THEOPHRASTUS 



'TTokvKXahov o^coTov ovK evaiToXvTov, olov iXda 

 (TVKTj a/i7r€Xo9* Od/j,vo<; Se to avro pl^rf<i ttoXv- 

 KXaSov, olov ^dro<; iTa\iovpo<;. (fipvyavov 8e to 

 diro pi^r}<; 7roXvo-Te/V6%e<? koi iroXvKkahov olov 

 KoX Ovjx^pa KOI Tnjyavov. irba 6e to cltto p'ltpr]'^ 

 (jivXko<p6pov irpolov acrTeXe^e?, ov 6 Kavk6<i airep- 

 fio(f>6po<;, olov 6 alra koX ra \d')(^ava. 



2 Aei he Toy? 6pov<i ovrw<i diroBexeaOat koX Xa/x- 

 ^dveiv o)? TVTTtp Kol errrl to irdv Xeyo/xevov^' evia 

 yap iaco<; eiraXXdrreiv So^eie, rd 8e Kol irapd ttjv 

 dycoyrjv dXXoioTepa yiveadai kol iK/3aCveiv ti}? 

 (pvaeQ)<;, olov fiaXaxv ^e et? i/i/ro? dvayofiivr] 

 Kol aTToSevSpov/jLevT)' a-vfi/SaLvei yap rovro Kal 

 OVK iv TToXXft) 'X^povrp aXX' iv e^ rj kind jjbrjcnv, 

 axTTe /jii]Ko<i Kal 7rd')(o<i Sopariatov ylvecrdai, hi o 

 Kal ^aKTrjpLai^i avTat<} ')(^p(ovTai, irXeiovo'i he XP^' 

 vov ytvojxevov Kara Xoyov r) d-Trohoai^' Ofxoiwi 

 he Kal eirl row revrXtov Kal yap ravra Xa/x^dvei 

 pbeyedo<i' ei-i he ixdXXov dyvoi Kal o TraXlovpo^ 

 Kai o KiTro<;, wad^ ojxoXoyovixevw^ ravTa ylverat 



3 hevcpa' Kat rot Oafxvcohr} ye ecniv. 6 he fivppivof; 

 jjbh dvaKaO aLpbfxevo'^ eKOapLvovTai Kal r) rjpaKXeo)- 

 TLKT] Kapva. hoKel he avrrj ye Kal rbv Kaprrov 

 ^eXrico Kal irXeia) (pepeiv idv pd^hov<i Ti? id 



^ ediJivos . . . ir-hyavov. W.'s text transposes, without 

 alteration, the definitions of Bdfivos and (ppvyauov as given 

 in U. (ppvyavov he rh airh piCris Kal noXvareXex^^ " "' Tro\vK\aSoi' 

 oTov Bdros iraXiovpos, Aid. So also M, but with a lacuna 

 marked before (ppvyai'ov and a note that the definition of 

 Odfxvos is wanting, (ppvyauov Ss rh airh fti^v^ ^al iroKvffreAexes 

 Kal Tro\vK\aSov oTov Kal ydfJ.$pri Kal irriyavov. Odixvos Se airh l>(Cr}s 

 woXiKXaSov oTov Bdros traKiovpos U. So also very nearly PiPj. 

 G gives to edfxvo! (frutex) the definition assigned in U to 

 (ppvyavov [suffnitex) and the other definition is wanting. 

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