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Sextus Empiricus

Against the Professors, Books I-VI of Against the Learned Section 55

Section 638 of 757

Canonical reference 5.55

Ancient Greek

Hermann Mutschmann and Jürgen Mau, editors · adversus-grc

λέγωμεν δὴ περὶ τοῦ πρώτου πρῶτον. Τὴν δὴ γένεσιν τῶν ὑπὸ τὴν ἐπίσκεψιν πεσουμένων ἀρχαϊκώτερον ἤτοι ἀπὸ τῆς τοῦ σπέρματος καταβολῆς καὶ συλλήψεως λαμβάνουσιν ἢ ἀπὸ τὴς ἐκτέξεως. ἀλλʼ ἀπὸ μὲν τῆς τοῦ σπέρματος καταβολῆς καὶ συλλήψεως οὐκ ἄν εἴποιεν· ἀκατάληπτος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ἀκριβὴς ταύτης χρόνος.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Let us speak first about the first point. More anciently, they take the birth of those who will fall under examination either from the emission of the seed and conception or from delivery. But they could not say that it begins with the emission of the seed and conception, since the precise time of conception cannot be apprehended.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Parlons donc d’abord du premier point. Pour déterminer de la manière la plus fondamentale la naissance de ceux qui feront l’objet de l’examen, ils partent soit de l’émission de la semence et de la conception, soit de l’accouchement. Mais ils ne sauraient dire qu’ils partent de l’émission de la semence et de la conception, car le moment exact de celle-ci est insaisissable.

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