I. 'ETTet Be Trepl tmv rjfiepfov SivSpcov etprjrai, 

 XcKTeov ojJboiw^ Kol irepl twv ayptcov, et re ri 

 ravTov Kol erepov e'xpvcn Tol<i r)p,epoi<i eX B" oXtw? 

 Xhiov T^9 (f>vcreco^. 



At fiev ovv yeveaei<i airXal Tive<i avrCov elar 

 irdvra jap r) airo (yneppuiTO'i rj airo pi^rj'i (pverai. 

 TovTO 8' oy% ft)9 ovK ev8e')(6/jLevov koI aX\&)9, aA-X' 

 tcrft)9 Bia TO fiT} iretpdcrdai firjSeva /jbtjhe (pvreveiv 

 eK^voiTO 8' av el Xafx^dvoiev roTrovi eTnTrjheiov^ 

 Kol depaneiav rrjv dpjjLOTTOvaav toairep koI vvv 

 ra dXcrdoSr] Koi (jitXvSpa, Xeyco S' olov TrXdravov 

 Ireav XevKrjv atyeipov ineXeav' diravTa yap 

 ravra kuI to, rotavra ^vrevofieva ^Xacndvei koi 

 rd'x^iara Kal KdWicrra diro rcbv irapaairdhwv, 

 Stare Kal p,eyd\a<; ouaa<; rjhrj Kal laoBevSpov^ dv 

 Tt9 ixerady BiafMevetv (pvreverai Be rd TroWd 

 avrwv Kal KuraTrrjyvvfjteva, KaOdirep rj \evKrj Kal 

 Tj acyeipo<;. 



Tovr(ov fiev ovv 7r/jo9 rfj aTrep/xariKfj koI rfj 

 drro roov pt^cov Kal avrrj yeveai<; earr roiv Be 



^ 4K<pvoiTo conj. W. ; iirKpioiro UMVAld. 

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