THEOPHIIASTUS 



atairep eh fiiXr], KaOaTrep eVi tmv ^axov. eKacrrov 

 re yap avopLOiov koX i^ airdvTOiv Tovroiv ra 6\a. 



"Ea-Tt Se pil^a fiev Bl' ov rrjv Tpo^rjv eTrd'yerai., 

 Kav\b<i Se 619 (fieperai. KavXov he Xejco to virep 

 yrj'i 7r6(fiVK0<i e'^' ev' rovro <yap kolvotutov 6fiol(o<; 

 e7reT€L0i<i koI 'x^povloK, o eVl rcov hevhpcov 

 KoXeiTai (TTe\e')(^o<i' aKpepiovaf; he tov<; inro 

 rovrov a')(i^ofievov'i, ov<i evioL KoXovcriv o^ov^. 

 Kkdhov he TO ^\d(TT7)fMa to eK tovtcov e'^' ev, olov 

 fidXtcTTa TO i'TTeTeiov. 



Kat ravTa jxev oiKeioTepa tmv hivhpcov. 



10 6 he KavXo'i, Mcnrep eiprjTai, KoivoTepa' e-^^ei 

 he ov irdvTa ovhe tovtov, olov evia tmv ttolw- 

 hSiv. TO, 8' e%6i /tiey ovk del he aXX' eTrereiov, 

 Koi OCT a ')(povid>Tepa Tai<; pl^at<;. oXw? he 

 7ro\v'X,ovv TO ipVTOv Kol TTOLKiKov Kol ')(a\eTrov 

 elirecv KaOoXov arj/xelov he to fiy/hev elvai Kotvov 

 Xa^elv o Trdcriv vTrdpxei, /caddirep rot? ^(ooc<; 



11 (TTOfia Kol KotXia. to, he dvakoyla TuvTa to, h' 

 dWov TpoTTOv. ovTe <ydp pi^av irdvT e%et ovTe Kav- 

 Xov ovTe uKpe/xova ovt€ KX-dhov ovTe (f>vWov ovt€ 

 dv9o<i ovTe KapiTOV out av (p<,oibv rj firJTpav tj lva<i rj 

 (f)\e^a<i, olov p,VKr)<; vhvov ev TovTOi<i he rj ovaia 

 Kal ev TOt<i TOiovTOi^' dWa puaXicTTa TavTa 



^ i.e. before it begins to divide. ^ Qr ' knots.' 



s e*' conj. W.; v<p' P2l'3Ald. 



"* xpoviiirepa conj. Sell.; xP'"'"^'''€poj' Ald.H. 



° ava^oyta conj. Sell. ; avaAoyia UAld. H. 



