THEOPHRASTUS 



Tlo\w)(povia)TaTov 8' e<rTt TO r' AlyvTTTiov KOI 

 TO "pivov KOI TO ap,apdtcivov teal TO vdpBivov, 

 TfdvTtov be /JidXidTa r) crra/err;, Biapevei yap 

 QTTOCTOVOVV %pbvov. yu-upOTTcoX??? Be Tt? efyr) Trap 1 

 avTw /jLe/jLevrjKevai AlyvTTTiov fj,ev OKTO> eTrj, ipivov 

 $k ei/coai, KCtl 6Ti &ia/j,veiv @e\Tiov bv TWV cucfjia^- 

 6vra)V. r) jjiev ovv ^poviOT^ ev rourot?. 

 39 Ta S' avOiva TCCLVTCL aaBevr]. crvjjiftaivet, Be 

 rot? avQivois aKfid^eiv [lev &>? eVt TO nrav /JbTa 

 Bifjirjvov, fjiTa/3d\\eiv 8* eVt TO ^elpov eviavTOV 

 nrpoe\,9bvTO<s real TrepiicaTa\af3ovcr'r]s T% w/oa? 

 eV r) Tr/v d/cfjurjv \afjbj3dvei TO avOos. dva \6yov 

 Be Trj dcrOeveiq Kal TO evTreTravTO, elvai KOI 



TO, 8' 6/c TWV pi%a>v KOI TWV 

 7r\LO)v yap rj OCT/JLTJ Kal lo"^vpoTepa 



40 &ia(f)0eipi, Be TO. jjivpa Kal &pa Oep/j,r) 

 TOTTO? Kal 6 ^Xt09, civ TcOcocri,' Bio Kal ol 



Ta? ol/aa? virepcpovs Kal fir) 

 OTL fjL,d\iaTa ira\icTKiov^' afyai- 

 yap Ta? o<r//.a? o rjX/o? Kal TO Oep^ov Kal 



L<m)<Tl T^}? <^)VO-ft)? /JL(i\\OV TOV 



TO Be tyw^pov Kal 6 irdyos, el Kal 



Troiel Bia TO o-vo-TeXXeiv, aXX' OVK 



ye TTJV Bvva/jiiv TeXea)?. r) Trovrjpa yap 



KaOdjrep TWV oivcav Kal TWV a\\cov )(v\ow, TO> 



41 TO otKeiov dfyaipelvOai Oepfiov. Bib KOI et? dyyeia 

 fjLO\v]3Ba ey%ovcri KOI TOI>? d\a^daTpov^ ^TJTOVCTI 

 TOIOVTOV \iOov *fyw%pbv yap Kal TTVKVOV Kal Q 



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