The Insignificance of Things Compared to Eternity

Notes

1. §10.17.1Τοῦ ὅλου αἰῶνος καὶ τῆς ὅλης οὐσίας — An objective genitive depending on the subsequent noun φαντασία, meaning "the mental representation concerning the whole of time and the whole of substance."
2. §10.17.1φαντασία — A nominal expression without a copula or imperative verb (like ἔστω). In the context of practical philosophical exhortation, an imperative sense such as "let there be a constant visualization" or "keep constantly in mind" is implied.
3. §10.17.1πάντα τὰ κατὰ μέρος — The subject within the ὅτι clause. The copula (ἐστί) linking this subject to the predicates κεγχραμίς (a grain of millet) and τρυπάνου περιστροφή (the turn of a drill) is omitted. The entire ὅτι clause functions as a noun clause in apposition or parallel with φαντασία.