THEOPHRASTUS 



evia fjiev yap /3\a<Trdvei /cal re\eiovrai rd^ 

 /cal Orja-avpl^erai /cpdriara, KaOdjrep eXuyito? KOI 

 evia Be /3\acrTcJnsi /JLCV ev Ta^eo)? 8e 

 i, KaOaTrep 6 /cva/jios /cal /j,d\\ov 6 repd- 

 ju 8' rj d(j)d/cr) /cal 6 80X^09* /cpiOrj Be 

 Trvpov <0drrov'> OCLTTOV Be /cal 6 /coviopTwBiys 

 o"tT09 /cal 6 ev ol/cijfAaa'i /coviarois rj d/covidrois. 

 2 Yiverai Brj <p0eipo/jievois (TTrep/Aaai iBta wa, 

 /caOaTrep eXe^Otj, irKyv epeftlvOow [JLOVOS yap OVTOS 

 ov ^woyovei. /cal cn^TTOfjievoi^ fjtev Tracrt cr/ca)\r) 

 Be fcaO' eicaaTOv iSiov. irdvrcov Be 



KOI yooo9, TOV- 



en, fjid\\ov o Qepjjbos" dXX* eoi/ce 7' ouro? 

 wcrTre/3 dypiq). 



kiafyepei 8e &>9 0i/ce %&)/oa ^coyoa? KOI drjp 

 ae/30? t? TO KOTTTeaOai KOI /JLTJ rd aTrepfjiaTa' ev 

 'AvroXXco^a yovv rfj Trepl rbv 'loviov OVK eaOie- 

 c 3aL (fracriv oXco? KvajAOV, $i o fcal el<> 07j(Tavpicr- 

 IJLOV aTToriOecrOai' Sia/jievei Se /cal Trepl K^V^IKOV 

 eTrl 7T\ei(D. /Jieya Be TT/)O? Sia/jLov^v /cal TO %r]pd 

 Oepi^eiv eXdrrcov ydp rj vypor^' Oepi^ovdi 8' 

 c /%fXoTe/9a TO. fjiev ^eBpOTrd TT/JO? TO /uaXXoz> /cal 

 paov o-uXXe^a^, ra^v yap /carappel /cal avavOevra 



1 eS conj. W.; ob Aid. 2 vfatTai add. W. 



3 cf. 8. 8. 6 ; C. P. 5. 18. 2. 4 eaTToi/ add. W. 



6 wai 6 KOJ/. . . . aKovidrois conj. W. , cf. G.P. 4. 16. 1.; 6 KOVI- 

 oprwSrjs /cal 6 Koviopros' Kal 6 ev rots Kovioprols ev oL-rrafftv, oiov 

 KOVICLTOIS rj O.KOVIO.TOIS Aid. ; so also UM, but omitting TO?S ; U 

 gives KOVIO.TOIS ; ^ 6 aicoviopdos for /cal 5 Koviopros mBas. cf. 

 Plin. 18. 301, Varro 1. 57. 1, where the use of a cement of 

 pounded marble is recommended, 



6 8)7 <pdeipofj.evois conj. Sell.; 8ia4>0eipOjueVois UMAld. 



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