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Sextus Empiricus

Against the Professors, Books I-VI of Against the Learned Section 203

Section 203 of 757

Canonical reference 1.203

Ancient Greek

Hermann Mutschmann and Jürgen Mau, editors · adversus-grc

τὸ δέ ὅμοιον καὶ ἀνόμοιον ἐκ τῆς δεδοκιμασμένης λαμβάνεται συνηθείας, δεδοκιμασμένη δὲ καὶ ἀρχαιοτάτη ἐστὶν ἡ Ὁμήρου ποίησις· ποίημα γὰρ οὐδὲν πρεσβύτερον ἧκεν εἰς ἡμᾶς τῆς ἐκείνου ποιήσεως· διαλεξόμεθα ἄρα τ ῇ Ὁμήρου κατακολουθοῦντες συνηθείᾳ.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Similarity and dissimilarity are derived from approved custom, and the most approved and ancient custom is Homer’s poetry, for no poem older than his poetry has reached us. Therefore we shall speak by following Homer’s customary usage.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Or le semblable et le dissemblable sont tirés de l’usage éprouvé, et l’usage éprouvé et le plus ancien est la poésie d’Homère, puisqu’aucun poème plus ancien que le sien ne nous est parvenu. Nous parlerons donc en suivant l’usage d’Homère.

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