THEOPHRASTUS 



'Y'dfxvo'i re ^dp eariv rj fiev jxiXaLva ?/ he Xcvkj], 

 Kal 6 Kap7ro<i Bt,d(f)opo<;, a.Kav9o(^6poL Be d/j,(f)co. 



Tov re olaov to pev \evKov to ^e pekav koX to 

 dvdo<i cKarepov koI 6 Kapiro'i Kara \6yov 6 pep 

 Xev/co'i 6 Be pe\a<i' evLoi Be Kal coairep dva peaov, 

 oiv Kal TO dv6o<i eTri.'nop<^vpi^ei Kal oure oivunrov 

 ovre eKXevKov eanv coarirep rwv erepojv. e%et Be 

 Kal ra (f>vWa XeirTorepa Kal Xeiorepa Kal Ta<; 

 pd^Bovi TO XevKov. 



"O Te 7ra\iovpo<i e%et BLa^opa<i . . . diravra Be 

 TavTa Kap7ro<f)6pa. Kal 6 ye "jraXtovpo^ ev Xo^w 

 TiVL TOV Kapirov fc'%€f KaOairepel (f)vXX.q), ev S Tpia 



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tj rerrapa yiverai. ypcovTai o avro) 7rpo<i Ta<; 

 y8^%a9 01 laTpol KOTTTOVTe^i' e%et ydp Tiva 

 y\i(r')(p6r'r}Ta Kal XtTro?, Mcrirep to tov Xlvov 

 (TTTeppa. <f)V€Tat. Be Kal iirl Tol<i e(f)vBpoi<i Kal ev 

 T0t9 ^r]pot'i, Mcnrep 6 ySaT09. [ovx, rjTTOV Be e(TTi 

 TO BevBpov TrdpvBpov.^ (f>vX\.o/36\ov Be Kal ov)( 

 oiairep rj pdpvo^ dei(f)vWov. 



"Et^ Be Kal TOV ^drov TrXe/cw yevij, peyiaT^jv Be 

 e'^^ovTe^ Bia^opdv otc 6 pev 6p0o(f)V7j<i Kal v->^o<i 

 exoov, 6 B' eVl Tr)<i 7/79 Kal evOv<i Kdrco vevcov Kal 

 OTav avvdTTTj] TJj yfi f)i^ovpevo<; irdXiv, ov Brj 

 KaXoval Tive<; ')(^apai^aTov. to Be Kvvocr^aTov 

 TOV KapiTov virepvdpov e^et Kal TrapaTrXrjaiov t& 

 Trj^ p6a<;- eaTi Be Odpvov Kal BevBpov peTa^v Kal 

 TTapopiotov Tal'i p6ai<i, to Be (pvXXov dKav6SiBe<i. 



1 c/. 1. 9. 4; 3. 18. 12; G.P. 1. 10. 7. 



2 Some words are missing, which described various forms 

 of iraXiovpos, alluded to in irdvra ravra (Sch.). c/. 4. 3. 3, 

 where an African iraKlovpos is described. 



^ Kadairepe] cbvA\(i> conj. W., cf. 3. 11.2; KaBdirep rh <pv\\ov 

 UMV. 

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