THEOPHRASTUS 



TMV yvvaiicwv rj yap evTo/celv (fraai 

 TToieiv T) Traveiv ye TOVS irovovs 6fj,o\oyovfjievw 

 BiBoTai Be iriveiv ev vBaTi. awdvLOV Be ecrrt* /cal 

 yap o\iyo<> o TOTTO? o (pepcov, Kai TOVTOV at aiyes 

 e/cve/jbovTai Bid TO ^iX'rjBelv. a\ i rjOe^ Be (f>acrii> 

 elvai /cal TO Trepl TWV /3e\wv, on (frayovvais orav 

 To^evOwat, eK^d\\ei. TO jnev ovv Bi/cra/jivov 

 TOIOVTOV re /cal Toiavras e^eL T? BwdjAets. 



To Be tyevBoBi/cra/Jivov TU> fjiev $v\\a> opoiov 

 T0t9 K\a)viois B' eXarrov rfj Bvvd/j,ei Be TTO\V 

 \enr6jjievov. (3oj]9el fjuev yap /cal ravrd, ^elpov Be 

 TroXXw /cal dcrOevea-Tepov. eari Be evOvs ev ry 

 o"TOfJLdTL fyavepa rov Bi/crd/jivov rj Bvva/J,i<i' Bia- 

 6epfJiaivei yap diro fJLUcpov cr<j)6Bpa. riOeacn Be 

 T9 SecTyLtt^a? ev vdpOrfKt, r) Ka\d^i(d irpo^ TO fir} 

 aTTOTrveiv dorOeveaTepov yap cnroTrvevaav. Xe- 

 yovcri Be Tives ft)? 77 fj,ev $vai<s /Jiia rj TOV BIK- 

 TafJivov /cal Y) TOV ^revBoBLKTdfivov, Bia Be TO 

 ev evyeiOTepois <$>vea6ai, TOTTO^? ^elpov yiveaOai, 

 KaOdnrep KOI a\~ka Tro\\a TrXetft) TOVTWV Kara 

 T? Bvvd/jieis. TO yap 



Be fcal eTepov Bl/cTa/jivov wcnrep OJUWVV/JLOV, 

 OVT Trjv O-^TLV oviie Tr]v Bvva/jiiv e%ov T?JV avTtjv 

 yap e^ei OJULOIOV o-icrv/n/3pi(p TOU9 ^e K\>- 

 Be Trjv ^peiav /cal TTJV Bvva/Liiv 



OVK ev T0i9 avTois. TOVTO fjiev ovv, wvTrep 



OV d/na /cal iBiov Tf)$ vrjcrov. (pacrl Be 



ct conj. Sell.; (K0d\\eit> Aid. 



2 Plin. 25. 93. 



3 vdp6r]Ki ^ conj Sch. ; vap6f]Ki8'f} fy U ; i>ap6r)Kii T) M ; va.pQi\Ki 



KOl Aid. 



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