---
name: Philo of Alexandria
name_greek: Φίλων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς
eul_aid: lgi
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/philo-of-alexandria-lgi"
period: Hellenistic
dialect: Philosophical Koine
affiliation: Jewish
works_count: 40
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Philo of Alexandria

*Φίλων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς*

**eul_aid:** `lgi` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/philo-of-alexandria-lgi)

Philo of Alexandria, Jewish philosopher and biblical commentator. Treatises on philosophy and scripture. Free to read and download from the Greek library.

## Works

- [Against Flaccus](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-against-flaccus-lgi-bf) — *Κατὰ Φλάκκου* · `lgi-bf`
- [Allegorical Interpretation](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-works-of-philo-of-alexandria-lgi-ak) — *Τὰ Φίλωνος Ἀλεξανδρέως* · `lgi-ak`
- [Embassy to Gaius](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-embassy-gaius-lgi-bd) — *Πρεσβεία πρὸς Γάϊον* · `lgi-bd`
- [Fragments of Uncertain Work](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-uncertain-fragments-lgi-ax) — *Ἀποσπάσματα Ἀδήλου Ἔργου* · `lgi-ax`
- [Fragments on Flattery and Virtue](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-flattery-virtue-lgi-bk) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Κολακείας καὶ Ἀρετῆς* · `lgi-bk`
- [Hypothetica or Apology for the Jews](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-hypothetica-apology-lgi-ai) — *Ὑποθετικά ἢ Ἀπολογία ὑπὲρ Ἰουδαίων* · `lgi-ai`
- [On Abraham](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-surviving-works-of-philo-of-alexandria-lgi-ac) — *Περὶ Ἀβραάμ* · `lgi-ac`
- [On Agriculture](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-agriculture-lgi-bh) — *Περὶ γεωργίας* · `lgi-bh`
- [On Dreams](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-on-dreams-lgi-bl) — *Περὶ Ἐνυπνίων* · `lgi-bl`
- [On Drunkenness II](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-drunkenness-2-lgi-bc) — *Περὶ Μέθης Β'* · `lgi-bc`
- [On God](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-on-god-lgi-bn) — *Περὶ Θεοῦ* · `lgi-bn`
- [On Joseph](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-joseph-lgi-bm) — *Περὶ Ἰωσήφ* · `lgi-bm`
- [On Numbers or Arithmetic](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-numbers-arithmetic-lgi-az) — *Περὶ ἀριθμῶν Ἀριθμητικά* · `lgi-az`
- [On Providence](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-providence-lgi-bi) — *Περὶ Προνοίας* · `lgi-bi`
- [On Rewards and Punishments and-Curses](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-rewards-punishments-curses-lgi-ah) — *Περὶ Μισθῶν καὶ Ποινῶν καὶ Καταρωμένων* · `lgi-ah`
- [On Special Laws](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-special-laws-lgi-bg) — *Περὶ τῶν Εἰδικῶν Νόμων* · `lgi-bg`
- [On the Change of Names](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-change-names-lgi-ba) — *Περὶ Μεταβολῆς Ὀνομάτων* · `lgi-ba`
- [On the Cherubim](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-works-of-philo-of-alexandria-lgi-an) — *Τὰ Φίλωνος Ἀλεξανδρέως* · `lgi-an`
- [On the Confusion of Tongues](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-works-of-philo-of-alexandria-lgi-ap) — *Τὰ Φίλωνος Ἀλεξανδρέως* · `lgi-ap`
- [On the Contemplative Life](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-surviving-works-of-philo-of-alexandria-lgi-ad) — *Περὶ τοῦ Θεωρητικοῦ Βίου* · `lgi-ad`
- [On the Creation of the World](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-creation-world-lgi-aw) — *Περὶ τῆς δημιουργίας τοῦ κόσμου* · `lgi-aw`
- [On the Decalogue](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-decalogue-lgi-be) — *Περὶ τοῦ Δεκαλόγου* · `lgi-be`
- [On the Eternity of the World](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-surviving-works-of-philo-of-alexandria-lgi-ae) — *Περὶ Ἀϊδιότητος Κόσμου* · `lgi-ae`
- [On the Life of Moses, Books I-II](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-life-of-moses-lgi-aj) — *Περὶ τοῦ Βίου Μωυσέως* · `lgi-aj`
- [On the Migration of Abraham](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-works-of-philo-of-alexandria-lgi-aq) — *Τὰ Φίλωνος Ἀλεξανδρέως* · `lgi-aq`
- [On the Migration of Abraham](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-migration-abraham-lgi-ay) — *Περὶ τῆς μεταναστεύσεως τοῦ Ἀβραάμ* · `lgi-ay`
- [On the Posterity of Cain](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-works-of-philo-of-alexandria-lgi-ao) — *Τὰ Φίλωνος Ἀλεξανδρέως* · `lgi-ao`
- [On the Special Laws](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-works-of-philo-of-alexandria-lgi-ar) — *Τὰ Φίλωνος Ἀλεξανδρέως* · `lgi-ar`
- [On the Virtues](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-works-of-philo-of-alexandria-lgi-as) — *Τὰ Φίλωνος Ἀλεξανδρέως* · `lgi-as`
- [On Virtues](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-virtues-lgi-bj) — *Περὶ Ἀρετῶν* · `lgi-bj`
- [Questions on Exodus](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-works-of-philo-of-alexandria-lgi-am) — *Τὰ Φίλωνος Ἀλεξανδρέως* · `lgi-am`
- [Questions on Genesis](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-works-of-philo-of-alexandria-lgi-al) — *Τὰ Φίλωνος Ἀλεξανδρέως* · `lgi-al`
- [Questions-Exodus Fragments](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-questions-exodus-lgi-av) — *Ζητήματα ἐν Ἐξόδῳ Ἀποσπάσματα* · `lgi-av`
- [Questions-Genesis Fragments](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-questions-genesis-lgi-au) — *Ζητήματα ἐν Γενέσει Ἀποσπάσματα* · `lgi-au`
- [Surviving Works of Philo (Bulk Volume)](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-surviving-works-lgi-ag) — *Τὰ σωζόμενα Φίλωνος Ἀλεξανδρέως* · `lgi-ag`
- [Surviving Works of Philo (Volume I)](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-surviving-works-of-philo-of-alexandria-lgi-aa) — *Τὰ σωζόμενα Φίλωνος Ἀλεξανδρέως* · `lgi-aa`
- [Surviving Works of Philo (Volume II)](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-surviving-works-of-philo-of-alexandria-lgi-ab) — *Τὰ σωζόμενα Φίλωνος Ἀλεξανδρέως* · `lgi-ab`
- [That Every Good Person Is Free](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-surviving-works-lgi-af) — *Ὅτι Πᾶς Ἀγαθὸς Ἐλεύθερος* · `lgi-af`
- [That God is Immutable](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-god-immutable-lgi-bb) — *Ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἄτρεπτος ἐστίν* · `lgi-bb`
- [Who is the Heir of Divine Things](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-alexandria-heir-divine-lgi-at) — *Τίς ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος τῶν θείων* · `lgi-at`

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