THEOPHRASTUS 



vTrdp'X^et, KaOdirep ecprjTai, Tol<i SevSpoL^; KUKeivcav 

 olK€i6Tepo<; 6 p,epi,a/x6<i- tt/jo? a koX rrjv dva<f)opcLv 

 TMV dWwv TTotelcrOat Slkulov. 

 12 2%68oi/ Be /cal T<z? aX\a<; fjbop^a<i eKaarwv 

 ravra Siaarj/uLatvei. Bta<p€povai yap TrXrjOei tc3 



TOVrtOV Kol oXlJOTrjTl. KOl TTVKVOTTJTl Kol fXaVO- 



rrjTi KOi TO) 60' €V rj et? TrXeteo o-)(i^€(r6ai Kol 

 T0t9 aXX,oL<i T0t9 6/j,0L0i<;. eart Be k'/caarov t5>v 

 elprjfievcov ovx 6fioio/j,€p€<i' Xiyo) Be ovx ofioio- 

 fiep€<i OTt eK Tcov avTMv fxev oriovv fi€po<i crvy- 

 Keirat t?}? pt^^?9 koI rov crreXep^of?, aW' ov 

 Xeyerat (ne\e')(0'i to Xrjijjdev dXka fiopiov, to? 

 iv Tot9 T(t)v ^(o(ov jxeXeaiv eartv. eV rwv avTcov fiev 

 yap OTiovv t% KV')]firi<; rj tov dyKcovo<i, ovx 

 6/x(ovvfiov Be Kaddirep aap^ Kal oarovv, dXX'' 

 dvdovvfiov ovBe Br) tmv dXXcov ovBevb<i oaa jjlovo- 

 eiBrj tS)v opyaviKwv dirdvTOiv yap twv roiovrwv 

 dvcovvfia rd fiepr]. rcbv Be ttoXvslBwv oyvofMacrfieva 

 KaOdirep ttoBo'? x^eipo'i /ce(f>aX't]<i, olov BdKTvXo^ 

 pU 6<f)daX/M6<i. Kal rd /lev /xeyiara jxepri a^^Bov 

 ravrd eariv. 



II. "AXXa Be i^ o)v rav'ra (f)Xotb<; ^vXov fiiJTpa, 

 oaa e%e4 ixrjTpav. Trdvra 5' ofioiofiepr}. xal rd 

 Tovrwv Be en irporepa Kal e^ mv ravra, vypov t? 



1 There is no exact English equivalent for bfxoioixepes, 

 which denotes a whole composed of parts, each of which is, 

 as it were, a miniature of the whole, cf. Arist. H.A. 1. 1. 



2 i.e. any part taken of flesh or bone may be called 

 ' flesh' or ' bone.' 



3 e.g. bark ; cf.\. 2. 1. * e.g. fruit. 



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