LCL volumes of Philo available online

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LCL volumes of Philo available online

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As long as I was collecting Josephus' works and figuring out which Loeb volume corresponded to which book (the lineups changed three times over the years), I decided to do the same thing with the works of Philo.

LCL Volume, translators & American ISBN
Title of Books contained in volume, English, Greek and Latin
A handy link to find it for your very own (arms extended for big hug! :eek: )
(Philo) L226 Volume I (tr F H Colson & G H Whitaker, 1929, Unicode), 0-674-99249-0 On the Account of the World's Creation given by Moses (Περι Της Κατα Μωτσεα Κοσμοποιιας, De Opificio Mundi), Allegorical Interpretation of Genesis books II, III (Νομων Ιερων Αλληγοριας Των Μετα Την Εξαημερον Το Πρωτον, Legum Allegoriae) https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L226.pdf
(Philo) L227 Volume II (tr F H Colson & G H Whitaker, 1929, Unicode), 0-674-99250-4 On the Cherubim and the flaming sword, and Cain the first man created out of man (Περι Των Χερουβιμ Και Της Φλογινης Ρομφαιας Και Του Κτισθεντος Πρωτου Εξ Ανθρωπου Καιν, De Cherubim), On the birth of Abel and the sacrifices offered by him and by his brother Cain (Περι Γενεσεως Αβελ Και Ων Αυτος Τε Και Ο Αδελφος Αυτου Καιν Ιερουργουσιν, De Sacrificiis Abelis et Caini), That the worse is wont to attack the better (Περι Toυ Το Χειρον Τωι Κρειττονι Φιλειν Επιτιθεσθαι, Quod Deterius Potiori insidiari solet), On the Posterity of Cain and his Exile (Περι Των Toυ Δοκησισοφου Καιν Εγγονων Και Ωσ Μεταναστης Γιγνεται, De Posteritate Caini), On the Giants (Περι Γιγαντων, De Gigαntibus). https://oniehlibraryofgreekliterature1. ... giants.pdf
(Philo) L247 Volume III (tr F H Colson & G H Whitaker, 1930, Unicode), 0-674-99272-5 On the Unchangeableness of God (Οτι Ατρεπτον Το Θειον, Quod Deus immutabilis sit), On Husbandry (Περι Γεωργιας, De Agricultura), Concerning Noah's Work as a Planter (Περι Φυτουργιας Νωε Το Δευτερον, De Plantatione), On Drunkenness (Περι Μεθης, De Ebrietate), On the prayers and curses uttered by Noah when he became sober (Περι Ων Νηψας Ο Νωε Ευχεται Και Καταραται, De Sobrietate) https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L247.pdf
(Philo) L261 Volume IV (tr F H Colson & G H Whitaker, 1932, Unicode), 0-674-99287-3 On the Confusion of Tongues (Περι Συγχυσεως Διαλεκτων, De Confusione Linguarum), On the Migration (of Abraham) (Περι Αποικίας, De Migratione Abrahami), Who is the Heir of Divine Things and on the division into equals and opposites (Περι Tot Τισ Ο Των Θειων Εστιν Κληρονομος Και Περι Της Εις Τα Ισα Και Εναντια Τομης, Quis Rerum Divinarum Heres), On mating with the preliminary studies (Περι Της Προς Τα Προπαιδετματα Συνοδου, De Congressu quaerendae Eruditionis gratia) https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L261.pdf
(Philo) L275 Volume V (tr F H Colson & G H Whitaker, 1935, Unicode), 0-674-99303-9 On Flight and Finding (Περι Φυγης Και Ετρεσεως, De Fuga et Inventione, or De Profugis), On the Change of Names (Περι Των Μετονομαζομενων Και Ων Ενεκα Μετονομαζονται, De Mutatione Nominum), On Dreams, that they are God-sent (Περι Toυ Θεοπεμπτοτς Ειναι Τους Ονειρους, De Somniis) https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L275.pdf
(Philo) L289 Volume VI (tr F H Colson, 1935, Unicode), 0-674-99319-5 On Abraham (Βιος Σοφου Του Κατα Διδασκαλιαν Tελειωθεντος Η Νομων Αγραφων <Το Πρωτον> Ο Εστι Περι Αβρααμ, De Abrahamo), On Joseph (Βιος Πολιτικου Οπερ Εστι Περι Ιωσηφ, De Iosepho), On the Life of Moses Books I & II (Περι Toυ Βιου Μωτσεως, De Vita Mosis) https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L289.pdf
(Philo) L320 Volume VII (tr F H Colson, 1937, Unicode), 0-674-99353-5 On the Decalogue (Περι Των Δεκα Λογων Οι Κεφαλαια Νομων Εισιν, De Decalogo), On the Special Laws Books I-III (Περι Των Εν Μερει Διαταγματων De Specialibus Legibus) https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L320.pdf
(Philo) L341 Volume VIII (tr F H Colson, 1939, Unicode), 0-674-99376-4 On the Special Laws Book IV (Περι Των Εν Μερει Διαταγματων, De Specialibus Legibus), On the Virtues (Φιλωνος, De Virtutibus), On Rewards and Punishments (Περι Αθλων Και Επιτιμιων, De Praemiis te Poenis) https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L341.pdf
(Philo) L363 Volume IX (tr F H Colson, 1941, Unicode), 0-674-99400-0 Every Good Man is Free (Περι Toυ Παντα Σπουδαιον Ελευθερον Ειναι, Quod Omnis Probus Liber sit), On the Contemplative Life or Suppliants (Περι Βιου Θεωρητικου Η Ικετων, De Vita Contemplativa), On the Eternity of the World (Περι Αφθαρσιας Κοσμου, De Aeternitate Mundi), Regarding Flaccus (Εισ Φλακκον, In Flaccum), Apology for the Jews (Υποθετικων (Υπερ Ιουδαιων Απολογιας), preserved in Eusebius' Praep. Evang., Apologia pro ludaeis), On Providence (quoted in Eusebius' Praep. Evang., without giving the title, De Providentia) https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L363.pdf
(Philo) L379 Volume X (tr F H Colson, Index by J W Earp, 1962, Unicode), 0-674-99417-5 On the Embassy to Gaius (Φιλωνος Αρετων Πρωτον Ο Εστι Της Αυτου Πρεσβειας Προς Γαιον, De Legatione ad Gaium), General Index to Volumes I-X https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L379.pdf
(Philo) L380 Supplement I, Questions & Answers on Genesis (tr Ralph Marcus, 1953, not Unicode), ISBN 13: 978-0-674-99418-8 Questions and Answers on Genesis (Quaestiones et Solutiones in Genesin) https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L380.pdf
(Philo) L401 Supplement II, Questions & Answers on Exodus (tr Ralph Marcus, 1953, not Unicode), ISBN 13: 978-0-674-99442-3 Questions and Answers on Exodus 2 (Quaestiones et Solutiones in Exodum), General Index to Supplements I-II https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L401.pdf

What is nice is that, unlike the Josephus volumes, these (except for the last two supplemental volumes) are scanned in Unicode, including the Greek!

Funny thing about Philo translations is that they are Greek language, but the titles are almost ALWAYS in Latin, OCCASIONALLY in English, and NEVER in Greek. Stupid! If that seems weird, blame the pointy headed academics (present company excluded, Peter).

DCH :thumbup:

Edit 3/26/17: Made a correction to replace a regular sigma with a final sigma, but you can probably find more errors. While Philo volumes are OCRd, the quality of the OCR is variable, especially in titles all in "uppercase", so beware.
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Re: LCL volumes of Philo available online

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DCHindley wrote:As long as I was collecting Josephus' works and figuring out which Loeb volume corresponded to which book (the lineups changed three times over the years), I decided to do the same thing with the works of Philo.
:thumbup: well done
DCHindley wrote:Edit 3/26/17: Made a correction to replace a regular sigma with a final sigma, but you can probably find more errors. While Philo volumes are OCRd, the quality of the OCR is variable, especially in titles all in "uppercase", so beware.
:mrgreen:
On the Life of Moses Books I & II (Περι Toυ Βιου Μωτσεως, De Vita Mosis)
Mozzer? :ugeek:
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Re: LCL volumes of Philo available online

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Kunigunde Kreuzerin wrote:
On the Life of Moses Books I & II (Περι Toυ Βιου Μωτσεως, De Vita Mosis)
Mozzer? :ugeek:
Yeah, that caught my eye too. I'd transliterate it as "Motser" which sounds just as weird. How'd someone come up with that?

Then again, we have Anglicized (or Deutcschified, etc) these words so much that the way they were pronounced in the first century is not accurately represented.

DCH
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