# Νοῦ πρὸς Ἑρμῆν 16b

Corpus Hermeticum, Νοῦ πρὸς Ἑρμῆν, Section 16b. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/corpus-hermeticum/text-5/16b

ἐπεὶ οὖν ὁ κόσμος παντόμορφος γέγονεν, ὁ ποιήσας τί ἂν εἴη; ἄμορφος μὲν γὰρ μὴ γένοιτο· εἰ δὲ καὶ αὐτὸς παντόμορφος, ὅμοιος ἔσται τῷ κόσμῳ. ἀλλὰ μίαν ἔχων μορφήν, κατὰ τοῦτο ἐλάττων ἔσται τοῦ κόσμου. τί οὖν φῶμεν αὐτὸν εἶναι; μὴ εἰς ἀπορίαν τὸν λόγον περιστήσωμεν· οὐδὲν γὰρ ἄπορον περὶ τοῦ θεοῦ νοουμένοιϲ. μίαν οὖν ἔχει ἰδέαν, [εἴ τις ἔστιν αὐτοῦ ἰδέα,] ἥτις ταῖς ὄψεσιν οὐχ ὑποσταίη· ἀσώματος ⟨γάρ⟩.

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