THEOPHRASTUS 



Ka\ov/jLevai<; MuXeu? ra^etdv riva 



TT)V Te\eito(TlV TWV O^TIWV TOV T&V 



yap crTropTjTov If fj,r)vas, TOV Be TO) vo~TaT(t) 

 o-jreipavTa 6epl^eiv afia rot? TTpwTOW dyaOrjv Se 

 elvcu rrjv ^wpav, ware Tpt,a/covrd^oa 

 Be /cal i/o/ia? Oav/jLaardf; KOI v\rjv. 

 ev M^Xw Se TI 0avfj,a(7ict)repov \eyovaiv ev yap 

 rpid/covra rj Terrapd/covra rjfjiepais cnrapevra 

 Oepl^ovGi, Bi* o Kal \eyeiv avrov? on 

 TOVTOV Sel o-ireipeiv ew? av i8rj 

 ylveaOai 8e ovre ocnrpia roiavra ovre 7ro\\d 

 Trap* aurot?. Seivrjv Be rtva SiaBovvai, rrjv %a)pav 

 Tpo(j)rjv' /cal yap clvai aiTO(f)6pov fjiev Kal e\aio- 

 (f)6pov dyadrjv a/jL7re\o<j)6pov Be aerpiav. 



"TTrepffdXXov S' eri TOVTOV Kal rrdvTCov Oavpa- 

 o~ict)Tpov TO rrepl XaX/tta^ TTJV vf)o~ov TTJV 'PoBiunt 

 ytvo/jievov eicel yap (fracriv elvai Tiva TOTTOV 

 Trpwiov ovTco Kai eixfropov co? o~7rapet,(Twv 

 rat? aXXai? OeplaavTes raura? 

 Trd\iv, elra depl^ovonv a/Aa rot? 



jj,ev ovv, elirep d\r)dr)<;, avTij ^a(j)opd. TO 

 yap els eTepav y&pav fJLTeve\9evTa oiacfrepeiv, 

 &o~Trep K KiXt/cta? fyaalv els KairTraBoKLav Kal 

 oX<w? TTJV eTcerceiva TOV Tavpov, TJTTOV CITOTTOV 

 cfravepa yap TJ TWV TOTTCDV Bido~Tacrt$. 



156 



conj. Sch. ; TpidxovTa x&s Aid. 

 2 cf. C.P. 4. 11. 8. 



