THEOPHRASTUS 



\afJLf$dveiv OTTOV ^ dvairvorj Bu/cveiTai, rj CLTTO rfjs 

 0a\dTTTj$' oV o ovB* ev *A.p/caBia <yiVrai' Ov/ujSpa 

 Be /cal opiyavos /cal ra roiavra TroXXa /cal TTO\- 

 \a%ov. 7rapa7r\ij(7tov ovv TO crvfjiftaivov TOVTO 

 teal eirl TTJ? e'Xaa?' ouSe <yap ov$ eiceivrj So/eel 

 rpia/coo-icov a-ra&i(0v airo 



%(f)dfco<; Be KOL e\\ia(f) a/cos Btacfrepova-iv w 

 TO fjiev ijfjiepov TO &e aypiov \eiOT6pov ydp TO 



(f)V\\OV TOV (T<f)dKOV KOL 6\ttTTOV Kdl aV^fjLr)p6T- 

 pOV, TO & TOV e\,6\L(7(f)dKOV Tpd^VTepOV. 



Auo 8e 76^ KOI TOV irpaalov TO JJLCV yap e%ei 



TTOftjSe? TO <f>V\\OV KOi /JioXXoV 7riK^apayfJL6VOVy 



Ti Be ra? evTOfJbds ev 8^X01/9 o-tyoSpa /cal /3a@i,a<;, 

 a> /cal ol (f>apjj,aK07rc0\ai, xpwvTai Trpos evict* TO 

 o~Tpoyyv\OTpov /cal au^/^wSe? cr(f)6Bpa, 

 TOV dfyaKOV, KOI r9 evTOfJias dfiavpo- 

 v /cal 7ri/c%apa<y/j,evov TJTTOV. 

 Kovvfys Be TO fjuev appev TO Be Orj\v. Bia- 

 Be evei /caOdirep TO, aXXa TO, OVTW Biai- 

 pov/jieva" TO jjiev <ydp Orj\v XGTTT o(f)v\\OTepov /cal 

 %vv(TTr]/cb<; fjid\\ov /cal TO o\ov eXaTTOV, TO 

 Be dppev jjiel^bv re /cal Tra^vKavKoTepov /cal 

 Tco'X.vfcXuivoTepov /cal TO (j)v\\ov pel^ov /cal 

 \i7rap(*)Tepov e%ov, ert Be TO avOos \ap,Trpo- 

 Tepov. /capTTO(j)6pa Be a/z^xw TO Be o\ov o"^n- 

 /cal o^riavOel irepl 'Ap/cTovpov teal 



v P 2 Ald. : lit. ' take hold,' cf. 6. 2. 6 ; 

 conj. W. 



2 ff^Kos conj. Sch.: o-^/feAos UMVP 2 Ald.; Plin. 22, 146 

 and 147. 



ID 



