# Νοῦ πρὸς Ἑρμῆν Section 17cx

Corpus Hermeticum, Νοῦ πρὸς Ἑρμῆν, Section 17cx. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/corpus-hermeticum/text-5/Section%2017cx

⟨⟨ὥσπερ γὰρ ὁ ἄνθρωπος χωρὶς [ζωῆς] ⟨πνοῆς⟩ οὐ δύναται ζῆν, οὕτως οὐδὲ ὁ θεὸς δύναται ⟨εἶναι⟩ μὴ ποιῶν τὸ ἀγαθόν· ⟨⟨ἔστι δὲ τοῦτο, ὦ φίλτατε, ζωή.⟩⟩ τοῦτο γὰρ ὥσπερ [ζωὴ καὶ ὥσπερ κίνησις] ⟨οὐσία⟩ ἐστὶ τοῦ θεοῦ, ⟨τὸ⟩ κινεῖν τὰ πάντα καὶ ζωοποιεῖν.⟩⟩

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