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Philo Judaeus

Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria (c. 20 BCE-c. 50 CE), born at Alexandria. From Wikidata; Wikipedia.

Lived
1st c. BC – 1st c. AD
Kinds of writing
Theology (19), Philosophy (6), Biography
Dialect
Koine
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31 works, 31 with an English translation; 344,237 words analysed

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μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος
οὐλομένην, ἣ μυρίʼ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγεʼ ἔθηκε

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