§11.26.1Ἐν τοῖς τῶν Ἐπικουρείων γράμμασι παράγγελμα ἔκειτο συνεχῶς ὑπομιμνῄσκεσθαι τῶν παλαιῶν τινος τῶν ἀρετῇ χρησαμένων.
In the writings of the Epicureans there was a precept to constantly remember someone of the ancients who had practiced virtue.
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations §11.26.1
The Epicurean Precept to Remember an Ancient Exemplar of Virtue
Summary
Introduces a precept found in the Epicurean writings to constantly keep in mind someone of the ancients who practiced virtue.
Notes
- 11.26.1ὑπομιμνῄσκεσθαι — The present medio-passive infinitive of ὑπομιμνήσκομαι ('to remember'), serving as an appositive to the noun παράγγελμα, explaining its concrete content. Since verbs of remembering take the genitive case, it governs the following genitive phrase τῶν παλαιῶν τινος ('someone of the ancients').
- 11.26.1τῶν ἀρετῇ χρησαμένων — The aorist middle participle of χράομαι ('to use, practice'), modifying the preceding τῶν παλαιῶν ('the ancients'). The dative ἀρετῇ ('virtue') is governed by the verb χράομαι.
Cite this passage
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations §11.26.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0562.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:11.26.1
Please note the AI-draft status of the translation and the date accessed.
Translation, notes and summary are AI-generated drafts, revised through reader feedback.