Against the Professors, Books I-VI of Against the Learned Section 146

ὥστε τοῦτο μὲν οὐκ ἐροῦσιν εἰ δʼ ὅτι φυσικῶς διαδείκνυσιν ἕκαστον ὄνομα ὅτι ἀρρενικόν ἐστιν ἢ θηλυκὸν ἢ οὐδέτερον, φασὶ τὰ μέν τοιάδε τὰ δὲ τοιαῦτα τυγχάνειν, ἴστωσαν λειότε- ρον αὑτοῖς τρίβοντες τὸν κλοιόν.

Thus they will not maintain this. But if they say that each noun naturally displays itself as masculine, feminine, or neuter, and that some are one kind and some another, let them know that they are polishing the collar around their own necks.

Ils ne soutiendront donc pas cette réponse. Mais s’ils disent que chaque nom indique naturellement qu’il est masculin, féminin ou neutre, qu’ils sachent qu’ils ne font que polir davantage le collier qu’ils portent.