# Machabaeorum IV 1.33-35

Septuaginta, Machabaeorum IV, 1.33 to 1.35. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/septuaginta/machabaeorum-iv/1.33

ἐπεὶ πόθεν κινούμενοι πρὸς τὰς ἀπειρημένας τροφάς, ἀποτρεπόμεθα τὰς ἐξ αὐτῶν ἡδονάς; οὐχ ὅτι δύναται τῶν ὀρέξεων ἐπικρατεῖν ὁ λογισμός ; ἐγὼ μέν οἶμαι. τοιγαροῦν ἐνύδρων ἐπιθυμοῦντες καὶ ὀρνέων καὶ τετραπόδων, παντοίων βρωμάτων τῶν ἀπηγορευμένων ἡμῖν κατὰ τὸν νόμον ἀπεχόμεθα διὰ τὴν τοῦ λογισμοῦ ἐπικράτειαν. ἀντέχεται γὰρ τὰ τῶν ὀρέξεων πάθη ὑπὸ τοῦ σώφρονος νοὸς ἀνακαμπτόμενα· καὶ φιλοτιμοῦνται πάντα τὰ τοῦ σώματος κινήματα ὑπὸ τοῦ λογισμοῦ.

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Septuaginta, Machabaeorum IV, ed. Henry Barclay Swete D.D.. 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.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg0527.tlg026.local002/.