# Orationes 41-6

Dio Chrysostomus, Orationes, (11)Ὀλυμπικὸς ἢ περὶ τῆς πρώτης τοῦ θεοῦ ἐννοίας. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/dio-chrysostomus-soph/orationes/41-6

ἀμφοῖν δὲ τοῖν λεγομένοιν ποτέραν πρεσβυτέραν φῶμεν τῷ χρόνῳ παρά γε ἡμῖν τοῖς Ἕλλησι, , οὐκ ἄν ἔχοιμι διατεινόμενος εἰπεῖν ἐν τῷ παρόντι. πρέπει δὲ ἴσως τὸ ἀζήμιον καὶ πειστικὸν ἀρχαιότερον εἶναι τοῦ μετὰ ζημίας καὶ προστάξεως.

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Dio Chrysostom, Orationes, ed. Hans Friedrich August von Arnim. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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