–2

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ τοῦ πάντα σπουδαῖον εἶναι ἐλεύθερον

Every Good Man is Free

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ τῶν δέκα λόγων ἃ κεφάλαια νόμων εἰσίν

On the Decalogue

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ τῶν ἐν μέρει διαταγμάτων

On the Special Laws, Books 1–4

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
3 translations

Περὶ τῶν μετονομαζομένων

On the Change of Names

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ τῶν τοῦ δοκησισόφου Κάϊν ἐγγόνων

On the Posterity and Exile of Cain

Koine Greek · c. 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ τῶν Χερουβίμ

On the Cherubim

Koine Greek · c. 30 CENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ φυγῆς καὶ εὑρέσεως

On Flight and Finding

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ φυτουργίας

On Noah's Work as a Planter

Koine Greek · c. 30 CENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Περὶ ὧν νήψας ὁ Νῶε εὔχεται καὶ καταρᾶται

On Sobriety

Koine Greek · c. 30 CENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Τίς ὁ τῶν θείων ἐστὶ κληρονόμος

Who Is the Heir of Divine Things?

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Ὑποθετικά

Hypothetica (Apology for the Jews — fragments)

Koine Greek · 30Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Εἰς Φλάκκον

Against Flaccus

Koine Greek · 38–41 CENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Ζητήματα καὶ λύσεις εἰς τὴν Γένεσιν

Questions and Answers on Genesis

Koine Greek, Classical Armenian · c. 35-45Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Ζητήματα καὶ Λύσεις εἰς τὴν Ἔξοδον

Questions and Answers on Exodus

Koine Greek, Classical Armenian · c. 35-45Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Πρεσβεία πρὸς Γάιον

On the Embassy to Gaius

Koine Greek · 41–42 CENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations

Short Works