Diogenes Laertius

Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers

§2.16.125

Catalogue of Dialogues of Cebes of Thebes

Introduces Cebes of Thebes and lists the titles of the three dialogues attributed to him.

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Κέβης Θηβαῖος· καὶ τούτου φέρονται διάλογοι τρεῖς1· Πίναξ. Ἑβδόμη. Φρύνιχος.

​Cebes of Thebes: of him too three dialogues are preserved: The Picture. The Seventh Day. Phrynichus.

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  1. 2.16.125καὶ τούτου φέρονται διάλογοι τρεῖς

    τούτου is a genitive of author/attribution meaning "as his work" or "attributed to him," paralleling the construction in the preceding section (§2.15.124). The passive verb φέρονται is the standard idiom in biographical/bibliographical contexts for works being in circulation or preserved under someone's name.

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