THEOPHRASTUS 



rot? bvbp.a(Tiv aXX' a^w Ka\ov<ri 



Trjv KeBpov o^v/feBpov. b^coBrj 



ra rd 



jJLLKpClV Ka TTVKVrjV KOI OTCLV KOTTr) TCL^l) 



Heviiv rj Be KeSpos TO TT^ICTTOV ey/cdpBiov KOL 

 dcraTres, epudpofcdpSia S* a/jL<f)a)' teal 77 p,ev TT}? 

 4 Ke8pov ei}a>&?7? 77 Se TT}? erepas ov. /capTrbs 3' 

 6 yuei^ TJ}? KeSpov %avOo<$ fivprov /xeye^o? e'^coi> 

 ?/9 ?;Sz;9 ea6lea6ai. o Se rr}? dp/cevdov ra 

 d\\a O/JLOLOS, //.eXa? Se /cal ffrpvfyvos xal 



WCT7T6/0 a/3y3WTO?' Sia/jLV6L 8' Ct? eVlCLVTOV, eW 



orav a'XA.o? eiri^vy o Trepvaivos dTroTTLTrrei 

 Se oi eV 'ApfcaSia \i<yovcn, rpeis a pa 



re irevcTLVov OVTTO) ireirova KOI 



TOV IT POTT epvcr LVOV 77877 'jriirova KOI 



teal rpiTov TOV veov vTrotyaivei. e(f>rj Be 



/cal Ko/jiicrai TOU? opeoTimovs avrw dvavOels af 



rbv Be (f)\oLov O/JLOLOV e^ei KWirapiTTW rpa^vrepov 



Be' pifas Be fjiavas d^orepat KCU eViTroXatou?. 



(pvovrat Trepl rd 7rerpa)Bij Kal %ei/jLepia real TOUTOU? 



TOU? TOTTOU? 



5 MecT7rtX77? 8' earl rpia yevrj, dv0r)Ba)V crara- 

 veios dv6r)BovoeiBrjs, w? ol Trepl rrjv "]Bt]v Biai- 

 povcri. (frepei Be 77 /j,ev (rardveios rbv fcapirbv 

 fjuei^ci) Kal \euKorepov Kal %avv6repov Kal TOV? 

 TTVprjva? eyov-ra fjLa\aKforepov<;' al S' erepai 



Trjv Kf5poi> U; TT. rbv KfSpov M ; Aid. omits the 

 article ; Trapaffrj/J-acria /ce'Spou conj. W. 



2 fi-hrpav conj. Sch.; ^aAXoi/ UMVAld. Plin., 16. 198, sup- 

 ports /j-firpav : he apparently read /j.-f]Tpav 5' ^ ^ei' d. 



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