[PAULUS libro XVII ad Plautium. ] §1.3.6.prΤὸ γὰρ ἅπαξ ἢ δίς, ut ait Theophrastus, παραβαίνουσιν οἱ νομοθέται.
[PAULUS on Plautius, Book XVII] For, as Theophrastus says, lawmakers pass over what happens only once or twice.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §1.3.6.pr
Legislators Passing Over Rare or Isolated Occurrences
Summary
Paulus quotes Theophrastus to state that legislators pass over or ignore occurrences that happen only once or twice.
Notes
- §1.3.6.prπαραβαίνουσιν — This verb is used here not in the sense of "transgressing" laws, but "passing over," "bypassing," or "ignoring." The subject is the following οἱ νομοθέται (lawmakers).
- §1.3.6.prΤὸ... ἅπαξ ἢ δίς — An adverbial phrase substantivized by the neuter singular article τό, functioning as the direct object (accusative) of the transitive verb παραβαίνουσιν. It refers to "what happens once or twice," i.e., extremely rare occurrences.
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §1.3.6.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:1.3.6.pr
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