THEOPHRASTUS 



8' ev fiev rot? aXXot9 dvcovv/na)^ ev Se ncnv OTTOV 



Kal ev a'XXoi9 Sd/cpvov. ives Se Kal 0Xe 



avra fiev dvcDMfia ry Be o/jLOiorrjri 



vovat rwv ev rot? ax>9 fjiopiwv. 



KOI aXXa? Bia<f)opas KCU ravra KCU oXa)? TO 



(f)VTO)v 76^09* TroXv^ovv yap wcTTrep 



ciXX' eVet Sta TWZ^ yvcopi/jLWTepcov /j,era$i(i)K6iv Sel 



TO, dyvwpKTTa, yvaypi/jLWTepa $e ra fjiel^w KOL /JL- 



(fiavr/ rfj alaO^crei, BrjXov on KaOdirep v<j>ijyr]Tat 



4 TTCpl TOVTCOV \KTOV' eiTava^OpCLV jap 



TWV d\\wv 7T/70? ravra i^e^pi TTOCTOV Kal 

 e/caara /xere^et rrjs o/jLoiorrjros. etX,rj/jLfj,VWV &e 

 rwv jjiepS)i> fjuera ravra \fj7rreov ra? rovrwv 

 biatyopdf OUTCO? yap dfjia Kal fj ov&ia fyavepd 

 Kal r; oXrj rwv yevwv 77/309 a\\i]\a Sidcrraffis. 



'H fjiev ovv rwv /jueyiarcov <7%e8ov etprjTai 

 8' olov pi&s Kav\ov rwv d\\wv al jap 



MV X a P iv eKaarov varepov prjOija-ovrai. 



yap Kal ravra Kal ra d\\a 

 rreipareov elrrelv dpa[ievov$ drro rwv rrpwrwv. 



Hyowra Se eari TO vypbv Kal Oep/j,6v arrav yap 



fyvrov e'^et riva vyporrjra Kal Oepfjiorrfra crv/ji- 



(frvrov Mcrrrep Kal wov, wv vTroXeurovrcov yuverai 



yfjpas Kal fyOicris, re\eiw<$ Se vrrokirrovrwv Odva- 



5 T09 Kal avavcris. ev fjiev ovv Tot9 7rXet(TTOi9 dva)- 



Lit. ' muscles and veins.' 



2 i.e. the analogy with animals is probably imperfect, but 

 is useful so far as it goes. 



1 1. 1. 10. 4 e.g. the root, as such. 



6 e.g. the different forms which roots assume. 



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