Epictetus on the Impossibility of Robbing Free Will

Notes

1. 11.36.1Λῃστὴς προαιρέσεως — The genitive προαιρέσεως ('of choice/volition') functions as an objective genitive modifying the noun Λῃστὴς ('robber'), meaning 'one who robs or deprives someone of their free will.' This reflects the Stoic doctrine of Epictetus that the moral will (prohairesis) is free from external compulsion.
2. 11.36.1τὸ τοῦ Ἐπικτήτου — A noun such as ῥῆμα ('saying') or ἔπος ('word') is elliptically omitted after the article τὸ, forming a nominal phrase meaning 'that of Epictetus' or 'the saying of Epictetus.'