# Graecarum affectionum curatio 5.40

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 5. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/5.40

Παραπλήσια δὲ κἀν τῷ Φαίδωνι λέγει· «Θῶμεν γάρ, ἔφη, δύο εἴδη τῶν ὄντων, τὸ μὲν ὁρατόν, τὸ δὲ ἀειδές. — Θῶμεν, ἔφη. — Καὶ τὸ μὲν ἀειδὲς ἀεὶ καὶ κατὰ ταὐτὰ ἔχον, τὸ δὲ ὁρατὸν μηδέποτε κατὰ ταὐτά; — Καὶ ταῦτα θῶμεν, ἔφη. — Φέρε δή, ἦ δ' ὃς, ἄλλο τι ἡμῶν αὐτῶν τὸ μὲν σῶμά ἐστι, τὸ δὲ ψυχή; — Οὐδὲν ἄλλο, ἔφη. — Πότερον οὖν ὁμοιότερον τῷ εἴδει φαμὲν εἶναι καὶ ξυγγενέστερον τὸ σῶμα; — Παντί, ἔφη, τοῦτό γε δῆλον, ὅτι τῷ ὁρατῷ. —

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Theodoretus Scr. Eccl. et Theol., Graecarum affectionum curatio. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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