Against the Professors, Books I-VI of Against the Learned Section 53

σὺν δὲ τούτοις καὶ ὁ περιεσκεμ- μένος τίνες τῶν λέξεων κατὰ τὴν συνήθειαν κεῖνται καὶ τίνες δοξαστῶς, τὸ ἑκάστῳ πρόσφορον ἀποδίδωσιν. ῾ βαλα- νεῖονʼ μὲν γὰρ ῾ ἀνδρεῖονʼ κατὰ τὴν συνήθειαν εἴρηται ἀπὸ τοῦ ἄνδρας λούειν, ὁ δὲ πλούσιος μακάριος καὶ ῾ὁ θάνατος κακὸνʼ τῶν δοξαστῶν τό τε γὰρ τὸν θάνατον τῶν κακῶν εἶναι καὶ τὸν πλοῦτον τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἄδηλον καὶ δοξαστόν.

Along with these, one who has considered which expressions are established by usage and which express matters of opinion assigns to each what is appropriate. Thus “men’s bath” is said by usage of a bathhouse because it bathes men, while “the rich man is blessed” and “death is an evil” are matters of opinion, since both the inclusion of death among evils and of wealth among goods are unclear and matters of opinion.

À ces qualités s’ajoute celle de l’homme qui a examiné quelles expressions reposent sur l’usage et lesquelles sur l’opinion, et attribue à chacune ce qui lui convient. Ainsi «bain d’hommes» est dit conformément à l’usage, parce qu’on y baigne les hommes; mais «le riche est heureux» et «la mort est un mal» relèvent de l’opinion, car il est obscur et objet d’opinion que la mort compte parmi les maux et la richesse parmi les biens.