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Marcus Aurelius · Meditations §1.2.1

Modesty and Manliness Inherited from Father

Passage 2 of 486 · Greek

Summary

The author notes that from the reputation and memory of his late father, he learned modesty and manliness.

§1.2.1Παρὰ τῆς δόξης καὶ μνήμης τῆς περὶ τοῦ γεννήσαντος τὸ αἰδῆμον καὶ ἀρρενικόν.
From the reputation and memory of my father, modesty and manliness.

Notes

  1. §1.2.1τοῦ γεννήσαντος — The substantivized masculine singular genitive of the active aorist participle of γεννάω ('to beget'), referring here to the author's biological father, Annius Verus. Since the author lost his father in early childhood, he learned these qualities through 'reputation and memory' (δόξης καὶ μνήμης) rather than direct personal experience.
  2. §1.2.1τῆς περὶ τοῦ γεννήσαντος — The prepositional phrase περὶ τοῦ γεννήσαντος ('concerning the father') is placed in the attributive position by the preceding article τῆς, modifying the preceding nouns δόξης καὶ μνήμης ('reputation and memory'). The single article τῆς unites both nouns into a single shared concept.

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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations §1.2.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0562.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:1.2.1

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