Stephanus 35

35a was put together from these things and after this fashion.

Timaeus: From the being that is indivisible and always keeps to the same, and from the being that becomes divisible around bodies, he blended a third form of being midway between, drawn from both—from the nature of the same and from the nature of the other—and he composed it, on the same terms, between the part of them that is indivisible and the part divisible around bodies. And taking the three, he blended them all into a single form, forcing by compulsion the nature of the other, which was hard to mingle, into concord with the same. 35b And when he had mingled them with being, and made one out of three, he divided this whole again into as many portions as were fitting, each one mingled of the same, of the other, and of being. And he began to divide it thus: first he took one portion from the whole; then he took a second, double that one; then a third, half again the second and triple the first; a fourth, double the second; a fifth, triple the 35c third; a sixth, eightfold the first; and a seventh, twenty-sevenfold the first;

Timaeus: After this he set about filling in

35a He built it out of these things, and in this way.

Timaeus: From the indivisible being, which always stays the same, and from the divided being that comes to be around bodies, he blended a third kind of being in between the two. It was made from both—from the nature of the same, in turn, and from the nature of the other—and he built it up in between their indivisible part and the part of them that is divided around bodies. He took these three things that existed and blended them all into one single form, forcing the nature of the other, which is hard to blend, into the same thing. 35b Then he mixed it together with being, and when he had made one thing out of three, he divided this whole again into as many portions as it needed, and each portion was a mixture of the same, of the other, and of being. He began dividing in this way. First he took one portion from the whole. Next he took a second portion, twice that size. He took a third portion, half again as much as the second and three times the first. He took a fourth portion, twice the second. He took a fifth portion, three times the 35c third. He took a sixth portion, eight times the first, and a seventh portion, twenty-seven times the first.

Timaeus: After these things he began to fill in

35a and in the fashion which I shall now describe.

Timaeus: Midway between the Being which is indivisible

and remains always the same and the Being which is transient and divisible in

bodies, He blended a third form of Being compounded out of the twain, that is

to say, out of the Same and the Other; and in like manner He compounded it

midway between that one of them which is indivisible and that one which is

divisible in bodies. And He took the three of them, and blent them all together

into one form, by forcing the Other into union with the Same, in spite of its

being naturally difficult to mix. 35b And when with the aid of Being He had mixed them, and had made of

them one out of three, straightway He began to distribute the whole thereof

into so many portions as was meet; and each portion was a mixture of the Same,

of the Other, and of Being. And He began

making the division thus: First He took one portion from the whole; then He

took a portion double of this; then a third portion, half as much again as the

second portion, that is, three times as much as the first; he fourth portion He

took was twice as much as the second; the fifth three times as much as the

third; 35c the sixth eight

times as much as the first; and the seventh twenty-seven times as much as the

first.