THEOPHRASTUS 



fcal yap f) avppor) rr)? vyporrjTO? 

 wv Be Kal 6 /cav\bs evTejjLverai /col rj 

 TOVTCOV 6 Kav\bs nrpoTepov, wairep KOI TOV 



<f>iOV, Kal Ka\OV(Tl $ TWV OTTWV TOVTCOV TOV 



Kav\iav TOV 8e pi^iav /cat ecm {3e\TiQ)v 6 

 Kadapos <yap Kal Sia^avrjs /cal grjporepos. 6 

 /cav\ia<; vyporepo?' /cal Sia rovro akevpov 

 TrepiirdTTOvai TT^O? rr)V wijPw. rrjv &pav rijs 

 evrofii^ laaaiv ol Ai/Bve<$' ovroi jap ol aiX^iov 

 \6<yovTS. oxravro)? Be /cal ol pt^oro/jioi /cal ol 

 TOU? (frapfia/cwBeLS OTTOU? cruXXe^o^Te?' /cal yap 

 OVTOL Tou? icavkovs OTri^ovai Trporepov. aTrXco? 

 Be Trdvre? /cal ol ra? pifas Kal ol TOU? OTTOVS av\- 

 Xe^o^re? rrjv ol/ceiav wpav e/cdcrTCtfv rr)pov(7i. /cal 



TOVTO /jLV Br) KOIVOV. 



II. C H ^e prjrivrj yiverai, rovBe rbv rpOTrov ev 

 uev rf) TrevKrj orav a^eX/ea^etV??? rj Ba<$ e^aipeOfj, 

 crvppel yap eh TO eX/cco/ma TOVTO irXeicov rj vyporrjs, 

 ev Be rfj e\drrj /cal rfj rriTvl oTav yeuad^evoi TMV 

 d<f>e\K(*)o-(i)<Ti,v ov yap ira^ a^opfo-yu-o? 

 a<j>e\Kovo-i yap Kal ra? repuivOovs ev 

 d/jbtyolv /cal ev TW o-TeXe%et /cal ev rot? 

 alel Be Tfkeiwv /cal fteXritov f) et9 TO 

 crvppeovcra TT)<S et? TOU? aKpeuovas. 



Aia(f>epovo-i Be Kal Kara ra BevBpa. 

 aev yap 77 TepfUvOivi}' Kal yap a-vvearTjKvla /cal 

 evcoBeo'TaT'T} Kal KOV^oTarrj TTJ ocT/jifj aXX' 6\iyrj. 

 Bevrepa Be 77 e\arivr) Kal TTiTvtvr), Kov<poTepai 

 yap rrjs TrevKivr)?. TrXetcrrT; Be rj TrevKivr) Kal 



1 c/. 6. 3. 2; O.P. 6. 11. 16. 



2 <ri\<f)iov conj. St.; <ri\<f>iov UM ; <ri\(j>io\4yovTGs PAld. 



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