Ἀποθανεῖν
to die
Translated by Jennifer Benedict25 Feb 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
"If someone should know the thing itself and by division of the concept resolve its associated ideas, no longer will it be supposed to be anything other than a process of nature. But if anyone fears a process of nature, he is a child. This however is not only a process of nature, but is also beneficial to nature. How does man have contact with god, and with what part of himself?"
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀποθανεῖν· ἐάν τις αὐτὸ μόνον εἰδῇ καὶ τῷ μερισμῷ τῆς ἐννοίας διαλύσῃ τὰ ἐμφανταζόμενα αὐτῷ, οὐκέτι ἄλλο τι ὑπολήψεται αὐτὸ εἶναι ἢ φύσεως ἔργον. φύσεως δὲ ἔργον εἴ τις φοβεῖται, παιδίον ἐστί. τοῦτο μέντοι οὐ μόνον φύσεως ἔργον ἐστίν, ἀλλὰ καὶ συμφέρον αὐτῇ· πῶς ἅπτεται θεοῦ ἄνθρωπος, καὶ κατὰ τί ἑαυτοῦ μέρος;