Symp 190b

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Constantinus Philo
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Symp 190b

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I don't understand what ὅτι is doing here: ἦν δὲ διὰ ταῦτα τρία [190b] γένη καὶ τοιαῦτα, ὅτι τὸ μὲν ἄρρεν ἦν τοῦ ἡλίου τὴν ἀρχὴν ἔκγονον.... Coz there is no verb of saying or thinking here....
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Re: Symp 190b

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Here οτι explains τοιαῦτα, cf. Smyth 2577
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