The Three Relationships of a Human Being

Notes

1. 8.27.1Τρεῖς σχέσεις — A highly elliptical nominal phrase with the omission of the verb "to be" (εἰσίν), introducing the three relations developed in the subsequent coordinated clauses (ἡ μὲν... ἡ δὲ... ἡ δὲ...).
2. 8.27.1τὸ ἀγγεῖον τὸ περικείμενον — Meaning "the vessel that surrounds [us]", which in the author's philosophical context metaphorically refers to the physical body enclosing the soul (ruling center). The participle περικείμενον with the article functions attributively to modify τὸ ἀγγεῖον.
3. 8.27.1ἀφ’ ἧς συμβαίνει πᾶσι πάντα — The relative pronoun ἧs refers back to the antecedent τὴν θείαν αἰτίαν (feminine singular). The preposition ἀπό indicates origin or cause ("from which" or "by which"), and πᾶσι is the dative meaning "to all [people/things]".