THEOPHRASTUS 



aiTiov Se oTi airevKorepa Koi rJTTOv evSaBo<i koI 

 Xeiorepa koI evKreavcorepa. yiverai 8e iv rol^ 

 fi€y€Oo<; exovarc tmv SevSpcov, orav eKTrea-ovra Trepi- 

 aatry ra \evKa ra kvk\q). tovtcov yap irepi- 

 aipedevTwv koI KaTa\€i(j)d€Lar}(; rr]<; fjbrjrpa^ €K 

 TavTr}<; ireXeKUTai' ecrTt 8e evxpovv a^oSpa Kol 

 XcTTToivov. b 8e ol irepl rrjv "ISrjv BaSovpyol 

 Ka\ov<n (tvkTjv, to einyiyvofievov iv rat? irevKai';, 

 ipvOporepov ryv XPOt'CLV Tr]<i SaS6<;, iv rol'i appeaiv 

 eari jxcDCKov of crwSe? he tovto kol ovk o^ei 8aBb^ 

 ovSe Kalerat oTOC aTroTTTjSd airo too irvpo'i. 



H€VKr}<; fjuev ovv ravra yevrj ttocovctiv, rffiepov 

 re Kol aypLov, koI t?}? aypia<i appevd re koI 

 drjXeiav koi rpinjv rrjv uKapTrov. ol Be irepX rr/v 

 Ap/caBiav cure rrjv aKapirov \eyovcnv ovre rrjv 

 Tjpiepov 'irevK7]v, aXka ttltvv elvai <f>a(n' koX yap ro 

 are\exo<i i/mcfiepeaTaTov elvat rfi ttLtvI koI exeiv 

 rrjv re XeTrroTTjra Kal to fxeyedog /cal iv rac^ 

 ipyacnuL^i ravTo to ^v\ov to yap t?79 7r€VKij(i koI 

 iraxvTepov Kal Xeiorepov Kal ii-^rfkoTepov elvai' 

 Kal ra (f)vXX.a ttjv ixev TrevKrjv execv iroWa Kal 

 \17rapa Kal ^adea Kal KeKXifiiva, Tr)v Se ttltvv 

 Kal Trjv Kcovo(f)6pov ravrrju oXiya re Kal avxP'OoBe- 

 crrepa Kal irecppiKOTa /jiaXXov' <ap.<^(j) Se rpixo- 

 <j)vXXa.> en Be rr}v irirrav ifj^epearepav t^? 



^ evKTfava>T€pa : evKTrjSovwrepa conj. R. Const, cf. 5. 1. 9 ; 

 but text is supported by Hesych. s.v. levKreavov. 

 ^ I omit KoX before ra KVK\<fi. 

 » Plin. 16. 44. 



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