Ancient Greek · ~1 min
Section 47
Philo Judaeus, Quod deterius potiori insidiari soleat 47
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διὸ καὶ τὸ ἐπιφερόμενον „ἀνέστη Κάιν ἐπὶ Ἄβελ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτὸν“ (Gen. 4, 8) κατὰ μὲν τὴν πρόχειρον φαντασίαν ὑποβάλλει, ὅτι Ἄβελ ἀνῄρηται, κατὰ δὲ τὴν ἀκριβεστέραν ἐξέτασιν, ὅτι αὐτὸς ὁ Κάιν ὑφ’ ἑαυτοῦ· ὥσθ’ οὕτως ἀναγνωστέον· „ἀνέστη Κάιν καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν ἑαυτόν,“ ἀλλ’ οὐχ ἕτερον.